I'm so tired of picking my skin, but I can't stop. I've read tips to stop all over the web, but nothing works for me. I've tried taking the vitamin Inositol, but the powder substance makes me want to puke. I've tried telling my doctor about it, but I don't think he truly understands. He gave me a 2 week sample of Pristiq, but I haven't heard good things about that. I was hoping I could try Paxil, Zoloft, or Prozac. But, from what I've read online, those medications don't seem to help anyone with dermatillomania.

I pick my face, neck, shoulders, and back. I used to just pick my face, but it has gotten worse. One reason it has intensified is because I started taking Adderall, but I've always been a face picker. When I was little, I was a thumb sucker, my mom would put something nasty of my thumbs to try to get me to stop, but I'd still suck them, then I became a nail biter. The nail biting progressed into picking/biting the cuticles. The skin picking started towards the end of middle school. During middle school I had a little bit of acne, nothing serious, but when I'd get a whitehead, my mom would tell me I needed to pop it. I wish she never said that. She would always get on to me when I had whiteheads. So that's where the skin picking all began. Sometimes I wonder if I would have even started picking my skin if she wouldn't have been a perfectionist about it?

The skin picking has turned me into a ugly monster. I could be decent looking if I didn't pick and leave ugly scars. I'm tired of putting on tons of concealer and foundation before I leave my house. Plus summer is coming soon and I won't be able to wear tank tops or bathing suits until I can stop this skin picking, and let the damage I've done heal.

My picking is very bad today because my mom is in a horrible mood, and it's making me upset. She told me to "shut the **** up" in front of company because I asked her to come inside so the dogs would stop barking for her (4 little dogs, are VERY loud, especially when you have a headache). The thing is she gets angry when someone else makes the dogs bark.

Does anyone have some tips that helped them stop picking? I'm depressed because of how ugly I've made myself look. I don't know what to do...