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goal orientated , 10 Aug 2012

mission begins today to quit dermatilomania after a decade

Hi. I'm an adult. Should know better. Even teach Psychology and always research treatments. But I have been struggling with wrecking my face for no less than ten years. Today I want to quit. The reason? People at home believe I will never make it. As a high achiever, I am gona try to succeed with my face. Yes i will keep relapsing. Yes I will keep getting up after the fall. Feel free to join the mission. I'm gonna make it by the time I marry my partner. Although he knows, I want to be a better version of myself. Goodlcuk to the rest of you too :) x x x
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soembarrassed
August 18, 2012
Yes yes i am. Hard! Hard! Hard! This is a pickers nightmare. I want to rip the dang thing off sooooo bad. So far i have been able to control the urge...i am strong willed i can do this. No i will do this. I am not going through another week of work like this! 2 months from this ugly thing is all the time it is getting from me!!!
goal orientated
August 19, 2012
Day 7: hardly did anything bad though did a bit of itch-like scraching on my cheek. Some redness that soon faded off. So overall, no wounds at all for the morning. Afternoon though, teo small ones.
goal orientated
August 19, 2012
Skin looking unatractive again. Been picking during my bath visits as the day has progressed.
soembarrassed
August 19, 2012
Oh boy!!! Dont beat youself up!!! Pick yourself up...shake it off...smile...i know it is hard..but you can do it!!! Tmrw is a brand new day. I think we should all invest in outhouses. These have no mirrors...lol what do you think?
pickological
September 09, 2012
Ahahaha I look so ugly after my last picking session that I was actually thinking about this option, because I don't want the people who I share the place with to see me that way :) because of course I drink loads of water now and need to pee often, and I have a treatment on my scabs and no make up, so it would take me loads of time to be putting on and off the make up just to go and have a pee... but I don't want to feel embarrased if somebody sees me on my way to the bathroom :( it's sad, but still kind of funny :))) I'm god damn crazy :) I really hope this to be the last time I did that kind of harm to my face
goal orientated
August 20, 2012
Day 8: i wish i read everyone's useful comments earlier. Thank you :) The forum and my goal to stop, slipped my mind. Terrible scratching this morning. Wounded forehead and chin. Noticing a pattern now. I scratch in the morning and later during make up removal. Also in the bath tub but not always under the shower. Dried up blood/wounds all over now. Damn! I need to go back to my initial goal which is to avoid the trance during skin picking. Minimize my mirror moments. Oh maaaan! Lets start again. My face stings right now so covered in aloe vera tonight. I need to be more regular on this forum, reading other chats. I know my next goals now. I will make it hopefully, one day.
soembarrassed
August 20, 2012
I love the great attitude!!! One step back but two steps forward. You slipped up..but you did not fall into the deep dark hole of self pitty. Way. To. Go. I still think you should try the calamine lotion. That worked so well for me. Stopped the stinging...itching and calmed my skin. Hang strong! I/we are all here for you!!! And you will make your goal no hopefully about it..you will!! xxxxx
olivegreen
August 29, 2012
You might find some help at a blog I found: http://zenhabits.net/10-tips-for-quitting-smoking/ I know the article is about quitting smoking, but I feel the effect is the same. Good luck to you. I am also starting my own recovery journey.

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