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belsy , 23 Jul 2009

Where is everyone from?

I noticed the message asking if anyone is from UK and thought it might be nice to find out where we are all from.... united across the world but our common plight. I will kick off ... I am from Canberra, Australia.....
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hekler
October 21, 2009
Hi Everybody, I'm from Canada, and sure am happy that I'm not the only one that has the skin picking problem. It was amazing reading the forums and saying "Hey that sounds exactly like me and I thought that it was only me. Well, happy to be a first time user of forums as well excited to connect with other "Pickers" hopefully in time I will be able to kick the habit. Cheers
Quazza
November 05, 2009
Hey! im From Australia too A few hours from Canberra in fact my brother lives there:)
shamira
November 13, 2009
Hi-I'm new as of tonight. I'm from British Columbia, Canada. Hoping to find some help here. Good luck to everyone!
Kali
November 19, 2009
Hi, I 'm new as of tonight also, like others I'm relieved to know I'm not alone but sad that anyone else has to deal with this. I am from Northern CA. USA
cosmic girl
November 20, 2009
I am from England, and maybe like you Maddykins, I pick at my upper arms, as I suffer from Keratosis Pilaris, those awful pimples that look so red, almost like a rash.(apparently it's very common amongst people of Celtic descent, my Gran was from Ireland) I pick them when I am stressed or bored. I have been doing it for years and years, I hate to show my arms in the summer, I really don't like the look of them, or the way they feel rough.....I want my arms to be smooth, like everyone's else's beautiful arms, so I pick the pimples, of course they then go even redder, scarring happens, makes the situation worse! But the feeling I get when I pick is of relief, and compulsive, I just can't help myself. I will also pick at any tiny invisible spots on my face, and make them 10 times worse! I just know it's to do with low self esteem, and feeling unloved as a child, but find it hard to stop.
Beth
November 20, 2009
Sounds familiar. KP bumps are my favorite- I don't have as many now as I did when I was a teenager, but when I find one it's like a gift. Until later, when I look at my arms and realize they're repulsive. They say moisturizers and sunshine (and not picking) are supposed to help with those.
cosmic girl
November 20, 2009
Sometimes I don't do it for a while and my arms start to heal and look good, and that's usually when I find the urge to pick is the strongest! Then I feel so stupid and guilty looking at my handiwork, thinking "I just did that to myself" If I am busy and fulfilled I don't feel the urge so much, right now I am feeling quite weird all day, bit spaced out, have to fight the urge to pick. It was only a few days ago listening to a radio programme about self harm, that I suddenly had the realisation that that is what I have been doing all these years. So obvious now, thank goodness I have found this site, I feel now I am not this mad person any more.

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