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**Gubocang** · 05-09-2009, 05:35 AM

I know depression's worse. It can be life or death, and unfortunately, I can give an example. I am not mocking that. But, the comments early in that thread, to me, were not cruel or even borderline. Connect the dots was.

I suffer(ed) from adult acne. It hit when in college and continued after. There were times I would get back to my apartment on a Friday and someone would call wanting to go drinking or whatever. I would say no and they didn't know why. A bunch of us would agree to go clubbing Friday night when leaving work. I'd get in my car, glance in the rearview mirror, and go home instead.

Then came Proactiv.

Then, years later, Neutrogena came out with a nice line of products - Advance Solutions, Clear Pore Cleanser/Mask, both of which I use to this day.

I still have some irritation at times, but it doesn't bother me too much.

I also stayed home many, many times for years due to acne. Which started for me QUITE pre-teenage years (8 or 9)- and lasted into my 20's. Had many treatments- including docs using this horrible mini-knife to cut open the worst of the acne- it was that bad. No medication/creams/whatever have ever worked for me longer than a few weeks at best- then or now. Fortunately, the very worst of my acne more or less stopped once I moved out on my own- albeit I'd get bad outbreaks once in awhile until my thirties. Go figure. And, like I said, I'll get outbreaks forever- not NEARLY as bad now, though. BLESS concealers. (I am sure by now that I am coming off as TAT's own Saturday Night Live Kristin Wiig "Penelope" character. Only I ain't lyin' about any of this.

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For some reason, I can laugh at it now, big time. Which I try to do about most everything with my own life. That's the problem with humor, though. You push the edge, you go over sometimes- at least for some. Sorry if this offended.

05-09-2009, 05:35 AM	#28
Gubocang Join Date Oct 2005 Posts 468 Senior Member	I know depression's worse. It can be life or death, and unfortunately, I can give an example. I am not mocking that. But, the comments early in that thread, to me, were not cruel or even borderline. Connect the dots was. I suffer(ed) from adult acne. It hit when in college and continued after. There were times I would get back to my apartment on a Friday and someone would call wanting to go drinking or whatever. I would say no and they didn't know why. A bunch of us would agree to go clubbing Friday night when leaving work. I'd get in my car, glance in the rearview mirror, and go home instead. Then came Proactiv. Then, years later, Neutrogena came out with a nice line of products - Advance Solutions, Clear Pore Cleanser/Mask, both of which I use to this day. I still have some irritation at times, but it doesn't bother me too much. I also stayed home many, many times for years due to acne. Which started for me QUITE pre-teenage years (8 or 9)- and lasted into my 20's. Had many treatments- including docs using this horrible mini-knife to cut open the worst of the acne- it was that bad. No medication/creams/whatever have ever worked for me longer than a few weeks at best- then or now. Fortunately, the very worst of my acne more or less stopped once I moved out on my own- albeit I'd get bad outbreaks once in awhile until my thirties. Go figure. And, like I said, I'll get outbreaks forever- not NEARLY as bad now, though. BLESS concealers. (I am sure by now that I am coming off as TAT's own Saturday Night Live Kristin Wiig "Penelope" character. Only I ain't lyin' about any of this. ) For some reason, I can laugh at it now, big time. Which I try to do about most everything with my own life. That's the problem with humor, though. You push the edge, you go over sometimes- at least for some. Sorry if this offended.
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