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Post by DKMforever on Jul 16, 2011 19:23:52 GMT -5
My name is Alexis. I am 15 years old and turning 16 this October. I started picking when I was very young. It first started with my lips and when they were dry and chapped. I would also pick at scabs on my scalp due to a dry scalp and also picking at my skin around my finger nails until they would bleed. There were also other times when I would get out of the shower and start picking at the bottom of my feet with nail trimmers (yes, disgusting I know). Later on when I hit puberty, I started getting mild acne that got worse due to constantly touching, picking, squeezing, and scratching at my skin. I guess it runs in the family. My dad always picks at his chest with tweezers when he's stressed out and doesn't even really notices that he does it until I point it out. Picking at my skin seems to help some anxiety issues that I have. I don't know if I would go as far as to say that I have BDD or something else that severe or even clinical depression, but it does run in my family and skin picking seems to be linked to all those things. It's sick and twisted because I get so much pleasure out of seeing white stuff come out of a pimple. It's almost like a high that's short lived so I go back to my face to have that "high" again, but if I don't successfully "fix" something on my face, then I start to get angry at myself to destroying my face and doing more harm than good. It's weird though too. I treat my skin VERY well by trying to "heal" the damage I have done to my face due to picking. I will treat my skin with raw honey, aspirin masks, washing my face with black soap, witch hazel, different kinds of natural oils, such as tea tree oil, castor oil, etc. I'm so desperate to fix my skin that I'm trying all of these natural and organic products and home remedies. I'm even considering asking my mom to get a microdermabrasion, but in a way I know that will never fully "fix" my skin until I actually get to the root of my problems. Instead of fixing what's on the outside, I really need to fix what's on the inside before I do anything else. I'm also trying so hard to focus my attention on other things and focusing on things such as reading a book, watching movies, going out (when I don't feel like shit), or calling and talking to a friend or close relative. I'm not religious so looking up to a higher power or believing in a God doesn't do much for my personal issues and what I struggle with. I do my best to try to eat healthy and work out more to distract my racing thoughts. If I feel like it, I will try to start participating more in these forums instead of just reading them. We can all help each other and get through this. Anyways, this is a long enough post so I wish the best of luck to all of you who struggle with this. It's not easy.
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Post by zxc on Jul 18, 2011 7:50:28 GMT -5
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Post by whyyy on Sept 6, 2011 12:14:37 GMT -5
I dont know what to do!! i have picked for a while now. but it seemed to get worse when i started taking adderall XR. i was at 20mg, but recently went down to 10mg. it seems to have reduced my picking habit, but i still do it every now and then. ive had a scab on my face for about a month now. it started as a pimple, and its now just an ugly swollen scab that i pick everyday because i keep thinking, oh its ready to come off! its gonna be beautiful skin underneath! lol not! i just dont understand why its not healing! is it the adderall? i havent taken any today. Im trying to stop taking it because my husband and i are trying to have a baby. And i heard adderall can cause birth deffects. I dont know how to cure this scab. Its weird cuz ive never really had achne, but recently im getting little pimples on my chin, and thats the only place! ugghhh i wish i had the answers.
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Post by xxx on Sept 21, 2011 8:54:10 GMT -5
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Post by Sera on Oct 16, 2011 18:11:13 GMT -5
Hello. Im amazed that i found this website. Like you have no idea! i thought i was...weird. I thought i was the only one that picked at herself in the world. After reading a lot of peoples comments it made me feel better than im not the only one. lol...Im 16 years old. Been picking since i was in 4th grade. it all started when i saw my aunt pick my uncles huge pimple behind his ear (weird) and i saw the "puss" come out. Then right after that i remember going to the bathroom and seeing a bunch of pimples on my face! i didnt touch them before becuase i had no idea what they were so i left them alone. Thats where it all started. After that it just got crazy. 7th grade was the worst grade because i had no friends due to no confidence. i picked everyday after school when i came home because people would tease me at school and point...just laugh. i would shut myself in the bathroom for hours!! crying picking. i would like zone out for some reason and after about 2 hours realize the damage. i would cry even more because my face was swollen and bleeding. GROSS. After one day where i left a HUGE scare on my face i started to cover it...with my hair. i would just get half of my hair and cross it over the other side to cover. so i looked emo. i had half my face covered with hair and the other side still had scabs but no as bad i guess. Teaseing only got worst. They called me freak. I used to goo home lock myself in my room, not talk to anyone, ....thought of killing myself soo many times. Life was bad. After the "emo" stage...i went to makeup. I used a tone of founation to cover everything up. and sometimes my scares would still peek. One of the most rememberable memories i have would be sitting in class one day and a kid pointing at me saying "gross, look at the size of that pimple!" in front of everyone. I had makeup at the time but there was a giant pimple peeking in the middle of my forhead!! I was so embarresed i crying walking home and thought i was gonna kill myself that day. i went home locked myself in the bathroom...didnt leave until it was gone. Like someones i read, i just didnt want a bump. well, i got it. i squeezed it so much i ruined my skin tissue forever. But that day after i was done i cleaned it with hydrogen proxide THEN i put toothpaste on it. DO NOT ATTEMPT! i cryed myself to sleep for about 4 hours when i woke up it was BLACK. like for real! i was like "what did i do???" Left a huge scar that is still going away- im in 11th grade now. lol .....in 7th grade i remember being absent about 40 days that year (dont know how i passed) , skipped a whole day and sat at the park all day just to not get teased. i'll never forget 7th grade. 8th grade got better. i had friends that abused me and hit me but at least i had 'friends'. i didnt know any better. well, now im in highschool. moved from MA to FL for school. was happier here...new start, new true friends. 9th grade was great. had many friends! well, to me at least compared to having none. lol but yeah, ii was happy , boys actually tallked to me. got a boyfriend...my best friend. Likes me for me. Actually broke up back in april.14 were together for 1 yr and 2 weeks. had to brake up because of parents... but still holding on. True Love never gives up. but anyways....the point is, he liked me for me. and my acne/face was bad! he helped me with it. he used to tell me to not pick and suppost me. so to the women who wont tell her husband! just tell him  he might be able to help you. & he loves you for you, not for what you look like hopefully. im glad i found this website because having wrote all this helped me. i mean why do we pick? its pointless. to releave stress i guess. but we are only hurting ourselves and our confidence. so lets stop! before i found this website i had just picked my face. lol....i feel stupid for doing it. for not being able to control it. i am thankful for everyone that posted somethng on here because when i go to pick im going to remember these people and i dont think (hopefully) wont want to pick anymore. Just walk away. Stay strong! For me, I just pray about it. It helps me not 'eurge' it that much.lol Well, Thanks everyone. sorry for the long life story,...hope i didnt bore you too much. GOD BLESS! Dont forget, Jesus loves you. Jesus saves!! - Another picker.....thats gonna STOP pickin! |
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Post by Picker 777 on Oct 16, 2011 18:29:22 GMT -5
hello. I been picking my face since i was 12 and it only got worst from that. I used makeup to cover it up in school even got bangs so no one could see. Im 16 now and still do it. its gotten better but i still have a bunch of scars . i have tried a lot of products from the drug stores, they do work sometimes but i still pick the same. its sad...
