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salasmall , 27 Feb 2012

gone to far

i pick the ugly parts of my body that i hate, flat butt, fat stomachs, breast. i also pick the areas of my body that I like, face, back, legs, hands. during the past year it has become horrible. parts of my body that i imagined as monsters now look like a monster.i have wieght and sexual issues also. i tell myself i want to stop and wont. i have even go so far as to add personalities to the scabs and scars. i want help. i am in counseling and i take meds for bipolar, depression and anxiety. but i want treatment to stop this. i am so addicted. yet so isolated. yet so addicted.
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Ginger_Snapp
March 02, 2012
Dermatillomania is an addiction. They classify it as a form of OCD/Anxiety disorders, but it acts more like an addiction. Its so tiring. And yes, isolating. I have no idea how to help, not advice or anything. I pretty much just hate feeling alone and out of control.
Hollyrosemarie02
March 02, 2012
It is so weird that when I was 19 years old I had the perfect body and wheight at 107, and hated myself, and now I'm 165. I'm disgusting. I'm on medication to for depression called celexa. I been picking since I was 14 and I'm 26 and still do it and I hate myself more then ever. I'm glad I found this site to vent and others to relate to. It is hard being alone and out of control. I hope I can stop and find closure and happiness and start loving myself. It would be a fairy tale happy ending for me. I pick everywhere such as: like you said flat butt, chest, my FAT stomach, legs very rarely, back, arms, face, back of ears, shoulders. Everywhere you can think of. For you think your a monster. I think I'm a freak.
salasmall
March 02, 2012
i am glad to know that there are others that I can vent to and have support. i truly believe recovery is somewhat of a group effort. today i picked less becasue it is starting to become very painful. i will keep you posted.
salasmall
March 03, 2012
the after picking with the blood and scars they hurt like hell. unfortunatley i did pick when i found out about what many family are saying about me and the lack o fskills i have with keeping my house organized. i couldnt handle that information. i hope tomorrow is better for me.
Hollyrosemarie02
March 03, 2012
I hear you. I don't work or drive. I feel like I'm a bad person and to feel better I pick. Pathetic I know. You are skilled and smart and special. Don't let anyone else tell you differently doll.
Kiahrae
March 04, 2012
before coming to this site i never thought of it so much as an addiction-why i don't know bc that's exactly what it is! i have really bad anxiety-and its getting better yet i still have a major problem with picking.then ill become depressed add that to chemical depression and then im in a vicious cycle. picking cause i'm anxious or depressed and in turn exasperating it. it truly does make me feel better and i cant figure out why that wo9uld be-its not logical but then addictions are not logical. also, ill pick and then not want to be seen by anybody-->isolation.and its lonely as hell. tho recently ive been going out regaurdless and using that as motivation to not pick. i am o glad tthat ive found this site, i feel much less alone.
Hollyrosemarie02
March 06, 2012
Good for you baby girl. Keep going. Me I use to hate going out with arms and my body showing. I show it now, but I feel like now I don't care and I want to care. I feel I'm pouring out for help but no ones listening. My mom has done everything for me. I guess it's helpless to help me.

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