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[charliepatton]

i remember the first blackhead i squezzed out my pore and the weird satifaction i got out of it. it was at the tip of my nose and it was very deep in the pore and black. i squezzed at it for along time but it would never come out because it was so deep in the pore.. but when one day i succeded and it just slide right out an left the deep hole. it was hard and like ember like i was amazed it came out my pore not to sound like a freak but i was. since then its been a habit for like 7 to 8 years to many year pickin at my skin. now my social life is not to great right at this moment i had some set backs so im in the house so much so im always wanting to touch my face to pass time.. i think that is the main reason im pickin so much now.

[maybetomorrow7]

That was kinda the way things started for me, too...its been 3 years of picking for me, and I'm only 15- when I was 12, my aunt, who also used to be a blackhead squeezer (not so much as me now, though) started inspecting my nose a little at the pool. It had a lot of blackheads in it, so she looked closer at it, but then turned away after a few moments. Only...she had no idea what she had started. After that, I was always in the mirror, trying to succeed in squeezing those babies out. And one day, I succeeded. And ever since...

Its like any other addiction. Once you start, you can't stop.

[charliepatton]

why my adivise to u your onlt 15 so stop now!!!! youll suffer if u continue to do so. blackheads are really suppose to be there in my opinion. i have i freind u use to look at his nose and i would see he had a million little one there like why dont u get those out.... but he just left them and his nose is great because he never squezzed dont do it.

[AthleticHunta]

A theory I have.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BYnKANzqp6c

[Ella27]

I find that so odd! I never knew why I become so happy when I get all the gunk out of my pores! Its part of the reason why I do it. Like I feel like if I do it then I will become clearer faster. Yet all it does is make my face irritated.

[charliepatton]

A theory I have.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BYnKANzqp6c

yeah i like your theroy but my shit is such a mess sometimes i feel like it will never heal 100%. sometimes i will go 4 to 5 days no picking... then i might get stressed one day and i start back up. my situation is like i look for the little blackheads not even pimples.. then i create more of a problem.

[charliepatton]

I find that so odd! I never knew why I become so happy when I get all the gunk out of my pores! Its part of the reason why I do it. Like I feel like if I do it then I will become clearer faster. Yet all it does is make my face irritated.

yeah i no how u feel i always wondering what would happen to the gunk if i just left it there? and also i think my face will never be clear because i had really bad acne in my teens, but im as clear as im going to get and i just mess my face up more picking at it.

[09alisa]

I watched your videos and then searched for some more. I found this one http://youtu.be/6buu2utwhpY. I like your theory, and hers too. I just thought I would share! :]

Edited by 09alisa, 01 June 2011 - 10:07 PM.

[Holly137]

I'm a perfectionist, simple as Even though picking makes everything red, it's the bumps that get to me more, and it's the bumps I don't leave alone. I was just want it to smooooth! I also get a weird satisfaction seeing all the gunk coming out and knowing I've got it all. I hate the fact that I do it.

[Callum.]

Hmm, not sure. I like to squeeze blackheads the most. I guess it's because you feel like you're cleansing yourself of any impurities, when you're just spreading bacteria and damaging your skin, haha!

[Dexx]

i remember the first blackhead i squezzed out my pore and the weird satifaction i got out of it. it was at the tip of my nose and it was very deep in the pore and black. i squezzed at it for along time but it would never come out because it was so deep in the pore.. but when one day i succeded and it just slide right out an left the deep hole. it was hard and like ember like i was amazed it came out my pore not to sound like a freak but i was. since then its been a habit for like 7 to 8 years to many year pickin at my skin. now my social life is not to great right at this moment i had some set backs so im in the house so much so im always wanting to touch my face to pass time.. i think that is the main reason im pickin so much now.

Damn! I'm... like that too. Thought I was the only one.

[Monica123]

When I see a pimple, my mine registers it as: oh look, an impurity! DESTROY!!

when I look at my acne, Iwant to eliminate all the pimples and bumps immediately. When I am squeezing them, i feel like I'm getting all the bad stuff out. It just bothers me to know that all that nastiness is right below the surface of my skin. When I pick, the whole time I feel okay, like I'm doing something good for my skin by getting all the bad stuff out. Then when I'm done and take a step back I see my face red, puffy, bleeding, and scarred - it makes me so depressed and frustrated! it really is an odd habit. I think it is like some type of OCD or something. My mom can always tell when I pick my face, and for a while she kept saying she wanted me to go to therapy to get rid of the habit... *sigh*
I used to be worse at picking, now i'm much better. I used to pick my face for hours at a time, but now if I ever start picking it's usually for around 15 min or so. I also used to pick the pimples on my arms, but now i've stopped that.
I keep reminding myself that picking is bad for my skin, but whenever I start I always think "but this time, I'll just pop one" or "but this time it'll actually help my skin" or "but this time I won't scar it, and it'll help that pimple go away faster". my brain just won't believe that it's bad!

[Tyga]

Because there is a disgusting pimple on your face? Jokes on us because we scar later.