I can just relate, jadedrose.

I am sorry that you're feeling addicted to picking. It is an incredibly difficult habit to break! I used to do the same thing, after the birth of my second baby as well. Since then (almost 8 years later) and I still avoid cameras like the plague! Looking at pictures taken in the really hard times, I am disgusted with myself and embaressed (sp??)!!

Whenever I catch myself picking, scratching, or popping, I immediately stop and sit on my hands. I have to try to think about something completely different than whatever I was thinking about beforehand. That helps me. I won't even allow myself to touch myself unless I'm applying soap, water, or sunscreen. I tried make-up, that didn't help at all. Only brought my self-image down lower & temptation to scratch went up!

I hope that this helps you ~ things will get better. It seems to last f-o-r-e-v-e-r in the moment, I recall. But, it WILL pass & your skin will slowly clear up and the red will fade as time passes. But, you're going to have to be very gentle with your skin to see the improvement.

((((jadedrose))))