[Skin Concerns] Does anybody have an experience where stopping the picking/scanning/scratching really improved their skin/acne?

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Hey there! Long time lurker who finally decided to make a post.I am 22 now and back when I was a teenager I had quite mild acne. I went through product after product containing BP and high amounts of SA convinced that it would eventually begin working. Finally, four years ago, I began strictly oil cleansing and had clear skin for about 3 years (other than a couple small pimples around ovulation and before my period).Anyways, over the last year, after a couple breakouts, I have began obsessively scanning/touching/sometimes picking at my skin everyday. (Have had anxiety/depression for a number of years now and it seems that this is one of the ways it has manifested in the last year.) I probably spend about 3-4 hours a day if added up with my fingers on my face. Much of the time it is not actual "picking", but just pressing, yanking at my skin, scanning with fingers, scratching with nails, etc. After this habit started, I have noticed that I break out a lot more. (I rarely have more than 1 or 2 actual pimples on my face, but I get MUCH more tiny whiteheads/bumps, etc. now).Seeing that I have not changed my routine (other than trying out a few products that all resulted in breakouts), is it possible that most of this is due to this habit? I keep telling myself that my skin is very likely to improve if I stop this behaviour. I think if I heard some other success stories/how it really improved somebody else's skin that would cheer me on.Thanks so much for taking the time to read this! I look forward to your input.
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