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So at the moment I am battling with adult acne (I'm 20)

I have very sensitive skin which tends to get oily in my tzone including my chin area. I'm currently using body shops aloe range and it has made a difference to my big spots and redness. my dry cheeks are not so dry anymore so there has been some improvement. But I seem to be getting small pimples now which I assume are clogged pores. In my research I have learnt that exfoliating is not such a good idea with sensitive skin. Should I try it? What other things could I do to help my pores?

I have very complicated skin, firstly i have adult acne. I also have very sensitive skin, which gets oily in areas and also dry mostly on my cheeks. But the thing is sometimes when my skin gets too dry in places it also feels oily? What's that about?

I've tried combination skin stuff but always seems to irritate my skin.

Anyway I've decided to tackle my sensitive skin first, so I've been using 'body shops calming aloe' range. Too early to tell results. Anyway should I put the day cream under my 'vichy dermablend' foundation? Or would it make my oily areas worse but if I didn't put moisteriser on would it make my dry areas worse?

I would like to add that I mostly have acne on my dry cheeks and if I apply too much oily products then the spots get worse. I've been experimenting trying to find the right routine but I'm struggling.

Any ideas would be great

So I have the most complicated skin in the world :/ I have extremely dry and sensitive skin which has decided to break out which I didn't expect at 20!

Anyway I can't use anything on my skin at the minute without it irritating me. I'm referring to skin care and makeup products. I have an oily t zone as well. Any suggestions would be helpful at this point.

Hi, so I've been using the brand 'Clinique' for a few months now. The anti blemish 3 step system and also the foundation, however the past few weeks my skin has been awful. Disgusting in fact. My skin has broken out, itches all the time and feels really hot. I have psoriasis, which is similar to eczema so I have to be careful what I put on my skin. I've changed my skin routine completely but I was wondering if i could get any recommendations on foundation for very sensitive skin?

Hi, so I've been using Clinique for a few months now. The anti blemish range. The 3 step system and foundation, however the past few weeks my skin has been awful. Disgusting in fact. My skin has broken out, itches all the time and feels really hot. I have psoriasis, which is similar to eczema so I have to be careful what I put on my skin. I've changed my skin routine completely but I was wondering if i could get any recommendations on foundation for very sensitive skin?

So I'm kinda losing it. Over the past couple of months my 'blemishes' have progressed from pimples to full blown acne. I'm using Clinique at the minute but I'm kinda getting the feeling that it is too harsh for my skin. I also have psoriasis, so I can't use anything too strong or my skin will break out even more

Tonight I have changed my routine to washing with Aqueous Cream after taking makeup off with Simple Cleansing Wipes and then using Clinique Anti Blemish Moisturiser. So hopefully that will take the edge off my skin as I'm not using a ton of products anymore.

I would appreciate some advice. I'm 20, I shouldn't be getting acne.

Im 20 years old and currently having an issue with acne.

Ive always had blemishes but they were never a big issue for me, and they weren't that serious. But ever since I turned 20 a couple months a go my 'blemishes' have been getting worse and in the past couple of weeks they have grown into full blown acne.

I wouldn't say it was serious, only mild but its still a problem for me.

i have tried everything! Ive spent so much money on skin care products that are supposed to help but nothing seems to make a difference. Im currently using 'Clinique Anti-Blemish Solutions.' Skin care and makeup. Been using this for nearly a year, it seemed to really help at first but not now. I also use, 'Huggies' Pure face wipes to take my make up off because I have sensitive skin I cant use normal face wipes. I also use 'Sudocrem' on the bad areas when I go to bed which seem to reduce the big spots at times.

Anyway, Im just out of ideas. Its really getting me down and would really appreciate some advice. Thank you.

Ok so this has been going on for a while now. First started about 4 months ago. Im currently on the pill 'Cerazette' and have been since I was 16 (I'm 20 now). Never had any problems with this pill before. With this pill im not supposed to have a period, because I just take it all the time with no break. That's what I was instructed to do by my family planning doctor.

