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My Story
My name is Mike Walden, and I suffered from severe acne for more than 13
years. Being a former acne sufferer and experiencing acne in such an intense
way gives me the special privilege to tell you personally that I truly and deeply
understand the situation you are in today, and I honestly feel your pain.
Much like you, I have also gone through all the hopelessness, frustration,
embarrassment, pain and even guilt that every acne sufferer experiences on a
daily basis.
The type of acne I have suffered from was a severe form of acne vulgaris.
When it was at its worst my cheeks were covered with large painful nodules,
which are hard bumps that lie under the skin surface. I had cysts on my neck,
on the sides of my nose and several more spread unevenly on the top of my
back. People who have not had these nasty huge bumps under their skin can
ever understand how physically painful that can be, not to say how
emotionally and mentally discouraging.
I was consistently prone to unpredictable breakouts, which had a deep
psychological effect on my life. For as long as I can remember, because of my
acne condition, I never had what you could call a "normal" childhood. Through
most of my youth I was consistently bullied for being different than other
children.
I spent most of my teenage and post-teenage life staying at home. I avoided
social encounters, and I was always ready for the cynical remark or the rude
stare I would receive as I stood in line to buy groceries at the supermarket.
I had only a couple of good friends, who were supportive and understanding,
wise and sensitive enough to see who I was beyond the layer of my skin. They
were encouraging, but that encouragement didn’t help my already destroyed
self-image and ever-growing insecurity.
I have taken every prescription, drug, ointment or acne lotion known to
Western medicine. I have been on tetracycline, doxycycline and minocycline,
have taken extra vitamin B-5, been on Accutane, Zenmed, Proactive, applied
benzoyl peroxide, used AHA cleansers and used more prescription
medications and over-the-counters than I can remember.
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