Thank you from a new member.

[Bobbie]

A Good friend is an angel that God sends you to be by your side.My angel is Bill!!

Hi, my name is Bobbie...as a small child I bit the inside of my lips untill I had to be carried to a Doctor...of course no one really cared why. I was just told to stop, my tail was beat and my hands slapped. Nobody ask why, I did not know why so I just blamed myself. Then when I stopped that, I started bitting the inside of my mouth both sides..never telling, when blood showed up on my pillow I was in trouble again. Then I started with my head under my hair, no one will ever know just me.Then my Aunt saw all the blood under my fingernails, asked why I told her the truth that I had picked my head. She looked at the sores,again no one really thought this child needs help, she just told me how stupid I was for doing it. Then after I was grown and had a grown son I ripped the skin off the bottom of both feet. At this time I was in therapy, Bill showed true concern that I was in pain. He never said I am stupid, or turned his back on me. He stayed with me for support, I remember, too stop! I started picking the bottom of my tennis shoes. At this present time I am picking my skin. Got my legs in bad shape. So ashame of my arms full of scars. Next thing I knew there are sores on my face from picking. When my "angel" saw this, he was very concerned,as I am. My "angel" will not stop at nothing to help me get well. He sent me this site, got me to my Doctor for a medicine adjustment and help from her as well. I don't have to be alone anymore with this sickness and have so much support. I never thought this was a sickness, I thought it was me being stupid. Now that I know it is not me I can and will beat this. With the people that support me, Bill, my Doctor GT and my son.God Bless them, me and all of us.

Please take care. Bobbie ;D

[pickles]

Hey Bobbie,
That's so awesome that you have someone who supports and is doing everything he can to help you. You are so lucky! I hope you will keep coming here for support too! Take care!

pickles

[Bobbie]

Thank you Pickles...I have been real down, last few days. I feel at my age why didn't I know this long ago. I always blame myself for what I do...and I have been real hard on myself for this. My good friend Bill was so upset, about my face. He was afraid I would use the scars as another reason to not go out in public. I know this is true. I never mean to hurt anyone. What I can't understand is I can stop for him and my other Doctor but not for myself. I am still after my legs and have several infections..Hope to stop soon

[sagacious]

HI Bobbie welcome to the site. There are all ages here but more younger people it appears. Maybe the "older" ones don't post. Just curious what is your age and what state do you live in? I am 46 and in kansas.

[Tiff]

hey I also use my picking as a reason to not go out sometimes or I go out but it limits me from the amount of fun I can have. It is like if I get rejected then I can just blame it on the picking or I can purposely not put myself in a situation. I remember at the worse stages I would just not go to school because I could not take the fact that the shirt I was planning to wear I could no longer wear because I had torn my arms apart I think sometimes we pickers don't think we deserve to be good to our selves or at least I feel for me that is how it is I am new to this board I usually post on the saveface board which is another good site for support. Just remember you deserve to have great skin and you deserve to be free and not to be imprisoned by this terrible illness. <3 Tiff

[Bobbie]

Thank you Tiff...Yor are very kind...Bobbie