Firstly I started to get periods every two weeks, I didn't really think much of it. I just thought the pill would correct it eventually and It was go back to normal.

But I was wrong, it hasn't stopped for the past 4 months and now im getting periods every other week.

Very painful periods as well. It awful, im so emotional all the time. Im breaking out in spots.

I went to my Family Planning Doctor, she told me to take 2 pills a day instead of 1 but that's when my periods came every other week.

I have no idea what to do. Should I just go back to my doctor? Or what?

Any ideas?

Thanks

Hi,

Ok ive been seeing my boyfriend for 8 months, and we never get into the routine of using a condom. Last week I had an inceident which resulted in me having to take the morning after pill. I did so last Thursday. However I did the same thing this week, and had to take the morning after pill again.

I was just wondering if the pill would still work after this?

Hi, im 18 years old and 5 days ago I lost my virginity to my boyfriend. (Yes we used protection.)

Then 3 days later I started to get a stinging uncomfortable pain when i went for a wee and i felt like i wanted to go all the time! Ive been taking this cranberry medicine you put in a drink. It has helped but I still have pain when having a wee but i don't have the need to go as often now but still more than usual.

Also a day after these symptoms started, more started to progress. For instance I have started to get shakes but very mild, feel quite cold when out of my duvet cover, bad headache and blocked nose and also a sore throat.

Don't know if it has anything to do with it but the bottom of my back hurts as well including a bit of the middle of my spine. Another thing is that when I put pressure on my hip area around where my kidneys would be it kind of hurts so im thinking it might be a kidney infection?

I don't know, any idea's?

Thank you :)

Ok so over past few months Ive had my eye on this particular guy, im 18 and hes 20. We've hooked up a couple times but we don't really talk much. The only time I ever see him is when I go to this club he dj's at. I did something rather silly the other night and sent him a few drunken messages rambling on about how I like him, now Im not too sure if he got them. Anyway last night I thought it was time to just tell him. Im quite confident and im never scared to just try and get what I want, so i went up to him and said "Right, I like you ok? So if you ever wanna hang out some time then let me know, you've got my number?" He said yea, i'll think about it. Now i was a little shocked since ive never been turned down in the past, but that to me sounds like a no. Just want to clarify what this whole 'Ill think about it' means. If its does in fact mean that he turned me down then, ohh well.. Plenty more fish in the sea...

Thanks

Ok so over past few months Ive had my eye on this particular guy, im 18 and hes 20. We've hooked up a couple times but we don't really talk much. The only time I ever see him is when I go to this club he dj's at. I did something rather silly the other night and sent him a few drunken messages rambling on about how I like him, now Im not too sure if he got them. Anyway last night I thought it was time to just tell him. Im quite confident and im never scared to just try and get what I want, so i went up to him and said "Right, I like you ok? So if you ever wanna hang out some time then let me know, you've got my number?" He said yea, i'll think about it. Now i was a little shocked since ive never been turned down in the past, but that to me sounds like a no. Just want to clarify what this whole 'Ill think about it' means. If its does in fact mean that he turned me down then, ohh well.. Plenty more fish in the sea...

Thanks

Im 18, female and when i was 6-7 i was molested by my cousin, i dont know weather i should tell them.. Because i cause them enough trouble already with my depression issues. It happened a long time ago, is it worth it to bring it up?

Hi, im 18 and I have been with my boyfriend for a year and 6 months. But in the past few weeks i have been feeling differently about him. I don't get those butterflies in my tummy anymore, and when i kiss him I don't get that same tingly feeling. Ive been thinking about ending it but i guess im scared off making the wrong decision and being alone. But also it might just be a phase because i suffer from depression and have done for about 3-4 years now, and at the moment im going through a pretty rough time. Not just because of this but other things too.

Also i've kind of formed these feelings for another guy I was introduced to. I don't think i will do anything about it because he seems kind of like a womaniser but that's not the point. The point is i shouldn't have feelings for another guy because i have a boyfriend!

