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Skin Picking is Ruining my Life

Time for an update. Sorry it hasn't been sooner...I've been busy trying to find meaning in my life and doing my best to be happy. Sometimes browsing acne.org makes me depressed.   I am still pick...

In forum Emotional and psychological effects of acne

13 years ago
Skin Picking is Ruining my Life

Right now, I'm using Dan's AHA EVERY night. I'm literally forcing my skin to purge, internalizing that I'm going to break out and it's inevitable. It's not a very harsh product, and is especially good...

In forum Emotional and psychological effects of acne

13 years ago
Skin Picking is Ruining my Life

I think it's really self-centered to say that your post is the most important on this thread.   For me personally, I have spent almost a decade battling this skin picking problem. I HAVE answered...

In forum Emotional and psychological effects of acne

13 years ago
Skin Picking is Ruining my Life

Hey guys. Back to ye ole message board for another fun update.   Wish I could say that I'm cured...but we all know it's not that easy. I've been reading everything that everyone has posted. My he...

In forum Emotional and psychological effects of acne

13 years ago
Skin Picking is Ruining my Life

I just want to start out by saying that when I first started this topic a few years ago, I never realized that it would get over 6,000 views. It makes me feel like I'm not alone, although that doesn't...

In forum Emotional and psychological effects of acne

14 years ago
Skin Picking is Ruining my Life

Your response to my post is much appreciated.   It has been some time since I have written this, and even if no one reads it, I wanted to give an update on how I'm doing.   I started using P...

In forum Emotional and psychological effects of acne

15 years ago
Skin Picking is Ruining my Life

I can't tell you how many times I've said "okay I'm going to stop picking." My fiance proposed to me 6 months ago and for the sake of our marriage won't set a date because he said "until I can be at p...

In forum Emotional and psychological effects of acne

16 years ago
Skin Picking is Ruining my Life

I've been browsing Acne.org for I think about two years now...hoping to find the "cure" for my adult acne...when in fact I've known what will help me the most: MYSELF.   I'm a compulsive skin pic...

In forum Emotional and psychological effects of acne

16 years ago
Too Scared to take my Makeup off

When I first started dating my fiance, he had known me already for two years...it's actually kind of funny because I always used to go to him with my relationship problems and he used to be the "nice ...

In forum Emotional and psychological effects of acne

16 years ago
Too Scared to take my Makeup off

  For heaven's sake...please tell your therapist. I suffer from more than just acne....I actually have body dysmorphic disorder because of it....and I will try and fix my face by picking every si...

In forum Emotional and psychological effects of acne

16 years ago
Too Scared to take my Makeup off

You sound like me 4 years ago.   My acne began the year after I went away to college...and I felt like I had to learn a new way of living. I also had to share a bathroom with other girls...I'd hi...

In forum Emotional and psychological effects of acne

16 years ago