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Butterfly56 , 27 Mar 2012

My 100 day commitment

I saw on here that Toomuchpressure and Basta are doing this commitment where they post everyday while they are trying to overcome this so I figured I would try the same thing. I only picked a little today. I have been nearly picking at all lately but yesterday I had the worst picking session I've had in probably at least 2 months. It sucks. I'm trying not to let it get me down too much. Well here's day one. Good luck to me and everyone else trying to overcome this disorder:)
8 Answers
Indie
March 28, 2012
I just joined this sight and noticed those commitment posts too. I am going to try the same thing. Good luck! I know you are going to do great and that we can all conquer this. :)
Butterfly56
March 28, 2012
Ok well I guess day one is now darting tomorrow because I picked yesterday and today. Oh well. Trying not to let it get me too down
Butterfly56
March 30, 2012
Okay so i started day pne over again today and i did better but not completely good i still picked a little. Well maybe like medium amount. it wasnt too much but it wasnt just a little bit. I hope tomorrows better!!!
Basta
March 30, 2012
Good luck! Remember - never confuse a single defeat with a final defeat.
Butterfly56
March 31, 2012
Well I forgot to update yesterday. I was mostly pick free. It was great. I got acrylic nails so hopefully that will help. Hoping today will be as good as yesterday.
catwoman
March 31, 2012
Hey, I started the same thing around a week ago. My skin looks really good, and as someone was saying i soaked in hot water this morning and rubbed the scabs off. My mom helped me with this sponge thing, but it's supposed to be used for feet. She ran it up and down my arms SLOWLY a couple times. It's seriously a really good exfoliant if you dont have scabs (ouch, that would hurt) and it has a similar texture as sandpaper. What it does is it almost completely removes a layer of skin for a new, healthier one to grow. However, I would only do this once a week or you might exfoliate too much. Also, I have been using a medicinal ointment that I got in Switzerland (it might exist other places, and if you are interested, you might be able to order it) called Keli-med. If you search it on Google, "keli-med ointment" should pop up. I swear this is like gold to me. Try it please, I assure you it works. It's the best healing cream I've ever tried. Tanning also helps (if your a guy you don't have to try this). If you see it's a sunny day outside, get into your swimsuit, bring a towel outside and tan. I don't think I have very sensitive skin, but I usually get sunburns within a few hours of being outside even with sunscreen. However, even tanning for maybe just half an hour without any sunscreen doesn't and has never harmed my skin. This can all help (with an exfoliant) create a completely new skin that will be scar free. Taking care of my body feels so good because I know that I will have healthy, glowing skin soon, and plus I won't ever do it again. I would cure my addiction because I was going without picking for so long.

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