FORUM: Questions from the readers

According to www.acne.com, acne does not come from anything that you do, like freaking out about things. It comes from “far beneath the surface of your skin.” Hormones, bacteria, inflammation, follicle fallout, and extra sebum are the main “acne culprits.”

Stress can sometimes do some strange things to your everyday activities like affect your diet or the amount of exercise you’re getting. These changes in behavior are more likely to cause breakouts than tension and stress alone.

Make sure to wash your face every night and morning, eat right, and get some exercise, and your acne should mellow out. If not, see a doctor, because modern medicine has tons of treatments for it (and a lot more people than you think use them).