Sophia- I can relate to your struggle completely! I think you're on the right track- I used to pick my face pretty regularly until I started investing in expensive (for me, lol) facial products. The thought of having to wipe blood off of my face and wash it and reapply (waste) my moisturizer helped me break the cycle. My hair-pulling is another matter entirely, but the dermatilia has all but disappeared. Also, I found that using a microdermabrasion home-kit once a wk helped me not pick my face- a big trigger for me used to be "blackheads" on my chin....of course they weren't really blackheads, but instead were just normal pores, but all the squeezing would create huge pimples which would exacerbate the picking. Exfoliating regularly (and spoiling myself with good moisturizer) has eased this compulsion. I hope you continue to find relief and your path to healing is straight and quick! take care and good luck!