Post by pickles on Sept 20, 2003 16:09:56 GMT -5
Hey everyone,
Sorry I took so long to get on here to let you all know how it went, I've just been really busy! So, I went to my appointment on Wednesday and it went really well!
I was so nervous about going, but once I got there I was okay. The lady was supernice! ;D Basically, she asked me why I was there and I just told her that I had CSP and that I wanted to stop it, and that I was very scared of telling my fiance about it. To my surprise, she had heard of skin picking! She said she even had another client who does it too! That made me feel so much better! The only thing she was really surprised about is how long I've been doing it. She asked me if anyhting traumatic had happened to me when I was little and I said no. If something did, I sure don't remember it! Anyways, she gave me a few tips on how to stop myself when I feel the urge to pick. The tips are helping a little bit. We didn't really have time to get into talking about my fiance, so I imagine we will do that next time I see her. She wants me to see her every week for now. I am pretty optimistic that she will be able to help me because she said that the other client she has that picked too, has quit!
I just wanted to let you all know how my appointment went and I think that if any of you aren't seeing someone about this, you should!!! Also, thank you all so much, because if it wasn't for this board, I know that I would still be sitting around thinking that I'm a freak and I never would have tried to get help. Good Luck to you all!
I will keep you posted!
pickles
p.s. The technique that I'm trying is I wear a rubberband on my wrist, and when I get the urge to pick I snap the rubberband on my wrist. (Not real hard though, I don't need any other marks left on my body! ;D) Sometimes I play with the rubberband too, just to keep my hands busy. Rubberbands are great cuz they aren't obvious to everyone and you can take them anywhere!
Sorry I took so long to get on here to let you all know how it went, I've just been really busy! So, I went to my appointment on Wednesday and it went really well!
I was so nervous about going, but once I got there I was okay. The lady was supernice! ;D Basically, she asked me why I was there and I just told her that I had CSP and that I wanted to stop it, and that I was very scared of telling my fiance about it. To my surprise, she had heard of skin picking! She said she even had another client who does it too! That made me feel so much better! The only thing she was really surprised about is how long I've been doing it. She asked me if anyhting traumatic had happened to me when I was little and I said no. If something did, I sure don't remember it! Anyways, she gave me a few tips on how to stop myself when I feel the urge to pick. The tips are helping a little bit. We didn't really have time to get into talking about my fiance, so I imagine we will do that next time I see her. She wants me to see her every week for now. I am pretty optimistic that she will be able to help me because she said that the other client she has that picked too, has quit! I just wanted to let you all know how my appointment went and I think that if any of you aren't seeing someone about this, you should!!! Also, thank you all so much, because if it wasn't for this board, I know that I would still be sitting around thinking that I'm a freak and I never would have tried to get help. Good Luck to you all!
I will keep you posted!pickles
p.s. The technique that I'm trying is I wear a rubberband on my wrist, and when I get the urge to pick I snap the rubberband on my wrist. (Not real hard though, I don't need any other marks left on my body! ;D) Sometimes I play with the rubberband too, just to keep my hands busy. Rubberbands are great cuz they aren't obvious to everyone and you can take them anywhere!
Ah well. LOL. Im glad to hear that its working for you!
, thanks!