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May 13, 2017, 07:46 PM
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Originally Posted by moonlitwish
I do it often without even realizing I'm doing it until I'm bleeding. A hair brushes my face, I scratch the itch, find a bump and scrape it off too. I try to keep myself from doing it by exfoliating daily. Less bumps=less picking for me. My right cheek is horribly scarred right now from a bad case of milia over the winter. And of course once the cyst is out, then there's the scab that I pick off....I feel you. I stopped cutting but actually have more scars from the unconscious picking.
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That's it exactly, with the hair brushing your face, scratch the itch, and all of a sudden I'm bleeding.
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Primary Dx: C-PTSD and Severe Chronic Treatment Resistant Major Depressive Disorder
Secondary Dx: Generalized Anxiety Disorder with mild Agoraphobia.
Meds I've tried: Prozac, Zoloft, Celexa, Effexor, Remeron, Elavil, Wellbutrin, Risperidone, Abilify, Prazosin, Paxil, Trazadone, Tramadol, Topomax, Xanax, Propranolol, Valium, Visteril, Vraylar, Selinor, Clonopin, Ambien
Treatments I've done: CBT, DBT, Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation (TMS), Talk therapy, psychotherapy, exercise, diet, sleeping more, sleeping less...
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