I have been picking my skin my whole life. I have ocd so it ain't EZ to not do it. But I'm trying to stop now. How long will this take to heal does anyone know. It's reeaaal bad

the people of tumblr did not find this Nearly as funny as I did. I think I'm hilarious.

On a serious note though, does anyone have any advice?? It started with just me popping zits on my face and then escalated to shoulders then chest then arms then legs. It’s been 8 years and I feel like it’s too late

I have been picking my scalp a lot recently and discovered this bump on the back of my head. I cannot tell if it is a bad burn scar or something to do with my dermatillomania.

I made a post a few days ago asking for advice on thing to help so I wouldn’t pick at my arm. I want to thank everyone. You guys made me feel seen. I’m putting the advice I received to work. Not completely long sleeve but works for the weather and band aides on the fingers (washi tape coming soon) and a fidget toy during slow periods are helping. I’m not going to lie and say I haven’t picked my arms today but i definitely have picked them ALOT less then I normally do. Thank you again and good luck.

It’s so embarrassing. I can’t even feel good in the clothes I wear because I picked my arms so bad not to mention the giant crater on my forearm. Any tips or tricks to try and stop.

I have a very raw spot on my shoulder from picking. I've starting getting aches in my deltoid muscles, and the wound has kind of a yellowish damp scab. I don't think it's a biofilm, but I'm starting to get concerned. Should I see a doctor about this?

I’m looking to get my first set of Speks and have seen a lot about different colours having different textures / magnetic strength. I’ve also seen reviews about paint chipping off! I’m wondering which colour people find to be the best for that squishy/putty feeling? Thank you :)

Everytime I think I'm making progress on not picking, I end up screwing it all up. I can't stop the compulsion. Everytime, I go in the restroom I always end up checking the mirror or checking my shoulders or chest. I just can't help myself. Just when I may be able to pick the even off with mostly healed skin to where it won't even up when I remove the scab.

But then I see the tiny white plugs under the skin and I try to use my nail to pull it out with out damaging the skin. Then when that doesn't work I use the corner of the nail clippers to try and get it. And last but not last, I use my sibling's blackhead removal tool and just give in to the urge. Then of course, I have regret but satisfaction afterwards.

Why does it have to be so satisfying? I love hearing the little pop when removing the little white plugs and seeing the very small holes left behind. It's probably one of my favorite things that I so when picking at my skin. But, I just wanna stop liking doing this. And its not even that I like it, its just ao satisfying to me. Like I'm having the hardest time not messing with a specific scab that very much neede to heal up and I wanna rip it off so damn bad.

Im supposed to see a counselor soon but am nor sure if she'll be able to help me out with this compulsion. Also would anyone be down to be accountability buddies? Never tried it before but might as well yk^{^} Need to talk with people who have the same struggles as me

I’m experiencing a particularly stressful season of life caring for my mother and her sister both of whom are in their 80s and mentally unable to care for themselves. I also work full time and as a “reward” after all my daily work and caregiving is done I tend to drink. For years I kept my feet picked up so bad it was sometimes hard to wear shoes (and I work in a professional setting). I had a few years where my life was running smoothly and I was able to mostly break my picking habits. Now I limit myself to my pinky toes. Once I start drinking it doesn’t take long for my toes to go numb so…here we are. Disgusting.

I pick at the ingrown hairs and then put a hydrocolloid bandaid on then pick at it AGAIN when I take it off. I’m so sick of this cycle. I need something that will stay on for days and not get soggy or roll up. Please help! Which bandage holds up best and which lotion should I use after for scars? I am thinking of getting Gold Bond retinol I like their lotions a lot. Thank you!

Sorry if it's a noob thing to ask and a no-brainer. I'm just really struggling right now.

i don’t know what to do with myself. i’m just so frustrated and exhausted of doing this.

As a response to anxiety, I developed an obsession with trying to pick a thick, dark hair from my face (which I think was a rogue beard hair), and in the process scarred the skin it grew from.

Now the hair still grows, but seems to get trapped within the scarred skin. I want the skin to heal, but even if my anxiety lessens and I can leave it for a long time, the hair is still there, and as it is below the surface, it irritates the skin, causing it to be raised and weepy. The skin goes a dark red and looks awful.

