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[amazedwithlemon]

TOTALLY AGREE IT FEELS SO GOOD TO TAKE ALL THE BAD STUFF OUT! BUT WHEN YOU FAIL, AGHHHHH THATS WHEN THE REGRET KICKS IN!!!!

[demaguil]

I'm trying to stop picking at my face but its very had to break this habit..bullshit

[forever16]

Well I never pop a pimple unless i see the white head because i know that whatever i do will just make it worse.
But what i do now is if i see a white head sticking out instead of using my fingers i use clean tweezers and just rip the sucker out. its a lot less messy and doesnt leave a scar and it is just as
gratifying to see an empty pore with nothing in it

[Jammyjam]

such a good feeling! i only pick at white heads or bumps that have dried up and left a scab so I've never really had one get worse. i hate when people say don't pick at it. What do they expect me to do? walk around with an obvious white thing sticking out on my face when I could just get rid of it, hell no!

[Turok1134]

Lol. I don't want this to seem like a fetish, but the OP is right. Popping a zit successfully is quite satisfying. You think to yourself, "that's one less zit on my face." But unsuccessfully trying to pop one is just evil.

[Ijuswan2BpreT]

its like you just wanna get all and any of the puss out of your face.

[blahh80]

It's like scratching an itch. It's a natural instinct, though your brain says otherwise.

I have a hard, crimson bump on my chest that resists all sort of picking. Not even needles can squeeze the pus out. It's driving me mad.

I have a huge problem with picking my skin. Even though i know itll just make it worse..i cant help it !! ahh..do any of you have some advice that will help me stop picking ?

[guacohmy]

for the most part i do it cuz it makes me feel more in control. i always used to tell myself that there's only so much i can do to prevent acne, so picking was just another way to try and fight it.

i've gotten a lot of scars from picking, but i still haven't quit. i guess i'll learn the hard way.

[seinfeld86]

I hear that, but I also love it when I get a really annoying black head out

[Warrior of Acne]

This is so awesome, I agree! There is a huge sucker on my face right now and it is my only zit so I really wanna pop it but I don't know what to do since it'll probably leave a scar.

[NINfreak]

Yesterday I tried to pop a huge white zit on my jawline but the pus wouldnt come out so it became huge, and today I talked to this girl I liked for 30 minutes straight. I was sitting to the right of her the entire time so she wouldn't see it XD god damn fml screw those sons a bitches that wont pop!

[Geeking]

I actually hate popping pimples...it's so gross, but a lot of times it has to be done.

My mom loves it =\ she asks me if she can pop mine and I say 'No! why do you get off on that?!' ....she's weird

[grrrr2]

Oh boy do I love to pop dem pimps... If ya ask me there aint no better feeling in the world then poppin one of dem motha fuckas you just take ya fingers and squeeze the living daylights out of that lil demon that is playing peek a boo with your face. At times it will be a lil black annoying guy and then turn into a big white boy. Its like united nations in your face. To me Grrr you had the right idea along with everyone else that poppin a pimp is definetly a great and most pleasureful thing to do in your spare time. I know i wouldn't wanna pop anything else if you know what i mean without poppin a pimp!

[mm..Brian..]

My bf tries to pop my spots lol weirdo...

[anon2]

this thread kinda makes me want to hurl

[Searching4simple]

Hi, I have to agree with Chris. I picked for years and years and years, and I don't do that any more, but it's a little too late for me, the scars are real, and they're not going to go away, I'm now fifty years old with acne scars that really and truly could have been prevented. Bummer!

My girlfriend told her daughter that anytime she felt the urge to pick, that if she wouldn't, if she would instead log on to her computer and download one new song to her iPod instead of giving in to the urge to pick, that my girlfriend would pay for one great new song for her every evening. Downloading a new song from iTunes doesn't cost very much, and this simple strategy has worked wonders for my friends. Cindy's iPod is now full of amazing and eclectic music, and she is motivated to trade picking for her nightly music download 'fix.' It's a diversion pure and simple, but sometimes finding a motivating diversion is a wonderful thing.

[rbolt]

I picked all throughout my teenage years and twenties. I still do sometimes and am trying to stop.

All the areas I picked as a kid are becoming more pronounced with time. Even though I thought I was doing it right and not scarring then, I can now see evidence of damage more pronounced as I age.

You may think that you're not scarring now, but any time you damage your skin this way, it has to heal using tiny amounts of scar tissue. It builds up over time and shows up more prominently as your skin naturally looses elasticity.

It's a bad habit for sure, and it will come back to haunt you later!

[titansman]

HOLY CRAP IM NOT THE ONLY ONE


every morning I always wake up with atleast 2 big whiteheads...pop them, and I wake right up

[Searching4simple]

I'm 50 with acne scars. If I had it all to do over again I NEVER would have picked at my skin. Think about being 50 with acne scars that are obviously permanent, and then try to divert yourself to doing anything else but picking if you possibly can. I wish someone had given me this advice about 35 years ago, I'm just trying to help, all the best, S4s

[Morgan!]

I agree 100%, allthough I would never admit this in person.