Question Your friend has a couple of spots on his face. Do you: A) Ignore it (Example: it's not your place to comment on other peoples appearance. Of course they know they have a slight problem, why comment?) B) Straight up tell them (Example: "you need to work on your acne" with no context or talk before it) C) Suggest things you found effective when dealing with your spots (Example: during a conversation about hygiene/spots/something similar to the subject you say "You know, I used freederm to clear my spots up, its really good!".) D) Completly avoid the subject (Example: I'm scared to even bring it up, why risk offending my best friend!) I seriously want to understand the way people think about issues like this. Looking forward to analyzing the results Please don't be scared to also explain your choice below
The answer choices aren't very fair as far as polls go. It might be better if you were to offer up simple choices and allow the people expand or explain their choice/method in the comments. As is, the answers you provided are kind of guiding. A) Ignore it because I'm not one to judge, why draw attention to someone's skin condition? B) "You need to work on your acne" with no further detail. - Some people could use the tough love approach, you never know. Some people are just that mean. C) Suggest things - Eh... There's just better ways than assuming someone would jump straight to suggestions. It could be considered straight up rude to just throw solutions to a problem they didn't ask you about. D) Good example of why free response would be good. Being scared to bring it up because you don't want to offend them is one thing. However, I LOVE HIM/HER ANYWAY could be a proper reason to just A) Ignore the problem. What I'm trying to say is that all the answers should carry the same positive/negative weight and try to presume as little about the user's thoughts as possible. A) Ignore it B) Address it C) Offer Help D) Avoid Topic Then allow people to explain their reasoning behind their choice below. There can be many reasons to pick any of the options. If you really want to understand how people approach problems like this, then I recommend having it as close to free response as possible. Even a straight up: "What would you do if your friend begins to have acne problems?" would allow you to get a better response and understanding of people's thought process. --- Double Post Merged, Oct 1, 2016, Original Post Date: Oct 1, 2016 --- That said, I'd ignore it. Most of my friends don't really care about their appearance and if they do, they're able to take care of themselves. It's a temporary skin condition. If they start complaining that it's not clearing up, then I may recommend something that would benefit them. Otherwise I'd just leave it to them. I don't care what they look like, they're my friends because of their actions.
IceBarren I can see how some answers are kinda guiding people, valid point. I'm just looking for a general answer, nothing too specific. Scientifically, this test isn't accurate by no means as you clearly pointed out. But your explanation of what I was going for (the choices) are very accurate. As for answer D the love bit was a little joke/not serious but can deff sway people to A as you said. And people can feel free to expand below, I'm going to change the choices a little when I can
I've been on multiple treatments, from the publicly available to the medical and not much has ever worked for me. I've used scrubs, creams, medication with severe side affects and now currently using a strong acid which is incredibly painful to even apply, which to me means if I see someone suffering from it, and I'm close enough to them. I'd rather try reach out to them and help them with their skin. Having issues with the skin that you are in can have severe effects on your life, like anxiety, depression. I certainly understand the 'Ignore it' considering for most people acne is a temporary issue. But even then, it can take months for the common person, so why not try to help them get out the pit they're currently stuck in?
Couple years ago I had acne on my forehead, cheek and by my eyebrows down to my chin, which lasted for about 3 years. My mother and father wouldn't let me buy scrubs, creams, etc because they said it would only make it worse and that it was not healthy. Though I found a way to get rid of it naturally and quickly without paying a dime, lol I sound like a sales women. Though I don't know if what I did actually helped me or if my acne just faded over time but I'll tell you what I did anyways. Firstly, I went outside a ton. I feel like the sun really cleared up my face because whenever I came back my face looked a bit fresh and my acne was faded a little as well. I also exercised, along with sleeping 8+ hours daily. Whenever I wake up my face looks lighter and fresh, not sure if it's just me but it does. I also washed my hands and tried not to touch my face a lot because I don't want the oil on my face. I would recommend washing your face like 3 times a day just to get some oil off of it. I wouldn't say this applies to everyone but when I had acne my face was really oily.
I am battling choosing A or C I at first choose A because it is really not my place to comment on something like that. And I honestly don't care, it doesn't mean people's faces are not clean. I had acne on my forehead, and I was doing everything I could to get rid of it, washing my face twice a day, showering every day (of course), putting OTC creams on, but then I finally choose to see a specialist which cleared me up in 3 weeks. Now my face is clearer than ever, and I want to share that with people, which brings me to my next point. I then considered C because I would love to share something that worked wonders. But I'm not completely sure on how sensitive people are. If someone told me something worked for them I would be like, "THANKS, MAN" but I know all people are like that. Some people could be like, "Why would they be commenting on something that's my problem. If I needed help, I would ask." I am indecisive for the time being, but It's really interesting reading other people's views.
C is kinda like eeeeeeeeek because then they could try to hide it and stuff and be shy, although I would want to say it but I don't have the guts, C.
