Acne & Depression

There have been many stories of people specially teens getting depressed after acne appears on their face or body, usually when a teen hits puberty acne sometimes starts to appear, this can be a big problem since usually at this age they are still going to school and they can make fun of the person.  Pimples usually can appear in several parts of their face like their forehead, back, nose, etc and even worst is that they start to pop them and then that is when they get acne scars. When a teen or an adult is depressed because of acne the first thing that needs to be done is have a family member or a friend talk to them about the problem, this is to help the person not get depressed any more.

The problem with acne is that sometimes the regular acne treatments do not work that well, some people try everything and nothing works, this is usually due to their type of skin, for example very oily skin has more potential of developing acne than dryer skin. To help a depressed person or teen who has tried almost everything over the counter is to take that person to a doctor and evaluate the problem to find the best solution. Remember that acne is not only developed just because of your skin, many things are involved like stress, your nutrition, how healthy you are etc, remember that clearing up your skin most of the time comes from the inside than from the outside, its really about having a balance between what you eat, your excursive, life etc.

Also as parents you want to make sure that you talk to your kids about depression, specially if their friends are making fun of them because they have acne, there have been cases of suicide because of this so you want to make sure that you have open communication with your kids about their life, ask them questions, see how they feel, if they have a really bad acne problem let them know that you are looking for help, and make sure that you do, there are a lot of treatments that are not over the counter that really do work, by asking a skin professional you have a better chance of getting prescribed the best product for the type of acne that your kid has. Also if your kid is very depressed talk to a councilor so they can help your kid be more confident and to help them get out of depression.

One thing that you can do to help a person with acne is to buy a medicated exfoliating scrub once or twice a day, also use a wash cloth to scrub your face, this will help remove any excess oil and the medicated scrub will also help remove any bacteria that might be in your skin, this is a great way to prevent acne because when you remove the oil from your skin the bacteria does not develop.