Anonymous #1 1w

No not at all! I’ve struggled with it since I was 11 and am now 24. The past few years it’s been so bad to the point of picking for 2-3 hours thinking only 10-15 minutes had passed. I’ve lowkey tried everything, nails/no nails, nac, no mirrors, nicotine. It’s been a combination of things. Accutane: it’s cleared almost all my acne but wasn’t perfect because I would still pick and the skin is so fragile it would just rip open. Shower in the dark: I tend to pick right before I shower so I don’t

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Anonymous tacooo 1w

Turn on any lights other than the fan. tools: threw away all Bobby pins, tweezers anything I would pick with Distractions: A really good show you haven’t seen before. Sometimes when I feel like picking especially before I shower I’ll sit and watch and episode of my show so I’m not near the mirror but still in the bathroom (weird idc)

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Anonymous tacooo 1w

And lastly the sheer determination that the only way my skin will ever fully heal was if I stop picking (this is the hardest :( )

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Anonymous #1 1w

I used to pick at my face for up to 4-5 hours a day and I was almost always bleeding somewhere on my face. I eventually found a way to clear up my acne and it REALLY helped. I stopped using was dermatologists told me to use and found topical treatments. I use Differin Gel for cystic acne, Clean & Clear persa-gel 10 for deepish zits, and Clean & Clear Advantage Rapid Gel (this last one doesn’t dry out your skin too!!) for surface level zits. Works like magic!

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Anonymous #2 1w

The first one can be VERY drying so use in moderation. A little bit goes a very long way. If you use too much, your skin could be peeling for the next week out of dryness and that can make your picking worse. The second product I listed is a little bit drying but not too bad, but it can leave a white residue for a few hours after you use it. I mainly use it before I go to bed. The third product isn’t drying at all. Sometimes I wake up the next morning and can’t even find where the zit was

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Anonymous #3 6d

You got this! The past 10 years I haven’t gone more than a week without picking

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