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Skin Picking & Anxiety
Anxiety Support / by experienceoverall
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 October 21st, 2024
...See more Hello! I’ve been dealing with on and off skin picking for a few years now. It seems to increase whenever I have more stress and anxiety in my life. The urge mainly comes from wanting my skin to feel smooth and if I feel a rough bump I will pick at it. I’ve really tried to tell myself to resist the urge, but it always comes back. I have also put more lotion on my body and that does help as much as it can, but the picking is still there. I have scars from this and I want to stop as soon as I can since I’ve been picking my face now. I feel relief when I can feel my skin and it’s all smooth, but now it has been affecting my appearance and that my skin gets damaged. I put bandages to try and help and it really helps, but I don’t want to be seen with a big bandaid on my forehead (for example) in public. What are other ways I can help get rid of this habit once and for all?
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