Today, I found out that my recurring acne is actually bedbug bites. I have wasted about a hundred dollars on acne cream. FML
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Today, I discovered I have bed bugs. I have nowhere else to sleep and I won't be able to afford a new mattress for at least a year. I'd better get used to these giant welts. FML
Today, I found out that my intense acne is actually an allergic reaction to the "deep clean" product I've been using to reduce it. I've been using this product for the past ten years. Ten years of suffering through "acne" could have been easily avoided. FML
Today, I found out that the little red dots all over my body aren't some horrible disease like I originally thought. They're bedbug bites. I've managed to not notice a huge infestation for 5 months. FML
Today, three days after finally having a bed to sleep on, I woke up with multiple bedbug bites. I can't use my blankets, wear any of my clothes and it's back to sleeping on the floor for me. FML
Today, after finally going to therapy for anxiety like everyone wanted, I discovered the itching feeling that kept me awake at night was actually caused by a bedbug infestation. FML
Today, I found out that the acne under my arms was worse then the severe acne on my face. FML
Today, I went to the doctor for what I thought was a persistent bug bite. Turns out it was a mole I'd never noticed. I had been scratching it then applying anti-itch cream for weeks. FML
Today, I finally saw a dermatologist due to my unusually severe acne. Now I know I actually have a rare disorder that makes me allergic to my own acne. FML
Today, after three visits from exterminators and another from a steam cleaner, I still have bedbugs. FML
Today, I found out that what I thought was "acne" is actually an allergic reaction to a cream I've been using for years. I thought the cream was helping me with the breakouts but my doctor says the real acne probably went away naturally years ago. FML
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Top comments
sarah6786 14
Now you can waste a couple thousand more on an exterminator an a new bed.
mrpotatohead36 7
Don't let the bed bugs bite!
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Comments (50)
megmichelle45 3
Bedbug bites itch like crazy. surely you didn't think acne itched constantly like that?
lovelyleah 10
I'd say that is the least of your problems.
nerdsgetmehot 23
Oh honey, $100 on acne cream is actually not as bad as it could be. I spent hundreds of dollars on Proactiv, which worked really well for about a year and then suddenly made my acne worse. And at least you know the real cause now, so you don't need to waste anymore money on acne cream. Look on the bright side. :)
XxQueenofPuppets 10
Really glad I'm not the only one with that problem... In my opinion, as someone who has had both acne and bedbugs, the acne has been the hardest to eradicate and by far the most costly. He's lucky it's only the bugs.
spikekutter 9
just make sure its not the guy from men in black..
Mtd52786 0
Wow yeah bedbugs suck. The best way to get rid of them is heat (they have a thermal kill point of around 113°) so if you want to keep your clothes just toss them in a dryer on high for 30 min BEFORE washing them. (Learned this from using 500000 BTU heaters to bake houses to exterminate them)
xmaximusx 12
Get rid of the bed entirely first
grandpuba 6
Its probably just your roommate jizzing on your face, he just told you it was "bed bugs"
xkncas 8
That shit is disgusting. Wash your bedding more, slob...
junkman6 22
Wow you are either completely clampets backwards and uninformed or (and I hope for your sake) a complete troll.
audreyfml1994 15
Man, that bites. I'm sorry.
junkman6 22
If it helps any extreme heat seems to work really well. Nephew brought a case back from summer camp and my sister got rid of them in a couple weeks. The company sealed the house as close to air tight as they could then blasted hot air in for 24 hours. Cost her 800 but got rid of the nasty suckers without much fuss. It apparently roasts the little nasties and their eggs.