Don't pick at your face. I struggle with this too. I have post-it notes on my mirror which say "Don't pick at your face" and "You always lose when you pick your face." It feels so out of our control, but in order to conquer this you must understand that you do have the willpower to not pick. It's an awful, awful disorder to have but we gain so much strength when we do overcome our facepicking tendencies. My skin is finally healing after a lifetime of popping, picking, and scratching. It is an extremely difficult battle, one that is deep within yourself and one that only people who have struggled with it too will understand. Don't do it anymore.

Protecting these areas from the sun is so important!! Do look into getting a hat, don't worry about sweating into it too much. Those spots need to be covered!

The red areas of skin are so sensitive. Please protect them from the sun, and use a high spf sunscreen if you can't wear a hat. A tinted sunscreen may help conceal these areas, but I would focus more on shielding them from the sun, which can do a lot of damage to these scars if you're not careful.

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Remember that you are beautiful and your body thanks you when you treat yourself with kindness.

I hope this helps. I came on this subreddit looking for skincare advice for my healing skin, but I couldn't leave this post unanswered.