Post by Jen on Jan 23, 2003 10:19:08 GMT -5
I have only recently realized that I have a problem. I thought my face looked so bad because of acne. In truth it is because I pick. Mine is definitely related to stress, I usually do it right after work and before I go to bed. One thing that is helping me is popping bubble wrap. It isn't so much the popping, but more the completion of the whole thing. With my face I can never get every bit of it out, with the bubbles I can and it makes me feel better. The only thing missing is that self-injury factor, the fact that I don't feel any pain. I never realized how much that is a part of it until I tried to stop. I did good with my face last night, but I still do shoulders, back, and I use tweezers to pull hair out of my elbows. That started out by getting out an ingrown hair and has turned into a regular thing, I get upset when there is nothing to pluck. (at least I haven't moved on to other areas.) Well Just thought I'd share, maybe it will be helpful to someone else.