Like so many things, I grew out of picking at my skin. Yes, occasionally I find myself on a binge, but it’s nothing compared to what I used to do. My skin looks really great (still blotchy) and there are no embarrassing scabs or dark spots.
Once I stopped touching my skin, it stopped breaking out and the cycle ended.
trypanophobicdoll's Life List
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1. learn how to dance salsa
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2. do one thing every day that scares me
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3. Take pottery classes
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4. be a model for body painting
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5. do volunteer work
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6. learn to ride a motorcyle
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7. take a massage course
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8. Do a parachute jump
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9. become a vegan
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10. Go to the gym 4 times a week
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11. live a healthier lifestyle
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12. be a good girlfriend
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13. speak japanese fluently
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14. learn sign language
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15. make friends
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How I did it: I'd been saving money for a very long time! I went through the GenkiJacs program, which I loved. There I was taught Japanese and I took a culture class. That consisted of a sweet making class, caligraphy, shrine and temple viewing, potery making.. the Japanese will stare at you, especially if you're tall. I also went to the arcades, saw Transformers 2 with Japanese subtitles, went to the beach (fabulous, starfish by the handfull) and much… Read how I did it…
How I did it: I didn't give myself the title "Trypanophobic" for nothing, I have an intense fear of needles, but I wanted to earn money by giving plasma. Unfortunately giving plasma is a lot harder than you think, everyone wants the money.So I left the plasma center and felt unaccomplished. At first i thought i'd just see if the Red Cross did plasma, but then a really nice lady talked me into giving blood. It was a goal so i thought, tough it. They had… Read how I did it…
How I did it: i made an appointment with my hairdress letting her know what was up of course. she bleached speccific areas to look good- that took a good while to make sure it was nicely bleached- then afterwards she put manic panic in and i sat under the heat hat thing for a bit. looked blue by day and purple by night, TOO fun. Read how I did it…
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The past year I’ve been really struggling with my depression/bipolar. I’ve also been looking at tattoos but couldn’t decide on one- until I saw Marc John’s illustration of “what to focus on”. I knew instantly I had to have it, so I went to the shop I’d already researched (oldest tattoo shop in Atlanta) and had it done! I was nervous, but it really didn’t hurt and he was great the entire time.
I’m a list kind of girl, so I decided to print out a calendar to record my morning and night weights, plus list things I need to do to lose weight and also the daily foods i eat that I’m not proud of. I started at 169.8 last night and I’m 167.8 this morning, I guess it’s a matter of not screwing that up.



