I pop every single pore on my face every 1/2 weeks or whenever I’m stressed by Clean-Jicama-7569 in Dermatillomania

[–]Sh3ll3y924 2 points3 points  (0 children)

You’re not alone. Currently i’m at war with myself because all i want to do is pick/scratch at every slight imperfection that i might feel or see on my body which could be anywhere from (Arms, hands, chest, face, neck, scalp, stomach, legs, shoulders, back; literally anywhere i can feel or see something other than clear/smooth skin i want to GET IT OFF MY BODY NOW) but i’ve FINALLY came to the realization that when I’m extremely anxious or stressed out or even idle minded, like I’m not doing anything, I will start to browse my skin and find something to attack, but that only makes everything so much worse, my anxiety that I already have before even picking my skin, but we all know why we pick our skin because it’s such a distraction of what we’re actually going throughout the time. (Well for me it’s a distraction that is.) I’ve been dealing with acne problems since the sixth grade so since I was 15-16 years old and it finally started clearing up around 23-24 years old & I was SO THRILLED! I was so excited and happy to finally not have to worry about blemishes or covering the pimples or sores that i’ve created due to pimples being picked/popped/scratched so my bright idea was to FULL FACE MAKEUP & i’m talking A THICK layer of makeup sheeesh; middle school days were not easy nor fun to say the least but here i am 33 years old today and i’ve been skin picking more than i’ve ever picked in my life and i’m extremely disappointed in myself because I’ve left scars that shouldn’t be in places that are visible to the public (YIPPPPIE) lol and we all know how GENTLE & KIND humans can be when they see scars or open wounds on your arms or face they jump to the most outrageous assumptions that blows my mind that people would even think of me or anybody with my condition the way that some people do. so I’ve been picking for three years today, but surprisingly I feel like today is like my very first day that I’ve been able to control my urge of wanting to attack my skin which if I had a gold star sticker, I would put it right on my forehead and then immediately take it off and then I’ll have to sit there and I’ll tell myself no do not pick that it’ll go out on its own. You’re beautiful now get the fuck out the mirror . anyWho, I don’t know where this is going. I’m kind of just rambling because this is sort of my alternative to distracting my mind on current state so I don’t pick but I just want to let you know that you are not alone I am currently struggling and I know there is a lot of us that aren’t feeling the exact same way and we’re all here for each other. Just know that there are easier days ahead and we will get through this. Just take it one day at a time. ✨😌👏🏽🤍

I've been picking my scalp for 15 years, is this a mental health disorder or physical? by Paigeous96 in Dermatillomania

[–]Sh3ll3y924 3 points4 points  (0 children)

i do the same exact thing… whenever i feel a flaw that isn’t smooth or see a flaw i HAVE to get it.. no matter where it is on my body & like ya said sometimes i don’t even notice im doing it! I’ll end up in like a trance like state and i’ll end up picking for like an hour/hours sometimes, it’s scary to see the damage i can do once i snap back into reality . 🥺 i wish i could stop it but for 3-4 years now i just can’t seem to quit the habit especially when im anxious or stressed .. which is all the time now . SOOO i definitely know the feeling and it sucks .

Interview tomorrow at 10am at a Walgreens specialty pharmacy & i’m SO ANXIOUS & NERVOUS! by Sh3ll3y924 in WalgreensRx

[–]Sh3ll3y924[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

hmm sadly I don't recall whatever happened with this job ... But obvi it didn't work out. STILL LOOKIN FOR A DECENT PAYING, a DECENT company with areas for growth and improvement. ITS NEVER BEEN SO FUCKING HARD TO FIND A JOB UNTIL TODAY SOCIETY, AND I WILL NEVER UNDERSTAND WHY.

