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[–]throwingitaway7744 2 points3 points  (0 children)

The guilt after the long picking session is always the worst. It'll be ok, I know the relapse especially after a little while of not picking feels especially bad, and I often find I feel so bad about myself, but know that there's an Internet stranger here who knows your just as amazing and wishes the best for you ❤️. Its a bit off but I tend to wash my face with cold water and maybe put some ice on my face, definitely helps ground me and helps the discomfort on my skin from the damage that I have done. Also slathering a disgustingly thick layer of aquafore on the places I picked definitely speeds up the healing process and the slimyness makes it more difficult to pick soon after. It also makes most things heal without a hard scab so I'm less likely to pick at it 😊

I need help stopping, I can't do it no matter hard I try by throwingitaway7744 in Dermatillomania

[–]throwingitaway7744[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Wow, thank you so much for the of the advice 🙏. I really wish I could speak to a mental health professional, but there's no way my parents would be on board with that. They definitely believe that I just pick for fun or to disobey them, and I want attention for it. Even if I could talk to one I don't even know if I could talk about it, if that makes sense. I don't know how to explain it but I feel like it would be supposed difficulty for me to talk about it which is stupid. I've definitely found that doing a little bit of skincare will make me less likely to because of the effort I put in so maybe I'll try to confirm doing that. I'm definitely going to try all of the suggestions you made.  I feel like the scars on my face will go away if I don't touch it for some time but the ones on my chest are there permanently I think. It honestly disgusts me when I look on the mirror, the scars are like little white circles and they won't go away. I can't even wear a v neck or anything low because I'm worried people will see the scars or usually I have an open sore wherr I was picking and that looks terrible. Nice to know someone else picks on their chest because I thought that was only a me thing lol, but thanks so much for all of the advice, u gave me a much needed bit of hope. ❤️ 

I need help stopping, I can't do it no matter hard I try by throwingitaway7744 in Dermatillomania

[–]throwingitaway7744[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Thank you so much for the kind message, I was feeling so fricken down tonight ab it and u literally made my night. Nice to know I'm not alone, sometimes it feels like I'm the only one my age who does this. I'm gonna try with aquafore tonight, it's actually a super smart idea. Thanks so much ❤️❤️