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LDC , 27 Jun 2012

Hijacking the Forum - My Progress Report

I've tried everything. This forum has worked for me before so I know it can work again. I need to be strong. Daily progress report to follow.
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LDC
July 11, 2012
Day 16 - today is over. I start with a score of 10 tomorrow. And if I'm still on a score of 10 by the end of the day, I'll look better and I'll feel better. 3/10 for today.
LDC
July 12, 2012
Day 17 - Ten :) yep - 10. It wasn't easy, but I got there. I'll feel really proud if I can score a ten again tomorrow. And I reckon I can.
LDC
July 14, 2012
Day 18 - 9/10. I'm very happy with that. Instead of staying at home, I'm out and about. I want to keep this good feeling going. It changes everything in my life.
LDC
July 14, 2012
Day 19 - another 9. I'm a better person when I feel happy with myself. I'm nicer to others, more confident and outgoing, and just more pleasant to be around. The rewards are so great when just the smallest amount of success is achieved in this battle. It's time for me to put an end to picking - once and for all. I don't need to do it. It doesn't bring anything good into my life.
skreed29
July 14, 2012
IM SO PROUD OF YOU !!!! (: (: (: (: (: (: please please please do all you can to keep it up ! your success helps me to succeed. i completely relate to being more friendly and pleasant when im feeling good about myself cause i havent picked for a while. i think im also prettier when im happy and smiling and laughing and i bet you are too ! you dont need to do pick at all, its a million times better to not pick than TO pick. i try to remind myself of that everytime im having a trouble. im so excited and happy for us today (: we are going to win
LDC
July 15, 2012
Thanks Sarah :) glad to hear you had a good night. I'm trying to learn to be happy on my own, and I know that putting a stop to this habit will help with that. Enjoy looking pretty for all the events you've got coming up! Yes, we are going to win! Without a doubt :)
LDC
July 15, 2012
Day 20 - 9/10. Even good skin doesn't guarantee happiness. But it helps. I'm on a roll and I want to keep it going.
skreed29
July 15, 2012
so excited for you (: (: i know what you mean though, sometimes i get scared when i think about being seriously done with picking and having the smooth skin( even though it will never be perfect, because of scarring ) i want so desperately because i just wonder what will be my next big insecurity or struggle. but i have got to stop thinking like that ! there is no physical thing in this world that guarantees happiness ! i promise that the only things that will make you happy is having a positive outlook and seeing past the little imperfect details that life throws at you.
LDC
July 16, 2012
Yeah, I think you're right. I always think that if I get my skin looking good, everything will be perfect. I guess that's because when my skin is bad, it's so consuming. Someone wrote on this forum that they think we pick to escape things... To switch off mentally for a while. I wonder if that's true - cos if it is, stopping the habit might mean we need to find other ways to "switch off".
skreed29
July 16, 2012
i KNOW thats true for me. picking is like.. meditative to me. i go into some kind of trance and just forget about everything. it has become more and more consious lately, but i still do it. i realize that i pick more when i am feeling upset or lonely, but over the last year or so, i noticed that when im having bad feelings and am around other people or in some situation where i absolutely cant mess up my makeup or be bleeding all over my face, i do other things with my hands. generally, other destructive things. i have found myself tearing up paper into tiny little pieces over and over again, or picking paint off of something ( i sometimes do my fingernails just so i can pick off the polish ). those things also help me escape i think, but for some reason, i cant replace picking !
skreed29
July 17, 2012
im having a hard day too ! i picked at 2 spots but then walked away. i think that takes a lot of strength so im trying to be happy with myself, but im still feeling guilty. we can do this though.. we are gonna get through it (: (: (: it makes me so proud that you are doing so well.
skreed29
July 19, 2012
awe ): not bad, but not perfect. you should write more about how you are feeling when you relapse.. and when you have a good day ! sometimes is can help to put the pieces together of why you even pick at all !

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