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Blemish, Stress And Teenagers |
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I was one of the fortunate, clear-skinned girls in my
high school. I never had to use any acne treatment or use topical
medicine for outbreaks. I did get the occasional pimple and I always had
the noticeable breakout right before a special event. The blemish
usually appeared right on the center of my nose or right in the middle
of my forehead. The blemish would sprout on the morning of a special event.
I had an acne breakout right before the
Junior Miss Pageant and I think that this may have contributed to my
being cut out of the final ten. It may have been the fact that I’m
five-two and a little clumsy, but I like to think that the acne was the
cause of the Junior Miss elimination. I may have gotten the acne because
I was under stress. The blemish disappeared once I found out that I was cut.
I wasn’t the least bit nervous before my prom, but suddenly,
there it was. I found a huge blemish right on the tip of my nose.
Covering it up with makeup only made it worse. I didn’t let the spot on
my nose ruin my night, but it was so big that my eyes were beginning to
cross, being drawn to the bright-red dot. I had a good sense of humor
about it. I did put my gown back on a week later to get pictures taken.
I wonder if I can crop my prom date into the pictures. Acne or no acne,
I still had a great time.
Today, I find myself in a new situation
when it comes to unsightly blemishes. I’m approaching middle age and I
use moisturizer. What I’m finding is that my skin tends to be a bit oily
and I am having acne breakouts after moisturizing my face. I am very
irritated that I need to combat wrinkles and acne at the same time. One
of the things to look forward to as you get older is the absence of
acne. I guess I still have a lot of growing up to do.
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