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Post by RandomPicker on Apr 5, 2010 22:54:29 GMT -5
Also, I can't remember when I started, all I know is when I was a kiddo I always picked at my head and eventually when I turned into a teenager it started again but on my face...
I'm a freshmen in collage now, but I wash my face nearly every night to avoid picking at zits. It is really hard to stop, but being around so many people at college has made me so self conscious about the sores on my face it really has made me try to do something about it.
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Post by sillyme on Apr 22, 2010 22:40:07 GMT -5
I'm 22, and I've been picking ever since I was a little girl. unfortunatly, ever since I hit puberty, I've been picking my zits nonstop. I would actually have pretty good skin, if only I could stop clawing at my damn face.
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Post by deeminbuni on Jul 1, 2010 23:14:57 GMT -5
Up until puberty, I had perfect skin. Then you get your first pimple and you pop it and it's done. However, just before puberty, my father died. I don't know if it was stress or just the one thing in my life I seemed able to control, but every subsequent pimple I got was fair game. I'd practically kiss the mirror every night for hours popping pimples that weren't even there. The tiniest blackhead would set me off picking it and every pore around it. I continually justify it and yet I still regret it immediately after. It's gotten better and worse over the years. I know it has to stop, but knowing doesn't make it go away. And yet, I'm still proud of my self for just acknowledging that I have a problem at all. Admitting it is the first step.
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Post by Ponderpup on Nov 5, 2010 10:08:51 GMT -5
Wow...I'm actually quite astonished...I've not heard of anyone else like this until now... I'm 35 and can't keep my hands away from my skin. As far as I can remember, I used to pick my lips until they bled as a very young child. I'm decent about that now, unless they get really dry and bothersome, but my back and shoulders are awful... My face isn't so bad, luckily, but that doesn't mean I leave it alone. I'll catch myself picking and force myself to stop, only to be back at it in a very short time. It doesn't help that I deal with chronic eczema, especially on the scalp. I'll scratch/pick until I draw blood, and that doesn't necessarily stop me... I know I'm doing it but the compulsion is too strong sometimes...
Only when my hands are filthy, or otherwise occupied do I not pick. I don't know if it started due to a rough childhood or other stressers. I know that I do it more if I'm under stress than not. I knew it was an issue, but didn't realize that I wasn't necessarily alone.
I don't know if any of you deal with this part...it spills over to my spouse. I can't keep my hands off... sheesh. If I see a blemish, it has to be taken care of. It escalates from there, just like when we are doing it to ourselves... I'll be spending time on this board reading about how to deal with it.
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Post by Corinna on Dec 3, 2010 2:32:07 GMT -5
My name is corinna, I'm 16 years old, and I've suffered with this disorder since I was 13. At 8 years old, I was molested by a close family member and repressed the anger I felt towards him. It started on my arms. I didn't care where I was, or who watched me do it. But after an "episode" I'd be plagued by the guilt and would make up lies or excuses. When I turned 14 I became sexually active, (yes I know...) I had never told any one about the molestastion until then, but it had brought up horrible memories for me.. This is when it became out of control. I started feeling like I was unclean, dirty. Worthless, so by picking it became a way of "cleasning" in my mind. I thought "hey! If you can squeze this, or pop that, it'll make it go away" I finally got the courage to tell my then boy friend (now fiance) about what happened to me as a child. Telling him helped me so much. But it didn't solve my constant need for perfection. He's still the only one that knows this about me, and its a step for me to tell you guys... You may be strangers to me, but its always been my shameful secret:( My mom doesn't know, so she doesn't understand the base cause of this... I don't think she takes it seriously. I've showed her pictures of some of my worst attacks and its always "cut your nails" or "cover your mirrors" but nothing seems to help. I'm afraid to leave the house on some days... I can't do this forever! Please? Any sujestions that might help me? I'm trying to get her to take me to a doctor, and put on ocd meds (I've heard that helps) but its hard to get her to understand without breaking her heart with what happened years ago...
