They repeated the episode where the fashion model died of blood poisoning from not only picking her face but gouging out chunks of flesh. You would think that would help to deter someone like us, but noooo. As I write this I have my mirror between me and the keyboard. Gawd! I hate to inform some of you but it can last for decades…I am 46 and have been picking since I was 15. My face is scarred for life and I still can’t stop. I have tried cutting fingernails, wearing gloves, even having friends and family smacking me to stop.
The problem is I think the main reason I do it is to keep people at bay. I have been a social phobe for just about the same amount of time. Acne is not the problem, I out grew that years ago although I still have extremely oily skin. It’s like someone else said, I hate feeling bumps, etc on my face. But of course the scabs become the bumps so I gotta pick them. I am pretty good at picking scabs everywhere for that matter even on my cats and dog. Boy I can’t believe I am talking about this. Ya know if I wasn’t so fat people might mistake me for a tweaker.
