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Post by budgirl2004 on Sept 2, 2004 22:32:26 GMT -5
I know your post is old, but it so reminds me of myself. I was doing really well like no "scalping", (I like to scratch my head until it bleeds, therefore creating loads of fun for the next couple of days while I prevent it from healing with more "scalping") and hair pulling. I am a little different than most on the board b/c I prefer hair pulling, or trichitilamania (sp). But this board in my opinion really has a great network of people that are here for the right reason's. Many boards I would try, would talk about everything under the moon except the supposed shared affliction that brought us there. Very discouraging... Anyway, what I meant to share was that I had just come off of a rigid week event for work, I am a Marketing Manager and I put together corperate sponsorships for local and national charities. I was so busy that week that I didn't think about picking all week. But come Sunday night, the first night off, I ended up in front of my mirror with a saftey pin picking at every possible pore that looked "questionable". I like to think that I am hunting blackheads, but I am really just attacking pores. I created the biggest lump right in the middle of my chin, and in the hairline on my forehead. So embarrasing to come back to work Mon. morning with high school acne. (no offense to anyone please, I am 29 and wished I had an excuse like hormones) Well, that was a long post, just wanted to share- louise
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Post by egiggy on Sept 11, 2004 23:09:43 GMT -5
Ameise good job at getting to day 5 I found that that 21 day chart is really helpful
Instead of only going 2 days, I can go 5. Setting a limit like 21 makes the goal sound more attainable.
Another thing that has helped this week is that my roomie is out of town, so I took the mirror off the wall in the bathroom. I wish I could keep it off permanently.
Unfortunately, I still have my compact, and have had a couple of slipups (an hour before going to work!)
I had to show up to work with a pancake slathered on my face.
Next week I have a family reunion in a cabin. I wish i could go there without any compacts, sharp edges, makeup etc...and go cold turkey. Man wouldnt my face look nice?
Unfortunately, at 30, I feel that i have done a lot of irreversable damage. But I can stop now, and not create any more damage.
Today is the day ! (not groundhog's day, heh) E
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Post by yeahy on Oct 21, 2004 22:35:29 GMT -5
TEXTTEXTI'm going insane and need to stop. It takes about four days to stop thinking about it but once i do it makes me do it anyway because it does not seem like a big deal, but it's just driving me fucking crazy!
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Post by Connie on Oct 22, 2004 13:35:36 GMT -5
egiggy, I've been a member on this site for about a year and I feel like I understand this disease more than ever. I understand that I have an obsession of the mind and an addiction of the body. I go to AA and work the 12 steps with this disease, I'm also a peer counselor for people with mental disorders. I've gone two days without picking. I understand that I am powerless over this disease, picking has made my life unmanageable. When you enter that trance that you mentioned that is a perfect example of powerlesseness when you are in the midst of picking. When you enter that it is very hard to rip away. Of course the best solution is to not pick anything at all, but at all costs avoid that trance. I'm really glad that your here.
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Post by egiggy on Nov 2, 2004 0:13:08 GMT -5
thanks connie, You definitely have to quit cold turkey...not even one pick. One thing that greatly helped me recently was getting on doxycyclene. The fewer bumps that occur, the less likely i will spend time in front of a mirror. I am not a 100% but have had an incredible turn around recently. I'd say i'm down to a 45 min picking session once a week. Life is starting to be normal again (for the last 2 months or so)
I am getting more friends by being able to smile and sit close to people in class (instead of sitting in the back corner with a baseball cap covering my red spotted forehead)
I will keep you posted on the progress. It has been a long struggle. It helped to finally get a doctor who listened, perscribed an RX ...and had me go to a counselor for a couple months.
It is embarrassing to talk about it in person to people but life is short. You have to do what it takes to stop this beast and move on with life and take advantage of all the blessings we are given.
egiggy
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Post by Bill on Mar 12, 2009 15:06:57 GMT -5
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