Andi, I also have that sort of an obsession with my skin. I don't like my skin at all.
I have had acne and the pill cured it but when I stopped all the acne came back and ruined my skin. I am a perfectionist and I can't stand my uneven skin with red marks and some scars around my chin/ forehead.
I know it's not the worst but I just hate it. And I have a pale skin so every mark is a big one... and it takes months/ years to fade away. So when I feel a new zit/cyst, I just can think of the new marks it's gone leave on my skin
And I never thought this would stay so long...I mean I am done with my teenage years arg
I can be very sad about this.
I have tried it all by the way. I think I am very sensitive to hormones or something? I had very good periods and very bad periods concerning my skin. I can be amazed about some girls who have the most gorgeous skin without makeup, just flawless. Never get a zit. that's impossible in my world right now. Do you think this 'obsession' prevents getting good skin? I am if you think about the Secret Theory...
I feel the same.
The thing is when I look back at pictures from a few years back, when I thought my skin looked bad, it actually wasn't that bad. I am sad that I thought that way about myself.
Now I still think my skin (chin area mostly) looks bad and it does right now.