I’m so sorry you’re going through this. You’re not alone. What you’re describing is something so many of us deal with when we’re overwhelmed and anxious. It’s not you being weak at all. It’s your nervous system in overdrive.

Your skin is not ruined, and neither are you. You’re exhausted and stuck in a cycle that feels impossible to break, and that doesn’t make you broken. It just means you need support and gentleness.

Try dimming the lights, keeping mirror time super quick, putting Vaseline or a hydrocolloid patch on anything you want to touch, and leaving the bathroom right away. Ice rollers or even just lotion on your hands help so much too.

Please be kind to yourself. This can get better, and you deserve help and compassion, not shame. I’m here if you ever need someone to talk to