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- MRR7221
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- 2y ago
picking skin help
Those who pick the skin on your fingers- how did you stop? My fingers look disgusting and I want to stop so badly but can’t find a way to stop??? Help!
Those who pick the skin on your fingers- how did you stop? My fingers look disgusting and I want to stop so badly but can’t find a way to stop??? Help!
getting acrylic nails really helped me with skin picking
I would get acrylics too for that reason and the moment they come off I would go straight to it again/:
Yes it helped for me as well!
What have you tried so far? For me, making sure I do my nails (at home because salons are $$ here), and redirecting my attention, as well as lots of therapy and meds helped me. I used to hair pull pretty badly as well, but since I researched hair care and have been actively trying to improve my hair health I noticed I have been pulling less. Have you looked into ways to repair damaged skin? Maybe ask your doctor their recommendations for healing your hands (aquaphor, etc.), and then talk to a therapist about healing your mind and the reasons you’re picking?
I’ve used acrylics and then I go right back to the picking when they come off. I sit on a hand when I pick. I yell at myself in my head when I do. I just want my hands to look nice ugh
What did you do when you had acrylics? Were you happy with the way they looked for you? Sometimes spending that little bit of $ to feel good about ourselves is worth it. What if you were to get acrylics and then schedule an appointment for a fill (schedule while still at the salon) so that you have continuous acrylics until the urges pass? For me, not being able to complete my compulsion of hair pulling because of having a ‘project’ for my hair (needing it to look presentable for work and having a set washing and hair treatment schedule) has helped a lot
I think calm strips help a lot, or putting a band aid over your finger and pick at the bad aid instead of your skin
i have really bad contamination ocd and i can honestly get through my days without panic attacks but it always requires that i have hand sanitizer, wet wipes and access to wash my hands and be able to shower afterwards. i’m feeling like there’s no hope because i can get through the days okay and i try not to let other people know about it because i deal with it all privately but i’m afraid i’ll never be able to stop with all of the cleaning throughout the day. does anyone have tips to stop cleaning their hands or anywhere that may have gotten “dirty” or anything like that? thank you (:
I can’t stop checking. Someone help me break the cycle, what do I do?
I’m really struggling. I’ve had BDD as long as I can remember- most days I feel so unbelievably sad and hopeless and I’ve never known what it’s like not to feel this way. I’m constantly thinking about which people are looking at me, what lights are on and off, how I can move my hair in front of my face so people can’t see me, what clothes I’m wearing, how to lose weight or dress to look skinny, and I spend hours at a time digging bloody holes in my face just because a tiny pimple felt so excruciating to know about without getting rid of. I have acne all over my face and I feel like sobbing whenever I see myself in a mirror. I can’t have my makeup off in front of people (haven’t been able to in a decade since I was 9 years old) but I also can’t sleep with makeup on, and this makes it so I can’t travel with my family or friends or stay at people’s houses unless I have my own room and bathroom (which is obviously not the norm). I miss classes and socializing often because I feel like I can’t go outside in the light so I sit alone in the dark for days at a time. I push everyone in my life away because of it. I was hospitalized a couple of times for an eating disorder and had to spend months at a time in inpatient treatment, so I’ve tried lots of intensive therapy and outside of treatment I met weekly with a therapist for 3 years. I’m just feeling so lost, alone, and helpless. I need advice, help, something. I always wonder whether I’d just be better off not living, even though I know that decision can’t even be on the table. It sucks.
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