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What It’s Like to Live With Pimples

What it's like to have volcanos on your face, almost all the time, and how I deal with them.

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What It’s Like to Live With Pimples
Molly Hundt

Everyone in their life has gotten at least one pimple, and if you haven’t, I’m jealous of you. But there are so many people who have pimples, and struggle with them every day, like myself. And not only does having pimples suck, a lot, but having to deal with huge volcanos on your face is embarrassing.

Being a girl and struggling with acne really puts a damper on your self-esteem. There are times where I’m totally okay with how my face looks, and I feel fierce. But there are other times where I just want to put a bag over my face or never leave my room.

You would be surprised how many times I have had people ask me if I wash my face, or if I do anything to help with it. My mental response is something along the lines of “no, I wake up every morning wanting to have the next Mount Fuji to erupt on my face”. Here is a secret, I do actually wash my face every day, and go to the dermatologist!

Acne is embarrassing, and I hate that god created such ugly things. Girls in general, I think, have a harder time dealing with it, because society has these standards of having perfect skin. For myself, I just embrace the fact that there are big red dots on my face. I don’t try to cover up my acne, because it just makes me feel more gross.

Being able to feel confident without makeup on makes dealing with my acne so much better. I don’t feel like I need to hide anything from anyone, or try to perfect myself. Yes, pimples suck, and I don’t wish them upon anyone, but it’s life. Anyone and everyone can get them.

So my advice to anyone who gets pimples a lot, like me, work it girl. It doesn’t matter if you have a pimple on your face or not. Be confident in your own skin. Pimples don’t last forever.

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