I still feel like there is something there between me and my boyfriend, i just don't know if its love. I would really appreciate it if someone could give me some advice on this because its really getting me down.

Thanks :)

Im 18, and im currently doing a college course in childcare but I am really not enjoying it. I have to finish it though because before this I started my a-levels but since i suffer from depression i couldn't cope at the time and dropped out to take a year out, which helped me a lot to just relax and enjoy life for a while and find myself. However if i drop out again it will look bad on me when i go for an actual job because it looks like i cant finish anything.

I just feel like i will never be good enough for this world, i feel so lost. I don't mind doing the work on my college course its just the placement at a nursery that's the problem, I don't enjoy it at all i hate it! And its really messing with my depression. I was at a different placement a couple months ago but i had to move because the staff were so bitchy and i guess that experience has just put me off but its not the reason why i don't like the course.

Im so scared for the future and this doesn't help, i just want to be spontaneous and enjoy life for once but i feel like i cant since im worrying about this all the time.

I should enjoy life though, i have a good group of friends, a lovely boyfriend and wonderful family. I just don't know what to do? Any ideas? Thanks...

Ive been to the doctors because ive not been feeling too good for past few days, ive got bad headache, blocked nose, stiff neck and a really bad sore throat. He told me ive got a severe throat infection and gave me antibiotics. Im at college at the moment doing a childcare course and I have to go into a placement at a nursery two days a week and im just wondering if i should still go in because i don't want to pass this on to any of the children, I really want to go in though because i really enjoy it.

So I have been feeling unwell for 3 days now, it started out quite bad as I got chills, bad headache, sore throat and feeling sick. But I took painkillers every four hours and then the symptoms started to ease off but now I have really bad sore throat also I appear to have white spots on the back and its really red and hurts to swallow, i also have a blocked nose. I also have a bad headache and feel worn out, yesterday my neck hurt quite bad and i couldn't turn it to one side or move it very much but it seems to have gotten better today but the pain is still there a little bit, I just think i have been sleeping funny and have hurt it that way.

I don't feel sick but I haven't been eating properly either.

Should i go to the doctors or just take some more painkillers and throat stuff?

Thank you

Im 18 and i am doing a childcare course at college, i have to do 2 days at a placement in a nursery. I recently left mine though because the people i worked with weren't very nice to me, i start my new placement on tuesday and i am soo nervous because i feel like it will just be the same. I keep shaking, im very depressed at the minute and i am not enjoying the course but i want the qualification so im not going to drop out. Im just so unhappy, what should i do?

I'm 18, female and have been suffering from depression for 2-3 years. I actually don't know what to do anymore, i feel so hopeless and like their is no more hope for me. I do childcare at college at the minute but im not really enjoying it though, i want to finish it because i have already dropped out of college once before because of my depression and i want the qualification. I have tried two types of antidepressants and have no end of counselling, im just not happy with life but i don't understand why because i have good family, friends, a boyfriend. I just feel so unhappy and unfulfilled. I'm a self harmer and have been since i started suffering with depression, i sometimes have suicidal thoughts but i know i would never do it. I sometimes think i'll do something stupid as a cry for help, i just think people think im being silly but im not, im so depressed and i don't know how to cope anymore, i just wish someone would help me. What should i do?

Hi,

I'm 18 years old and have suffered from depression for about 2-3 years on and off. Ive never learned how to deal with it, ever since i started feeling like this ive been self harming. When i do get episodes of depression they usually last about 1 month at most but this one seems worse. I keep getting mood swings, i can become very angry at times, i keep eating junk food and i'll sleep all the time. im at college at the moment studying childcare and i keep missing loads of days.

I went to the doctors yesterday and he gave me stronger antidepressants and booked me in for a blood test to check everythings ok. Then afterwards he will book me in for some counselling. I sometimes get suicidal thoughts but i know ill never do it, im really unhappy and i dont know why.

what should i do? i need some help, i cant cope anymore.