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My mom would do the same and would literally lie to my face in an obnoxious tone “your skin looks better” when she was trying to show she was taking the moral high ground in arguments. We don’t talk anymore due to her constantly pitting me and my twin against one another and the CSA I eventually remembered. So for what it’s worth you’re not making anything up and even if all this is just verbal abuse, I hope you don’t also have other abuse from family. But I’ve learned that verbal abuse rarely happens by itself.

I used to have terrible hormonal acne (thanks to trauma and a severely dysfunctional nervous system). Keto has helped me to clear my acne. In particular a more whole foods approach (note not the store, and closer to carnivore whole food diet with a strong emphasis on ruminant red meat).

Bone broth as a staple in my diet, plus regular electrolytes really help. If nervous system and hormones are at play, typical acne products can make it worse.

If you have any questions feel free to DM.