On april 2nd i got saved during youth group. so now after being saved (accepting Jesus in your life) He took away all guilt that stressed me out and life is just filled with inner Joy. So my picking has controlled itself at least compared to what it was. Now, everytime i want to pick its like a temptation so i just stop myself and yell "Jesus help me!" lol someone people wouldnt get it. but i do & it helps me. Its not about religion, its about having a relationship with God, with Jesus. religion doesnt work. YOU should be able to make your choices and decide what you want to give up. Die to yourself, live for others. But yeah, just telling my side of the story. It might reach out to others.
Just stay strong, dont think about it. Just walk away. Your bigger than that! hold your ground. Thanks everyone who read all the way through, i appreciate it. God bless! Jesus Saves!
-Another Picker.... that Loves Jesus
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Post by SuperPicker on Oct 30, 2011 3:53:18 GMT -5
I'm...I don't know...the same, but different? I have been picking for as long as I can remember. I'm 33 now and I can remember picking in at least the 6th grade, but I believe it was before then that I started. I pick at scabs when I have them, but I rarely make ones just to pick at. Once they are there, I can't help but pick...but I have not been in that position where I can't wear shorts or short sleeves because of scars. My vice is not my arm, leg or scalp skin...but my fingers, face, and feet. Is there a difference in picking scabs and peeling skin? If there is, I may not be in the right spot. My fingers get it the worst. I will peel the skin away around my nails and down my fingers, and I've done it so much that my thumbs and forefingers especially don't have much feeling when they heal. It feels great to peel the skin off. My heels get it, too. Not as often, as they are not as accessible, but peeling those feels good, too. The skin feels so thick that if I peel it, it's a relief. I feel like I have to do it. I can't stop myself. Even if I'm telling myself to stop, it's like my fingers have a mind of their own, and it doesn't matter how short my fingernails are. Sometimes I'll peel those off, too. I even can pick one-handed, so even if I wore socks on my hands, I would be able to do it if I really wanted. My face is less often, only when I break out. I will just not be able to leave any pimple alone. I don't love getting sunburned or anything, and I do NOT go out of my way to get sunburned, but when I do get sunburned, I look forward to the peeling part. Sometimes I scab at that point, but the fun for me is the peeling. I hate that I feel like I need to pick. I've tried to stop and all attempts have worked short-term, but in the long run, I just go back.
My father did this. He would pick his feet, anyway...I don't know about his hands. I've heard that it's hereditary, but I don't want to think that I could pass this on to my kids...or that it's just a condition I have to live with because it's something I'm born with. I have a terrific family and a good job, I don't feel any extreme stress or anxiety (although I am prone to migraines?) so why do I feel I must do this? It's so frustrating.
I'm glad I'm not alone with this, however I do wish no one else had to live with it. Thanks for listening, guys!
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Post by camiseta on Oct 31, 2011 19:27:14 GMT -5
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Post by Anonnymous on Dec 6, 2011 1:31:10 GMT -5
I started squeezing blackheads on my face about 2years ago but it has now progressed to picking at my face, neck, shoulders, scratching the ones on my back and the occasional ones that pop up on my legs. I have low self esteem and confidence as is, this constant picking is making it twice as bad as I have people telling me to stop picking. Even when out in public I can't seem to stop. Any advice???
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Post by dfsffdfd on Jan 19, 2012 3:53:22 GMT -5
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he might be able to help you. & he loves you for you, not for what you look like hopefully. im glad i found this website because having wrote all this helped me. i mean why do we pick? its pointless. to releave stress i guess. but we are only hurting ourselves and our confidence. so lets stop! before i found this website i had just picked my face. lol....i feel stupid for doing it. for not being able to control it. i am thankful for everyone that posted somethng on here because when i go to pick im going to remember these people and i dont think (hopefully) wont want to pick anymore. Just walk away. Stay strong! For me, I just pray about it. It helps me not 'eurge' it that much.lol Well, Thanks everyone. sorry for the long life story,...hope i didnt bore you too much.