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I was thinking about trying witch hazel or calamine lotion because it’s numbing and maybe if I numb my skin when I start to pick or feel the stress it won’t feel as satisfying to pick at it. I pick at my face and back.
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my issue is also trying to squeeze out things and looking for hairs that don't look right
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@Anonymous It’s rough. You want to wait until acne has a white head and heals naturally. But the white head is the most difficult to resist picking
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Maybe aloe vera could work as well.
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Practicing healthy touch with yourself/others. Yoga, hugging, skincare routines, cuddling, dancing, etc
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I think I might have dermatillomania. I am not self diagnosing. I get skin picking so bad that my whole back is covered in sores, there's at least 40 of them. I also pick at my head horribly I seriously cannot stop either. I have open sores all over my head and pick and pick and just can never stop. Sometimes I don't notice, and I'm always looking for a spot to pick at. I looked at all the symptoms and ik it runs with ocd. Whenever I get anxious my skin picking becomes very severe. Whenever I wake up I pick at my head too. I seriously don't know how to stop picking and I'm trying to get a diagnostic for dermillomania. I also have started to pick at my nose horribly. I have these blackhesd removers and I keep using them constantly on my face, everytime I'm home from school I use them on my nose and pick at everything on my face.
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