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Post by ready2begin on Mar 23, 2004 16:58:38 GMT -5
Okay...I want to stop picking. But I don't know how to start. I realize I need a plan, but I have no idea where to start. It's not enough just to say I want to stop (tried that). Can anybody point me in the right direction?
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Post by Stef (Incubabe) on Mar 23, 2004 23:42:44 GMT -5
What I've been doing lately is having my bf make me promise not to pick. He's the one person I never want to let down.
Give yourself a goal...like...a prize in the near future to work towards. Buy a new bathing suit and vow to wear it or something. It helped me to go out an fill my wardrobe with tank tops. I have zillions now and I can't wait to wear them without jackets over them. I also am determined to go to Prom this year. All you need is something to look forward to and someone to keep you on task.
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Post by bluegem on Mar 24, 2004 4:32:43 GMT -5
i stopped cutting myself because i felt that if i kept doing it, i'd lose my boyfriend (he's had bad experiences with a friend cutting). so it was either cutting or the most important person in my life. if you have someone like that, think of them everytime you want to stop yourself from doing that. think of your goal, the reason why you want to stop, remind yourself every single time. i'm trying to do that now. i only start picking by feel, not by looking in the mirror, so a big part of my trying-to-stop-plan is to get rid of bumpy scabs. exfoliating, cleansing, pore refining cream...trying to keep a routine going there. prevent as many blemishes as possible! i've been using ponds facial exfoliater...something like that...and it feels so pwetty! and is slowing reducing all my marks. i also have 'pamper days' where i use all the ridiculous amounts of bathroom stuff we have (smelly bath gels, moisturisers...anything that will make you feel pretty and energised) and it really does make me feel better about myself. do that everytime i go out now, gets me off to a good start. i'm hopefully going to tell my boyfriend about my problem on friday because just trying to tell myself that he'd want me to stop isn't helping, i need him to know so that someone can actually see my progress (or lack of) and i'll feel like i have some sort of obligation in a way to make myself stop. i dunno, it's hard, but i figure i'm not trying zt, too much stress already, so i'm just cutting down gradually. and thank god it's getting cold, can cover my arms!
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