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Manon Morin , 20 Apr 2010

I need to stop picking my face

I am obsessed with picking the pores on my face. I seem to get some kind of relief or joy out of it. All I am doing is ruining the skin on my face. I need to stop before it is too late. I have been doing this since I was a youth. I feel like there is something wrong with me. My kids and my husband all tell me to just stop but I can't it has become second nature to me.
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violet
April 20, 2010
i totally know where you're coming from. i'm struggling just as much... some of the stuff on this forum is very helpful -- it's just so hard to keep at it all the time. good luck to you!
Manon Morin
April 21, 2010
Thank you. I am sharing this information with my family because I really need their help an d support. I feel very weird right now. I have decided to take this 40 day challenge. How will I do it not one day goes by that I don't pick my face. I will have to take it one moment at a time. This forum will really help I just know it.
wildflower
April 21, 2010
i took the 40 day challenge myself, but not right off the bat. i didn't believe i could do it so i made my own challenge up and called it one hour, or one day at a time. being a picker over 25 years i didn't think i could do it but i got very serious about it and quit. after 7 days and being totally surprised with myself, i then took the 40 day challenge and went a full 48 days without picking !! so it can be done !! believe in yourself and be strong, determined, and committed. read up as much as you can about how to change your behaviours and hopefully that will help. talking about it with supportive people will help. ultimately, though, it is strictly keeping your fingers from doing damage to your skin. decide to harm no more. decide to love your skin and you will be rewarded in time. all the best to you !!! ... <3 <3 <3
Manon Morin
April 21, 2010
Thanks for that encouragement. Congratulations to you and I hope I will be able to accomplish this 40 day challenge. I feel a little overwhelmed but I need to think about not damaging my skin anymore.

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