Psychological Effects of Acne on Teens – It Can Be More Serious Than You Think
November 11, 2009 by Garyl Hany
Filed under Skin Care
If you didn’t know, acne can greatly affect your psychological health. In some instances, you might feel insecure and unworthy even though the acne lesion is not too severe. This just means that your psychological health can still be affected even with the least severe acne lesion such as whiteheads and blackheads.
In teenage years, an individual is also highly exposed to acne. In additions to this, this individual is more at risk to psychological and social impact of acne. Young kids at this age are still searching for themselves and are trying to make a social network. However, they can’t properly bond and make connection if they have acne because in their mind, the physical appearance and beauty of a person makes him or her acceptable to the public.
To most teens, any signs of acne can make a person look less appealing. With this kind of thinking, more teenagers develop other problems associated to this skin condition.
According to some studies, teenagers with acne on their faces have low self-esteem. Due to their insecurity, these teenagers have difficulty making an eye contact during conversation. And to hide their acne, these teenagers grow their hair longer and hide their faces. In addition, heavy makeup is used at a young age.
There are also times that participation in social activities like sports is hindered due to acne. For such a young age, these teens already gave up on their dreams and their hobbies due to acne that can show up on their chest and back. Hence, even though they should be building their social skills, they are withdrawing from it instead.
More so, the psychological impact of acne worsens due to mocking of their peers. Thus, instead of boosting their self-confidence through friends, they feel unworthy and hideous. In the end, they will lack courage to engage a conversation with the opposite sex. In extreme cases, social phobia is developed and school performance is declined.
Depression is also a psychological effect of acne. If you have mood swings, behavioral problems and restlessness, you might be suffering from depression. Depression should be treated immediately because it might lead to suicide.
Acne that interferes a teen’s life significantly must be treated immediately. Further, call a doctor or dermatologist immediately to prevent any psychological effects of acne.
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And also there are long term effects after the teenage years, especially if the person had acne for a long time during their teenage years.
Till then,
Jean