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Acne is the bugbear of the majority of teenagers and a number of adults too. In the U.S.A. alone, 17 million people suffer from acne.

I wish I’d known that comforting statistic when I was a teenager!

It begins when you’re a teenager and your body begins to produce the hormone androgen. This causes the over-stimulation of oil glands which in turn block pores and then, hey presto, a spot appears.

There are many “cures” on the market some are good and work, some work only very temporarily and others just have pretty packaging.

If you had acne, it made you feel miserable and you’ve gotten rid of it, then all credit to you.

But this article goes out to all those people who can’t get rid of their acne and who are destined to suffer it for the majority of their schooldays.

I know how it feels because I was one of them.

Fact is, the majority of damage that acne does is psychological. Cries of “spotty” and “pizza face” at school don’t help and although eradicating the spots on the outside would cure this problem, it won’t cure the problem on the inside.

If you suffer from acne, the best thing to do is realise that it’s up to you whether you get upset about it or not.

When you can get through the day without feelings of paranoia, if you can build up your self-esteem even though you don’t like what you see in the mirror, then you have really conquered acne.

No one can change how you feel on the inside and you and only you control your thoughts and therefore your feelings.

So hold your head up high, realise you are a beautiful (or handsome) person, whether your hormones are playing havoc with you or not, and truly wipe the acne problem from your life!

Rosa Dawson is the writer and owner of http://www.preventingacne.info the complete resource for the acne sufferer

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It’s well known that acne, whilst being perceived as an outer problem, can affect sufferers deeply on the inside too.

Acne is basically an inflammation of the sebaceous glands and hair follicles. No one really knows what causes it but the vast majority of us will have the pleasure of experiencing it at some point in our lives.

There are many cures and regimes that can lessen the effects and in some cases clear it completely. But what about those people who can’t find the correct regime for their skin or who just feel acne is something they will grow out of in time.

The psychological effects can be huge. The acne may only be slight but it is not uncommon for the sufferer to enlarge the problem in their minds.

What is in fact a mere pimple, visible only to onlookers if they are up close, can, in the sufferer’s mind, be a huge spot impossible to miss by other people.

This “illusion” is just the beginning for the teenage or adult sufferer. Once that way of thinking is instilled, it becomes a habit and from then on any acne breakout becomes a disaster. Paranoia grows with the feeling that everyone is looking and pointing at your spots.

This can transform into a bigger psychological problem as self-esteem plummets and confidence in oneself is lost. All this because of one or two little red spots.

It’s vitally important not to let your mind take over. It is a human trait to think the worst and the more we think about something the more ingrained into our psyche it becomes. Problems and worries expand the more we dwell on them.

Of course one way to deal with the problem is to tackle the acne itself through any number of cures and treatments. But it is possible that even when the physical problem disappears a mental residue is left behind leading to a lack of self confidence in later life.

Take the chance now to realise that you and only you can control what goes on in your head. Realise that it is only your outer shell that you are worrying over and no one can affect the real you inside.

Acne is a skin condition and, let’s be honest, to spend a lot of time worrying and dwelling over your skin is at best shallow and at worst incredibly vain. If you can’t treat it, hold your head up high and realise that people aren’t laughing at you behind your back and even if they are they’re merely projecting their own insecurities onto you.

Acne is a condition of the outer you, don’t let it affect your self-esteem and confidence - you have a good deal more important things to be getting on with.

Rosa Dawson is owner and writer of http://www.preventingacne.info - an in-depth guide to defeating acne once and for all.

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