Online Test
Find out the severity of your symptoms with this free online test
men too
people say this is mostly found in girls but thats not true. im an 18 year old male and i stuggle constantly with this. i try and go as many days as i can without picking but i always seem to come back to it. i feel so alone all the time like i dont even want to leave my house because im afraid of people judging me. i hate looking in the mirror because everytime i do it just seems like i find another pimple to pick at.. it makes me so depressed that sometimes i just sit in my room for days at a time. when im sitting there i feel so closed off from the world. i really wish i had someone to talk to about it so maybe i wouldnt feel so alone. does anyone want to talk or have any insight?
December 04, 2011
hang in there. I'm new to this site, but it seems like there's a lot of people with the same problems. I know am tempted to cut myself off when I feel my problem is too obvious, but I also know that the will lead me to do more picking and it will just spiral down and make me feel more depressed. I try to get out every day. I'm luck I can use make-up, which helps a bit.
What about the times you're doing well? Is there any thing you can learn from those times?
What leads you to pick? I'm trying now to stop before going near a mirror and not let myself get to close without a clearly stated plan of what I am going to do (make-up), for how long, etc. Maybe I should get a little alarm to help jar myself away.
What has worked for you?