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[Seashell12]

I have picked at my face for the last couple years to the point where i make my face bleed/infected/scarred and horrendously embarrassing. I will sit in front of the mirror, tell myself I won't touch, and then proceed to rip my face to shreds, feeling so embarrassed that I cannot even go in front of my own family. I have cancelled countless social events and will sit in my room in the dark for days and self loath/cry/hide. I truly believe that if I hadn't started picking and then using way too many products on my face to remedy it in a vicious cycle, that my skin would not be as bad...I think in the end i have helped in destroying my face. My family do not understand, I truly believe it it something psychological. It's like self inflicting injury, half the time I think I may just be punishing myself, and my high stress and anxiety make it even harder to not pick. It ALWAYS makes it worse, never better, and I try to hide it with makeup as much as possible but it's hard to cover up WOUNDS. it is something I need to stop, to see if my acne will clear up if I just let it be. So here is my challenge to myself to see if I can go exactly one week without picking. I will use just a basic cleanser and give my face the break that it deserves. Wish me luck, support will be greatly needed!

[Seashell12]

Day one was a fail, had to start over.
Day one SECOND try, was very successful.
Today, day two, minor picking but stopped myself...Put spot treatment over spots so I wouldn't see them and be tempted to pick.
Trying really hard!

[spookymari]

I have picked at my face for the last couple years to the point where i make my face bleed/infected/scarred and horrendously embarrassing. I will sit in front of the mirror, tell myself I won't touch, and then proceed to rip my face to shreds, feeling so embarrassed that I cannot even go in front of my own family. I have cancelled countless social events and will sit in my room in the dark for days and self loath/cry/hide. I truly believe that if I hadn't started picking and then using way too many products on my face to remedy it in a vicious cycle, that my skin would not be as bad...I think in the end i have helped in destroying my face. My family do not understand, I truly believe it it something psychological. It's like self inflicting injury, half the time I think I may just be punishing myself, and my high stress and anxiety make it even harder to not pick. It ALWAYS makes it worse, never better, and I try to hide it with makeup as much as possible but it's hard to cover up WOUNDS. it is something I need to stop, to see if my acne will clear up if I just let it be. So here is my challenge to myself to see if I can go exactly one week without picking. I will use just a basic cleanser and give my face the break that it deserves. Wish me luck, support will be greatly needed!

I'm in a similar boat to you. It is so hard when you realize that makeup can't cover the scabs/wounds on your face. Best of luck to you!

[Seashell12]

I have picked at my face for the last couple years to the point where i make my face bleed/infected/scarred and horrendously embarrassing. I will sit in front of the mirror, tell myself I won't touch, and then proceed to rip my face to shreds, feeling so embarrassed that I cannot even go in front of my own family. I have cancelled countless social events and will sit in my room in the dark for days and self loath/cry/hide. I truly believe that if I hadn't started picking and then using way too many products on my face to remedy it in a vicious cycle, that my skin would not be as bad...I think in the end i have helped in destroying my face. My family do not understand, I truly believe it it something psychological. It's like self inflicting injury, half the time I think I may just be punishing myself, and my high stress and anxiety make it even harder to not pick. It ALWAYS makes it worse, never better, and I try to hide it with makeup as much as possible but it's hard to cover up WOUNDS. it is something I need to stop, to see if my acne will clear up if I just let it be. So here is my challenge to myself to see if I can go exactly one week without picking. I will use just a basic cleanser and give my face the break that it deserves. Wish me luck, support will be greatly needed!

I'm in a similar boat to you. It is so hard when you realize that makeup can't cover the scabs/wounds on your face. Best of luck to you!

Thank you, best of luck to you as well!

[xgirl]

keep it up! You can do this!

[Gutterflower]

Even if your family doesn't understand, everybody here knows exactly where you're coming from because we've all been there, and some of us are still there.

You can do it! You've got us all here to support you... so if you need some reassurance just ask.

[Seashell12]

Even if your family doesn't understand, everybody here knows exactly where you're coming from because we've all been there, and some of us are still there.

You can do it! You've got us all here to support you... so if you need some reassurance just ask.

Thank you so much, just knowing that I have you guys for support means so much:)