how to ignore the painful things? [squint] [zits]

I know you are supposed to not mess with zits until they are absolutely ready and you can just gently cared for. I can except the painful things you will be reminded every time you open your mouth or squint in a certain way. After this pounding, it feels 100 times better, but looks 100 times worse. its so hard to ignore, and they seem to last to leave without them popping.

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Reply:Hey Leverage,
i just wanted to tell you that I tried something that seems to have worked well. Although I tried to leave the painful zit alone, i did try squeezing, but very gently, after putting a hot wet cloth on it. when a little bit came out, i stopped b/c i could tell it was not ready. i put ice on it to reduce the swelling, which i made worse by trying to squeeze. i went to CVS and bought neutrogena acne dots. they are little circle patches that are 2% salicylic acid. that night, i put it on the zit after cleaning gently. i woke up this morning and it was much much flatter and just red (more red than before, but at least it was flat!). i didn't mess with it and put concealer on it today and it was much easier to cover than when it was raised. this afternoon, the zit is not as red and on it's way to healing. i've used Pond's dots before, which i like b/c they're clear. neutrogena is like a tan color, so you look silly going to bed with dots on your face, but… they only had neutrogena at CVS. i suppose it's worth a try? if anything, putting the dot on helped me leave it alone, b/c it was off limits. lol. good luck!

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Reply:I'm going to try my best for 3 weeks to not touch any of my zits and see what happens. I have a feeling that trying to pop the big ones is just spreading it and making matters worse. It would be so easy if I weren't reminded every two seconds by actually feeling them there whenever my face contorts. good luck to you too!

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Reply:Hey Leverage,
I know what you mean. it's funny b/c i was searching for something on this topic b/c i have one of those on my cheek right now. it's sooo hard to not go in and think, oh, i'll just try and pop it. it's like, if you touch it AT ALL, you're doomed! i'm using all my will power to leave this one alone. good luck to you.

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