Today, thanks to puberty, I have an acne rash around my mouth. Rumors are already flying around school saying I have herpes. FML
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Fall
Dead leaves, the first cold of the season and an umbrella flipped inside out: fall, the season of grace.
Today, I learned I don't have a yeast infection. I have herpes. FML
Today, at Church, the little boy sitting behind me asked his mother if I had the chicken pox, because there were red dots all over my face. I've had bad acne since I was twelve. FML
Today, at school, I was scheduled to give a presentation to my class. As I arrived, my teacher said to me, "You're bleeding from the 120th pimple on your left cheek." FML
Today, I finally went to the doctor's office to have a small patch of acne on my stomach looked at. Since it was in an almost perfect circle and abnormally sensitive, I was worried it could be ringworm or some other sort of skin infection. It turned out to be an infection alright. Herpes. FML
Today, I found out I have genital herpes. I'm a virgin. FML
Today, I was threatened with suspension from school because of my nose piercing. I had to explain that it's actually a pimple. FML
Today, I thought my face was breaking out with pimples, and I thought it was weird because I never break out. And I noticed all these "bug bites" all over my body. When I got home, I realized those weren't bug bites. I have chicken pox, and my high school graduation is tomorrow. FML
Today, I finally came home from a semester of college, and all my parents and sister can talk about is how bad my acne has gotten. FML
Today, I noticed that my acne has gotten so bad, I can see it out of my peripheral vision. FML
Today, I have what is probably a cold sore on my upper lip. I also have a mustache, which keeps rubbing against it. Because of this, no matter what I do, it stings. The next few days are fixing to be very, very long and miserable. FML
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Top comments
superapple 23
Don't worry. It'll get better. Also, the herpes you get on your face isn't the same virus as the one you get down there - so no worries!
d1r7yd33d 15
Children can be cruel... Keep your head up OP! I'm sure everything will clear up with them, and your mouth in no time!
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Comments (63)
Mowmee 14
That really sucks! Hopefully it will get better and the kids at your school will forget all about it!
Brain_fart 20
That happened to me in highschool...ended out switching schools...course that does means everyone thinks you're getting action...so...silver lining for ya...
NotAlive13 3
Been there, done that... It'll clear up soon enough, sweetie
Bearsmomma 30
I have not tried it, but heard the gel in Advil liquigel capsules will clear acne quickly
Bearsmomma 30
Also read somewhere that if you rub Vodka on your face occasionally it will tighten the pores, reducing the chances of acne.
FinnThomas 15
At least people think you got laid
Shade1982 21
You don't need to get laid to get oral herpes. Drinking from the same glass as someone who has it is enough to get the virus.
iizzzzyyyyyy 13
Tell them that if they don't STFU you'll pop a pimple in their face. Best defense mechanism
Dravok 4
Technically that is a form of herpes
Bearsmomma 30
no, what OP is experiencing is technically acne.
PrincessShiraz 11
please please please buy or get your parents to buy a bottle of Obagi Clenziderm Therapeutic Lotion. (that or benzaclin, which you need a prescription for and unless you have insurance it's sky-high) Benzoyl peroxide, found in many acne products, kills the p. acnes bacteria but it is drying and the molecules are too big to get deeply into the pore. The bp in the Obagi lotion has been micronized so it is able to get all the way in and kill everything. It's about $70 but it lasts forever. Do NOT dry out your skin thinking it will dry the acne up, that will just trigger your skin to produce more oil to combat the dryness. Wash with dove no more than 2x a day and moisturize with cetaphil. It will be ok.
PrincessShiraz 11
as for the rumors, just be like "sorry guys, I know it's disappointing but it's not a gross cold sore it's just gross acne."