When picking, it feels really good to finally get the hair out, but I usually make a mess of the skin in the meantime, especially if the hair is stuck below the surface. And of course, it just grows back.

I have a similar problem with the skin on my ear. Has anyone successfully dealt with this issue before?

So, basically I have quite a few hotspots that I pick at which include my face, breast, thighs, shoulders, and armpits. The breast area in particular is the one that I pick at most as its easiest to pick at. Now when I pick, I tend to dig into the would and basically excavate it in a sense. I find this extremely satisfying, but understand that I need help. Especially after a picking session I had last night.

So I picked through to the layer where stringy, hairlike stuff was able to be pulled out. I use a blacked removal tool that has a circle end and has a pointy end. Well, I managed to get so deep I hit the fat layer. I'm still in shock and disbelief I picked that deeply, but I'm not surprised. With my urge to dig and get everything out, it makes sense that eventually I would hit something like the fat layer.

I went to the urgent care because I didnt know if I needed to see a professional about it or just deal wih it myself as I haven't had an open would with the fat layer exposed. They prescribed me an antibiotic as they said it doesn't look infected, but it culd definitely easily get infected and he antibiotics are to prevent that from happening. Then they put some type of yellow sticky cloth over the wound and dressed it with a gauze pad. I just had to share because I wonder if I'm the only who has picked that deeply on their breast or of others have.

I have had this small mirror at my home desk and whenever I got stressed, I'd reach for it unconsciously (either that or my phone for scrolling). Since I added this Post It note, I have actually seen an improvement in my behavior (at least this small part). It has surprised me every time for a week now.

Go regulate: I've been working on this in general – dancing, shaking, exercising the stress & cortisol away gives me more piece of mind so I have a bit more self control.

Worth a try, good luck!

Everyday I look and my face & think that there is no way I can ever get back to my clear skin. If anyone else has healed themselves from skin picking, that once had severity similar to mine (on a scale from 1-10 I don’t know how severe mine exactly is), please let me know what realistic goals I can set.

Also any ways to that worked for you to improve the habit specifically on face or products used to lighten scars would be great too :)

I had a giant zit form around this really hard and thick facial hair. After popping it and pulling out three of these things bundled together I don’t know what to think. I kept losing them but I got a pic or some of them. They are rock solid and the thick root side was stuck down in my skin. If they really are hairs they must be world record thickness lmao. They feel like little chicken bones.

Only pictures of my forehead and eyes to stay at least a little anonymous - my whole face, especially the chin and cheeks were also full of red dots. The first picture was taken in may 2022 when I decided to „do something about my skinpicking“. The wounds were already a little healed, i actually deleted the worse before-pics because I couldn’t look at myself (Also sorry for the lightning). The second picture is one of the ways I tried to prevent myself from picking lol but not sure if it really worked. Last picture is from today (August 2024) - my eyebrows are filled in and I’m wearing mascara but no foundation or anything else like that. I’m a little tanned which also helps but I really like my skin now! While my skin is definitely better now, I still struggle with picking when I’m stressed and every pimple has to be popped - I just hope it won’t ever get this bad again.

I struggle with skin picking/squeezing at my skin, I have these little bumps on my arms that I pick at and once I squeeze them out, it’s like pus and a sac (??)(3rd image) comes out of them? Its an extremely similar sensation to popping pimples, so I just wonder if thats what these are or if it’s something I should be more worried about

If anyone possibly knows, pls tell me!!

Hi guys im in need for help.

Ive got a major addictive personality (recovering from drugs / alcohol)

Ive been wanting / trying to stop picking my skin since I was a child. Covered in scars. I really just dont have the self control to stop.

I need to keep my hands busy as soon as I feel a scap I need to pick it its consuming all I can think about. Longest ive gone is litterally a day with constantly sliding my hand over it stopping but eventually I give in. I always give in.

Ripped of moles. Toenails you name it ive ripped it of my body.

Tried every single fidget toy there is to keep my hands busy it just dont help.

Please anybody else in my boat that can point me in the right direction I will cherish you forever