hi hoppe & lin-
Wow, hoppe, you're in Sweden... so unexpected to me.
So, it is noon here, must be almost bedtime there -- maybe you'll get this in time to encourage you to get through the pm face washing without lingering... you probably can do that on your own, too.
Let's see... even though it's boring & like a strange sebum/ pore accountant, I have to say, on my day 10 today I sqeezed 2 black heads and 2 white heads... but, as I have been doing, I am noting it on my calendar and continuing on with my 21 days because it was brief, didn't cause damage, in the realm of normal-people-picking. I did this squeezing just moments ago -- in the bathroom at work (individual bathroom) -- this seems to be the hardest mirror for me not to lean in toward since I started my 21 days... I think because of the strong flourescent lighting. Maybe also because it is somewhat safe... since I am at work, I more or less know I can't get sucked in, can't spend lots of time there... only a few minutes.
Hopefully as the days go on, I'll feel less of a draw toward that mirror as well... (I've rarely picked away from home before) ... for now, I guess it's okay, I guess the few pores I've squeezed in there could be analagous to some nicorette gum to quit smoking or something....
BUt it's hard to know what is okay as a little "normal-people" level of picking & what is too much focus on the sking that will just sustain this obsession....
oh well, I do have 2 small pimples that I am not touching at all, and have little desire too -- I think because they are the kind of eruption that I know would only get worse if squeezed....
gosh, just writing this I'm starting to get a sense of how odd this CSP-focus is... it's boring to write about, probably boring to read -- why do I/ we find it so absorbing?
Well, anyway, hoppe, I hope you made it through Day 1.
I am very sorry to hear you couldn't get funded for your molecular biology PhD project.... When I was apply for master's programs, some of the departments offered to elt me satrt without funding (1 semester of loans) but suggested if I did well during that semester ("proved myself") I would probalby be able to get teaching or research assistancship funding for the rest of the time... I have no idea how gradschool programs work in Sweden, but is that a possibility? If it is the only program you really are interested in...
okay, so, you're probably sleeping soon, so goodnight