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SweetDeeDee , 01 Mar 2009

Hi, I'm new here...

Hi, My name is Deanna andI am 24 years old. I started picking on my skins of my whole body since I was 9 years old. I don't know why I keep picking everyday? My mom caught me a fews times while I was growing up and she doesn't understand why I keep picking for a long time. She told me don't do that or you will get an infections and I didn't want her to know that. I try to quit picking for a while but the summer coming up soon so I might do start all over again cuz the flybites, red bumps & spots. I don't know how to say to my family about my problem but I'm not ready yet so I have to think of something to do like writing a letter to them or talking to face-to-face about the problem I'm having. I never felt like this but it was not a stress but I have a mixed feelings about it. Does anyone have talked to your family about your problem and what does they think of it? I want some answers about your family for getting you some help or trying you to stop picking. I always puts the cream on me but I keeps picking everynight and sometimes in the day time. I picks everything when I'm in my bed until I fall asleep and the bathroom too. Thank for reading this!
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bb91
March 01, 2009
he deanna, my name is bas and welcome to the forum. have you tried wearing rubber gloves to the bathroom and to sleep?
SweetDeeDee
March 01, 2009
Well, I can't wear a rubber gloves cuz my hands will be warm/hot but I never gets a cold hand expect outside. I'm going to try that soon if it's cold hand so I will puts on while i do in the bathroom & to sleep. How about you Bas? I'm interesting that you are having problem with picking on your skins.
bb91
March 02, 2009
well my picking has gotten a lot better actually. I have been doing it for some ten years or so, in various different forms. This year it got to its worst, however is now improving, i have a general thread going where i answer questions and stuff
SweetDeeDee
March 02, 2009
way to go bb91! Keep going without picking. I almost quit picking last night but I itching, scratching & a bit of picking wasn't that bad. It's will take a one day at a time for without picking. Well, this year looks worst in me but ot gotton out of hand lately. It's go back and forth for picking and quit picking. The summer is the worst months but I keep swimming all the time so the skin will make much better, after that night, it's looks way worse then the flybites. I wear my bathing suit and my both legs got scarred but some of my family saw it for no reason thank god for covering it very quickly. My cousin saw it on my arm and asked me what that white spots and I couldn't tell him about my skin problem that cause for pickings. I didn't want him to look hurt or scared. Ever since I was small, I used to wear a full bathsuit for a year or 2 years, I started picking on my both legs and got covered with my swim shorts to cover on my bathsuits luckily no one ever see this before. Hope this one hlep you for cover your swim shorts while your swimming in the summer and it's working but in the night time make sure you will apply the cream after shower or bath or even when you going to bed afterwards.

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