MPU 2222 ENGLISH

SEMESTER 2

TITLE : IMPACTS OF ACNE ON SOCIAL LIFE & HOBBIES

NAME : NUR ADILAH AFIQAH BT NORISHAM
PROGRAMME : YEAR 1 DVM DHB
DATE : 26/1/2021
LECTURER NAME : PUAN JEYAMANI A/P BATHUMALAY
 INTRODUCTION
• Acne is a skin disease which everyone is familiar with.
• Acne can affect people’s social lives and hobbies in different
ways.
• Side effects of taking certain medications that could affect
their social life or hobbies examples are tiredness or muscle
ache as a side effect.
 SOCIALISING
• Going out and having fun was important to lots of people.
• However, there could be occasions when people didn’t go out
because their acne was particularly bad.
• A few people said there were some social activities which
they would feel comfortable with, even if they had a
breakout, but not others.
BEING PHOTOGRAPHED WITH ACNE
• Many people talked about avoiding having photos taken of
them.
• Feel sad that I has very few photographs of myself during
these teenage years because of this.
• Having group photos with friends who did not have acne
could make people feel particularly self-conscious.
 PLAYING SPORTS
• Many people talked about enjoying sports like badminton,
rowing, gymnastics, martial arts, football, swimming and
running.
• This could be because wearing sports clothing revealed acne
on other parts of their body, they felt sweating could make
the acne worse or it was physically uncomfortable.
• Some said they experienced side effects when taking
isotretinoin which made them less inclined to do sports, such
as muscle aches, increased sweating and feeling low.
 OTHER HOBBIES
• Although sport was the main hobby people spoke about,
there could be other activities that were important to them
such as reading, singing and listening to music.
• For others, their activities were not affected by their acne and
could help them deal with having acne and be a confidence
boost.
 CONCLUSION
• Impacts of acne on social life and hobbies are very hard to
deal with. So, some people are still trying to get rid of acne
while some will not care about it and some have given up.
This is because, with the acne an individual feels very self-
conscious, lacks confidence, feels unattractive, imperfect and
more. So, we must consider each other so that everyone can
live a happy and peaceful life.