Feeling confident with acne

One of the most problematic thing a girl and a woman could have is acne. For those of you who are currently experiencing acne phase, don't be too hard on yourself. Having acne is an organic and natural process that everyone experiences. But you must've wondered, how would I know?
Well, for me, I have been experiencing, let's just say a "love and hate" relationship with my acne. I have been having them for a while now, and I used to put all my effort to take good care of it, but after sometime, it was getting a little tedious, so I stop taking care of it and instead focusing of feeling confident with my own face.
Acne literally ruined my life. One day, I had this really huge pimple on center of my cheek next to my nose, and I started covering it with foundation because I was so ashamed to have one of it. Then I popped it and it created an enormous HPI scar on my face. From that on, I focused my entire life trying to get rid of the scar. I tried exfoliating, using different kinds of ointment and organic spices. After trying every options that result in nothing, I decided to wear a set of facial wash. I've never used any facial treatment my whole life before, I'd only used a soap to clean my face once a day and it worked. But that day, I tried to do something different. 
AND IT WAS A BAD IDEA. Now my face is more hideous than before. 
And so I am here, telling to whoever made the same mistake as I do, here is ways I've practiced myself on how to feel confident with acne all over your face.

1. Ignore the calling of the mirrors
This is probably the first most important thing acne-sufferers must do. When I had those pimples and scars on my face, I would always looked to the mirror every 5 minutes, checking if anything had happened to it. Sometime I would even opened my camera phone and started checking it in public. As you know, this is not a healthy habit at all. Looking at the mirrors 30 times a day will not make you feel greater, it instead will make you feel more uncomfortable about you face because you're constantly reminding yourself that you have a bad pimple and it will likely not to disappear in just 5 minutes. I suggest it's best if you stay away from the mirror.

2. Wear make-up if you think it's necessary 
There's a stage in my acne phase where I told myself I didn't need to wear make-up because it would make my acne worse, but do not worry about this. If wearing thick foundations for coverage makes you feel good about yourself, then wear it. As long as you're not wearing make-up that might give you irritation. When I watched tv and looking at advertisements, I was so jealous by the fact that there's a lot of people who have smooth un-scarred skin. But the truth is, there's a lot of people who does daily coverage to their acne. Wearing make-up doesn't mean that we hate ourselves, we wear make-up because we love ourselves.

3. Don't compare yourself with others
I used to compare my face with my friend's faces, and every time I did it, I'd feel bad about myself. To me, it such an unhealthy thing to do. Sometimes I even compared myself with those A-list celebrities who clearly are prettier than me. Comparing yourself towards people who does facial treatments everyday and drink expensive vitamins daily, is a definite foolish thing to do. Comparing yourself to someone who you know is beautiful will not make you feel as equal as them. Focus on yourself, and focus on making yourself beautiful. Don't think about what others are doing.

4. Accept yourself
Every time I felt hopeless, and thought that my acne can't ever be cured, I'd cry and I'd look to the mirror and said, "I am ugly." Which surprisingly, made me feel much better. Accepting the fact that you have zits all over your face is a good way to tell yourself that it's a part of you are. You would feel so much more confident and comfortable going out to public when you accept the fact that you have a face full of pimples. Because if you don't accept yourself? How do you expect others to accept you?

5. Don't be ashamed
Trust me, there are probably only 20 percent of chances that someone might ask about your acne problem. Another thing you have to realized is that no one is going to pay attention to your acne if you don't try to hide it. No one is going to care. The fear is only planted in your head. It is not real. Sometimes you thought that your pimples are terrible in your eyes, but in the society's eyes, they look like a normal acne that isn't supposed to become a big deal.

6. Remind yourself that you are not alone
There are millions of people experiencing the same problem as you are, and if you suddenly feel so empty and alone, google about other people's journey through their acne phases and read their stories. It might inspire you to be better and give you the glimpse of hope you need. Or you can even share your acne stories with others (you can even share it here in Giddy Guides) and not feel ashamed about it at all. Because nowadays, people wouldn't bully you about these things, and instead they'd encouraged you. And if ever feel like you're entirely hopeless, you can watch videos about acne experiences and see that there are people that have worse acne problems than you and they are still feeling fine about themselves. 

Here is some videos that might cheer you up about your acne.