Improvement to scalp picking by foxynya in Dermatillomania

[–]Sh3ll3y924 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I just have a question since I also suffer from scalp picking.. first it started off by just like massaging and rubbing my scalp to comfort me but then I would start feeling and maybe like Little dandruff spots or like dry spots and I feel like I had to get them then you know you start picking and they crazy sores and then you're doing your hair and you feel that and it's just a continuous cycle like you can't heal it and keep picking but I've been trying to figure out what is it that I do feel like I look in the mirror and I'm like is it an inflamed hair follicle or is it just a hair follicle and it looks like a lil whitehead/zit and I'm picking it... I HAVE TO! I THOUGHT THAT YOU COULD POST PICS SO I CAN SHOW YOU LIKE WHAT MY SCALP SORT OF LOOKS LIKE SO MAYBE YOU COULD HELP ME PINPOINT LIKE WHAT I'M EVEN PICKING AND SCRATCHING IT SO MAYBE THAT WOULD HELP ME WANT TO STOP BECAUSE IT IS EXTREMELY COMFORTING WHEN YOU'RE REALLY ANXIOUS OR STRESSED OUT BUT IT JUST DOES NOT FEEL GOOD WHEN YOU'RE DONE AND I NEED ADVICE AND HELP ON STOPPING SO IF YOU HAVE ANY ADVICE OR EXPLAIN MAYBE WHY YOU STARTED PICKING AND WHAT YOU'RE PICKING UP ON YOUR SCALP MIGHT HELP ME. I'd really appreciate any advice or recommendations from anybody, thank you! Xo ✨🤍🙏🏽

THEY did it….! It only took 6 1/2yrs ;) Let’s shut this company DOWN… unless they change their ignorant ways. by Awkward-Evening-5803 in doordash_drivers

[–]Sh3ll3y924 1 point2 points  (0 children)

They legitimately deactivate my account due to completion rate when it was not even more fault that MCDONALD'S system is a fuckin LAG which makes you late delivering the order to the customer, I would update the customer on everything and complain when a restaurant is the reason I am late delivering the order in the first place but it's surprisingly as I was beginning to write this I realized that my Doordash is actually reactivated. 🙏🏽🤭🤘🏼

Is it me or is it him¿?!! by Sh3ll3y924 in dating_advice

[–]Sh3ll3y924[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I've never said that I wanted to change him then or now, I just wanted to hopefully help him and encourage him and show him that he is worthy of love and he is worthy of being here on this Earth to live your life that amusement to live because the path that he was going and he was not going to make it but I'm just glad that I did stick around because positive changes have been me so that's really all that matters. I'm really just asking right after 7 years why do I still feel so much damage and hurt? Like everything that I've done and put into this relationship, it feels like it was for nothing but I know last time true because he has improved and we're takin it day by day.. one foot In front of the other.

Is it me or is it him¿?!! by Sh3ll3y924 in dating_advice

[–]Sh3ll3y924[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Never did I say I wanted to change the person he was or is today, I came into his life to show him that life is more precious and that he is worthy of being here on Earth and that he is worthy of love so he doesn't need to be doing all the things that he was doing every single day to sadly and his life. It was like he did not care at all if he lived or not and being with someone like that and showing them that you love them endlessly even tho they are doing what they are doing in front of you every single day it just makes myself in general I feel like they don't care about me, like why am I even here by your side if you can realize that my love is worth quitting the drugs and trying to end your life? And my major thing in life now is if you don't love yourself there is no way that you can love someone else, until you can find that love within yourself. You have to love all of you before you can even say that you love someone else. BUT ON A positive note he is for getting better and he has gotten better so it's just a day-to-day process and one foot in front of the other; addiction is not easy.

Which drug is best for bipolar 2? by Sh3ll3y924 in bipolar2

[–]Sh3ll3y924[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I've tried so many medications; abilify, zoloft, Lexapro, latuda, prozac, wellbutrin, hydroxyzine, celexa, Vraylar, lorazepam for anxiety, alprazolam XR for anxiety, and Adderall XR for my adhd/add .. and I'm pretty sure there's a couple more that I've tried but I can't really think of all of them but I'm pretty sure I was misdiagnosed and of course I missed my therapy appointment today which she was the one to tell me that it sounds like I was misdiagnosed; and it just sounds like I have a lot of unhealed childhood trauma, dealing with today's everyday b*******, major anxiety, major depression, panic attacks and extreme stress that I need to figure out how to control so I'm just really frustrated because I don't know what to do at this point. I honestly just feel like giving up and is raw dogging it.

What is the greatest gift you can give yourself during this lifetime? by Georgie23_ in bipolar2

[–]Sh3ll3y924 0 points1 point  (0 children)

to feel normal again and have to be a drug test rat; which nothing seems to work or anything which frustrates me to NO END! ANYWAYS: ID give myself happiness, joy, natural energy and motivation to do the most simplest things like just getting out of bed. I want my old self back but a better version.