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Post by Lola on Jan 30, 2011 16:55:25 GMT -5
Along with having trichotillomania (hair pulling OCD) I am a picker. The hair pulling really started when I was 11 or 12 but I guess there has always been traces of it. The whole reason I pull my hair from my head is because I'll get bumps. I'm not sure if it's some sort of body acne or what but I'll run my finger nail over the bump over and over to irritate it and it also gives me a rush from the pain. Then I'll locate the hair directly on the bump. Sometimes I'll grab a few and just tug at them to give that pain rush again. Then I try to pull the hair out one by one. After I do I'll look at the follicle and run it over my lips. I'm not sure how that started. Eventually though all the hair is gone and I like to poke the bump with something sharp. Sometimes I'll take a razor blade to it and cut it. I always fantasize about find the sac of puss and being able to see it in a gaping wound. At some point the skin is broken and I pick at it. Sometimes I make myself sick by picking. I'll feel my glands get swollen and my head will hurt. Depending on how badly I am stressed I usually only let the wound go a few days or however long the bump lasts. And usually I'll pick and when I get to blood I like to lick it off my finger. I'm constantly running my finger nails over my head searching for new bumps. Sometimes when I have multiple ones I like to run my fingers over each one of them like connect the dots. Typically I only pull the hair on my scalp when I have those bumps. I always pluck my eyebrows and whatever stray hairs I get on my upper lip. I pluck my armpit hair and used to pluck my pubic hair. But I've started waxing and I like that. I am actually considering being a waxer for a living. (lol why not get paid for it?) I do pick a little bit at my face acne or bacne but it isn't as bad as my scalp. I'm 25 now and the hair pulling I think I've "managed" it or at least got it to where no one notices but the picking has gotten worse. I also have other little OCDS.
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Post by Ladyfairybug on Feb 16, 2011 23:43:08 GMT -5
Well I think I started picking at about 14, started with arms and legs ( picked of all the little lumps), then went to my face and later even my bum cheeks. My picking went worse from my 20's. Sometimes would pick so bad that Id stay in the house all week. Then at around 23 or 24 it calmed down a bit, with only picking my face sometimes like once every two weeks. And now at 29 a house mum with two little girls its gotten bad. Maybe its becouse Ive just moved country and had stress, bit of depression and weather change making my skin prone to sots a bit more. My skin heals quikcly which mean I can get away with an hours picking sesion and two days later just have scabs. Hmm but I know my skin is in such bad condition. Im 30 next week and really want this to calm down. Im in a vicous cycle, I sqeesh blackheads, they heal then week later they turn into puss spots, I squeeze and then they turn into black heads. I also scratch out blackheads from my back too. Arrgggggghh.
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Post by Boston Beauties Escorts on Feb 21, 2011 1:22:38 GMT -5
My mother is the same way when it comes to picking. She will pick at her nails, pick at her hair and pick at her face. She actually has spots on her head from where she literally picks at it. I have tried to point it out to her so many times to stop but it is just a habit she grew up with. Watching her thankfully has made me turn away from picking at a zit or anything of the sort. I didn't realize this could be OCD but it would make sense. I figured it was stress or just nervous habit. Do you have any suggestions I could pass on to her to get her to stop? Boston Escorts www.bostonbeauties.net |
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Post by ConnieRW on Feb 25, 2011 20:07:39 GMT -5
I pick because I can't stand the anxiety I feel when I have a bump or irregularity on my skin. When I was just a kid, I used to pick at my scabs, but as I headed into my teens, and got acne, I I started picking at my zits.
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Post by BIEKMK on Apr 1, 2011 4:05:44 GMT -5
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Post by Susie on Apr 21, 2011 3:24:50 GMT -5
I am in awe. In shock. I do not know what to say. I am 42 years old and I have been picking my skin since I was so young that I can't remember when I started. For probably my whole 42 years. Someone told me today that her son picks his skin and until that came out of her mouth, I thought I was the only one. I never heard of anyone doing it beforeM ever. So tonight just on a whim I typed in google "why do I pick my skin" and when I saw the list I was so shocked. I don't pick because I itch. I don't itch so I have no clue why I pick. But I pick my skin AND my scalp. I have little round scars all over my body. I don't know what else to say because I'm crying as I write this because I just am so over whelmed. In 42 years, I just didn't know there was anyone else. I too, just typed it in also! And didnt realize how many people have this problem. As a woman, I have to wear a lot of make up to cover up. And of course, different shades of make up for different areas (face, arms, legs, neck/chest, ect..) I am 41 and notice that during stressful times, I tend to really, really mess myself up. I cant wear shorts anymore just this last year because of my legs. And could never wear a bathing suit. How sad.. (my dad was a picker, I didnt think I grew up in a stressed home, and I was not picked on as a child-I actually was a bully  so I dont know about that theory) Hang in there all, you are not alone. Keep searching and pray. God can def. heal all wounds. My guess was that like cutters, since I cant control my BP soon-to-be ex-husband's verbal and physical abuse, I am able to control the pain of picking? does that sound wierd? I noticed that when he went on a rampage, I later would go on one too. (with my picking) and when the household was peaceful, I didnt do it as much. Thanks for posting everyone! |
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Post by susie on Apr 21, 2011 3:39:19 GMT -5
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I just did and it is sooooooo informative! I hope it helps everyone.
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so I dont know about that theory)