mandakayy

ok well i researched alot
and found tricks and stuff to help me stop
and one of them was to get fake nails (acrylic). so i went and got my nails done. and let me say, its a good start i believe. because the nails are longer and not too sharp, its not easy to PICK. ALTHOUGH: its even more tempting and satisfying to POP pimples and zits. but even though im poping my pimps, i do not have nearly as many scabs as i did before i got my nails did. so this is a GREAT way to start. =]

(crap, right after i finished that last sentence, my hand went to my face to try and find something to pick… ugh)

wow. im really glad i found out that what ive been doing for the past 12 years has a name. well i mean im not too glad, cuz this means i actually have to face the fact that i have a problem. i just looked on google to see if there was a title for this habit, and then i found this. im 16 1/2 and have been picking ever since i was a kid. it started on my legs, so i have scars all over. and for the past 3 years ive been picking my face non stop. if there is even the smallest blemish, i have to pick it, and large pimples are the worst. when they are under the skin i have to pick and pick and pick until i get something out. and if i dont pick, i feel very very anxious. and even when i tell myself not to, i cant help it but do it cuz i feel like i will have an anxiety attack.

i could really use help on how to beat this. so if u have any advice, please share it with me!

thanks.