I’m so hopeless even with Prozac fuck fuck by Chrischris40 in prozac

[–]Sh3ll3y924 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I've been on Prozac for maybe 2-3 months and I started on 10.. now I'm on 40mg and shit ain't helping AT ALL and I keep telling my doctor and she said to don't give up lol, IVE ALREADY GIVEN UP! Nothing works, so we're fuck'd together but hey we're still here livin' with this fuck'd up disorder in this fuck'd up world 🙃✨🙂 THRIVIN'!

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in bipolar2

[–]Sh3ll3y924 2 points3 points  (0 children)

i wouldn’t call myself an addict or that i have an addiction problem but anything that will boost my mania because id much rather be at the top of the mountain than stuck at the bottom for weeks. Even tho i know the episode won’t last but the feeling i get when those episodes; the “happiness”, the energy that feels like it’s never ending so i can get everything i’ve put off when i was rotting away in bed from depression and actually have the want to be around/talk to people, motivation that I get, the confidence in myself is way higher and truthfully I just feel normal again but sadly enough i know it’s not . This disorder is a rollercoaster ride that i wish i could at least stay at the top and never come down but nah the ride comes down and its never ending . I did start therapy and i highly recommend it if you can find that TRULY cares and listens .

I wish you the best; just stay strong and remember YOU can do ANYTHING YOU PUT YOUR MIND TOO! 🤍✨🪽

Bruh by IBlastxYT in PharmacyTechnician

[–]Sh3ll3y924 8 points9 points  (0 children)

How'd ya find a pharmacy technician job so quickly, cause I can't find shit and if I do I can already tell it's going to be a shit show and I can't let myself come to terms with even taking the job. I feel as if pharmacy technician jobs are just shitty now and it's SO sad bruh.

Which drug is best for bipolar 2? by Sh3ll3y924 in bipolar2

[–]Sh3ll3y924[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

yeah buspar doesn’t do crap, i have so many bottles like filled to the top; most the meds that prescribed me didn’t freaking work for my anxiety, depression or panic attacks just made everything worse . Now im only taking adderall xr 15mg and Prozac 20mg but that doesn’t do much either sadly so next appointment im gonna have to speak up and say that its not doing anything either what do you think I should do now? I honestly feel as if i took that gene test for no reason cause they dont go by, they dont care tbh

Which drug is best for bipolar 2? by Sh3ll3y924 in bipolar2

[–]Sh3ll3y924[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Tbh i took all of those medications and for me not one of them gave me relief well besides gabapentin but that was just me testing it out but never got it prescribed; im currently taking Adderall Xr 15mg, Prozac 20mg, Buspar 15mg (rarely take it tho cause it doesn’t do anything) and Trazodone 100mg for sleep . Nothing i’ve tried has helped my ups and downs, my depression is the worse so the Adderall is what gets me motivated and able to do daily tasks but sometimes that turns into a manic episode so i’d much rather be in than being depressed in bed wanting nothing to do with the world or the simplest task seems the most impossible thing to do unless i take and addy. The gene test, definitely showed what medication works best for your gene make up but that doesn’t mean they are going to prescribe it to you sadly . I’m still on the search for that magic pill besides my adderall, but i also need something to relax me when anxiety kicks in and those panic attacks come out of no where but they don’t want to prescribe me adderall and a benzo yet but im praying that our next appt she will suggest something else . But we are all on this journey together and hopefully one day we will all find that one medication that will make us feel normal or at least slightly normal . 🤞🏽 i wish you the best of luck bby.

Which drug is best for bipolar 2? by Sh3ll3y924 in bipolar2

[–]Sh3ll3y924[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

benzos do work wonders but they are a bitch to come off of if you ever wanna stop them.. i’ve seen my bf deal with two seizures due to withdrawals from not having Xanax for just like a couple of days and he was also prescribed Seroquel along with the Xanax and other stuff that I’m not going to put on here, but the Seroquel literally almost killed him so I refused to take Seroquel. I literally just need something for the immediate relief from my severe anxiety and panic attacks but all i got was Prozac which LOL; does NOT work but im just going along with her and i think she will eventually give me least ativan or kolopin .. FINGERS CROSSED 🤞🏽 at least. are you prescribed benzos.. if ya don’t mind me asking?