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Basta , 13 Jan 2012

80 days' commitment

Day 1: Today is the first day of my the new me. I'm not picking anymore and the next 80 days I'll make my determination even stronger putting my will-power and thoughts into this transformation.
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Basta
March 01, 2012
Day 49: My skin is in recovery, but it takes time... I get inspirational quotes every day and I want to share today's quote with you. "Experience is not what happens to a man. It is what a man does with what happens to him." I'm at home today, reading.
cleanandsparkles
March 02, 2012
hi basta. hope your day was good yesterday and you got your reading done. Your job sounds demanding and i guess its v important that they give you strategies for leaving the problems behind when you finish on the phonelines. You are brave to do that basta. i have to admit i have used a phoneline service a couple of times in the past and it was incredibly helpful. invaluable actually. i have thought about volunteering, however thinking about something is not the same as achieving it! - you are an inspiration basta for doing this. ...................... i wish you a good day and keep strong :) - hows the new jacket? :) p.s. like the quote :)
Basta
March 14, 2012
Day 62: I picked 5 days out of those 13 days I've been away from this site :((((((((( This is terrible. When I don't pick and I try to feel the body I can feel I'm almost shaking! I'm just very very anxious all the time. I'll try to do my best these last 18 days of my challenge.
cleanandsparkles
March 15, 2012
hi basta. lots of encouragement for your last bit of your challenge. (if you picked for only 5 out of 13 - thats 8 days NOT picking. dont know about you but that would have been something to seriously celebrate before finding this site! :) have a good day basta hope jobs going well. p.s. i know you love running, etc. so hopefully you can relate to my excitement that i successfully climbed to the summit of Snowdon on sunday! it was a challenge i did not think i could do. - took a while, but that was not the point, it was something i set out to do. thats what challenges are all about, not perfection, but improvement - sound familiar???? :) xx
Basta
March 15, 2012
Wow!!! That's so cool!!! It probably feels like... getting to the top of a mountain!! It may be fantastic!! Congratulations! I may visit your country one day - I've heard the nature is beautiful in Wales. Just looked at the tickets... will cost over 405 pounds per person.. Maybe next year then! :) Thank you very much for the encouragement! Hugs
cleanandsparkles
March 16, 2012
thanks for congratulations and hugs! :) i hope you do visit wales next year. i was overwhelmed with the beauty of the area. some great places to visit. so exciting. legs still feel a little dodgy, used muscles didnt know i had. no regrets though. want to do it again. maybe come down by train as bizarrely tougher coming down. had to really focus, great meditation technique as no room for stressing about anything else, had to be in the moment. fantastic. hope today good for you. im sure you are computer savvy, there may be better bargains to be found re tickets :) have great weekend basta.x
Basta
March 19, 2012
Day 67: My skin looks really lovely!! I haven't picked and I have been busy lately. I was at therapist today - first time with this guy. Talked about my job situation and my insecurities around coming out and being independent. Or.... my insecurities :) I'm thinking maybe I'll talk about picking next time, but it's difficult even to think about it, so shameful.
cleanandsparkles
March 20, 2012
Hi basta. got b/f staying this until tomorrow so just v v quick note to say that i know exactly what you mean re being open with therapist but once its 'out there' its a relief, another step as it were. i have to keep my eyes down when i talk about my picking history and however excrutiatingly embarrassing it is, i keep talking. its the way to freedom and leaving the shame behind. - .............. Just to rephrase my last post, re: train, i was referring to the train that can be got down (or up, but that defeats object???!:) from Snowdon - I read again and realised it looked very confusing. sorry :) - ......... Am v pleased to read your above words 'My skin looks really lovely!!' - well done Basta, you are doing so great and it has been good to be on this journey on this site, alongside you and everyone. it helps so much.
Liverlips
March 22, 2012
I'm so proud of you and I don't even know you! I told my counselor and it was embarrassing but since he's a professional he didn't judge me or look at me funny. He's just helping me get through it! totally worth it! I'd like to do a challenge too, would you want to restart it long with me?
Liverlips
March 22, 2012
I'm so proud of you and I don't even know you! I told my counselor and it was embarrassing but since he's a professional he didn't judge me or look at me funny. He's just helping me get through it! totally worth it! I'd like to do a challenge too, would you want to restart it long with me?
Basta
March 24, 2012
Day 72: Went well, I haven't picked yet, so glad!!! 8 days to go! I'm looking forward to celebrating it. My reward would be Origins Modern Friction scrub. It is really great!!
Basta
March 29, 2012
Day 77: The final count down. I'm a bit sad that I picked the day before yesterday. I am beginning to miss my colleagues, I need people around me. I'm busy studying now and will start looking for a new job on monday. I have decided to cut the coffee from my daily routine. I love coffee, but it makes me feel anxious after a cup and I realized that my body doesn't want coffee. :( But even though I'm really sleepy and a bit depressed today I feel great physically.
cleanandsparkles
March 29, 2012
hi basta, - im currently on week 4 of cutting down to 2 coffees per day. it has made a real difference as i was on 4-5 coffees per day. strong. - now i not only sleep better generally but also most significantly, i dream - loads of vivid dreams. I am pleased about this because i had not dreamt for months, if not years? i think this was due to not winding down enough to allow my nervous system to slow down and operate the dream mechanism in my brain - coffee is great in the morning but it does effect me more now, especially now im not picking, it accentuates the feelings too much and prevents me 'shutting-off' my thoughts. The only thing to watch out for though is sometimes giving up caffeine suddenly can contribute to skullcracker headaches. if this happens, just wean off a little slower. good luck basta with this and only 3 days to go! glad you are feeling great physically. :)
Basta
April 01, 2012
Day 80! I'm done with the challenge and feel free!!! I don't really have this terrible urge to pick and this was what I wanted. I was "asleep" before picking every day. Now I feel like I have one problem less :) So happpy!!! My skin has loved me for this. It doesn't produce this much oil as before (I guess I was stimulating the production by squeezing the pores all the time) and I look so much better!!!! I have thought about making one more commitment (100 days) but I will not now. I will take a break and see if I'll do well on my own. It feels "normal" not to pick, that's a great progress. Even though I have made mistakes during this last commitment, I have made a huge progress!!! When I look into the mirror now, I don't search for imperfections but see some other things like beautiful eyes, eyebrows and lips :) Good luck to everyone here! I will come back here and read the forum occasionally but right now I'm flying away from the nest.

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