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Skin Picking & my boyfriend
Hii everyone my name Winter..
I've been skin picking for about 3 years now. I am going to be 21 this spring and have just moved in with my boyfriend about 5months ago. We met about 10months ago and hit it off immediately. When him and I met I was in an extremely good place with my skin. I wasn't picking I was eating very healthy and taking good care of myself. However since I've moved out of my parents house and in with him I've been feeling so anxious and stressed with life! Now this is not because of my boyfriend I adore him and he's so supportive of my CSP disorder as well as my anxiety, he loves me regardless.
So why can't I seem to love myself the same way? Why can't I see myself as beautiful as the way that he sees me? Because I can not stop picking at my face. Every time I'm bored or anxious or angrey , stressed, worried. Anything! I pick. Than I go to the mirror and look for imperfections and sores to pick at.
I hate myself for this.
It has gotten bad again in the past 4months.
I'm really trying..
It's at a point where my man and I hardly go anywhere because I feel embaressed and ashamed. He pushes me and says its not that bad but hes a home body so he doesn't mind too much..but I can't stand it!!!!!!!!!!! :( I'm tired of living my life like this. I want to live my life and feel in charge of it again.
I just need someone else to talk to and yo relate to.
Please write back or message me whosever out there...;(
Well I'm on a similar boat. I bite my hands and the feeling of losing a battle against myself is never ending. I need someone whom I can relate to as well. Trying to talk about Dermatophagia to others never works out for me because I get emotional fast and lose all my words. My boyfriend is accepting and supportive too but like most others I find it hard to talk to him about it because I'm afraid he doesn't understand and I'll only stress him out.
Hello winterwhite, I most definetly am in your position with the skin picking. I pretty much don't go anywhere or see anyone accepts those I know have accepted me for me. The exception though is that I live with my husband and he is not near as supportive about it as yours sounds to be. This has been a difficult first year of marriage, I've only been picking at my face for approx. half a year but it has caused much turmoil and distance in our marriage. I don't now how to get him to understand that I need his support more than anything, I need him to tell me I'm still beautiful and that I can overcome this. Because his reprimanding only worsens well everything. Your BF should talk to my husband! You're very lucky he gives you positivity through this difficult time. God bless you, praying for your healing and the continuing of positive response from you SO.
Vocaloidfan02, I find it extremely hard to talk to my husband whom should be the easiest to talk to you'd think. He just gets upset about it and only ever tells me to stop, he cusses and just walks away. Unfortunately he's quite hard headed and thinks nobody should need help for anything if that makes sense. Like going on some medications, doing this online therapy program, seeing a counselor, and most recently he scoffed at me for doing the stress relieving coloring books for adults. Sadly he's been the strongest weight to get of my back. But I recently stood up to him and told him I don't care if he gets mad, sad, angry, happy, or whatever if I have a new pick, I am who I am and I'm better off tackling this problem without him, whether he'll be there in the end or not is up to him because right now my health is important to me. XOXO take care sweethearts. If you ever want to chat, just ask me for my email. Have a good day!
Hello winterwhite, I most definetly am in your position with the skin picking. I pretty much don't go anywhere or see anyone accepts those I know have accepted me for me. The exception though is that I live with my husband and he is not near as supportive about it as yours sounds to be. This has been a difficult first year of marriage, I've only been picking at my face for approx. half a year but it has caused much turmoil and distance in our marriage. I don't now how to get him to understand that I need his support more than anything, I need him to tell me I'm still beautiful and that I can overcome this. Because his reprimanding only worsens well everything. Your BF should talk to my husband! You're very lucky he gives you positivity through this difficult time. God bless you, praying for your healing and the continuing of positive response from you SO.
Vocaloidfan02, I find it extremely hard to talk to my husband whom should be the easiest to talk to you'd think. He just gets upset about it and only ever tells me to stop, he cusses and just walks away. Unfortunately he's quite hard headed and thinks nobody should need help for anything if that makes sense. Like going on some medications, doing this online therapy program, seeing a counselor, and most recently he scoffed at me for doing the stress relieving coloring books for adults. Sadly he's been the strongest weight to get of my back. But I recently stood up to him and told him I don't care if he gets mad, sad, angry, happy, or whatever if I have a new pick, I am who I am and I'm better off tackling this problem without him, whether he'll be there in the end or not is up to him because right now my health is important to me. XOXO take care sweethearts. If you ever want to chat, just ask me for my email. Have a good day!