Beauty Tips For Body Care
I really just want to put this out there and come totally clean.It took me a long, long time to figure out what was REALLY wrong with my skin. I have normal breakouts on occasion, but really the biggest problem was me and not knowing I had dermatillomania. You hear "don't pick" and it kinda goes over your head. Like, yeah, whatever.So I really want to just throw this out there because it is serious and I think it's underestimated.I did not realize that this is a type of self harm. It is. It super is.I also did not realize when my "acne problem" started until I read a book called Stop Picking on Me: THE DEFINITIVE GUIDE ON EXCORIATION DISORDER Skin Picking Disorder (SPD) by Mary-Margaret Stratton.I realized that my issue was directly connected to trauma and abuse. It started directly after that and for some reason picking became my coping mechanism. When the abuse stopped and nobody else was around to find faults about me, I started finding faults about me. Then it went deeper into finding the harshest products possible to eliminate all these things I didn't like myself. It was not always just about the skin. It was a reaction to trauma and I had nooo idea.I don't want to make this an uncomfortable sob story at all but I just want to put it out there because it really is important.If you have had trauma in your life and you think this might be how you're coping, I really recommend the book and I also really recommend getting something to check off each day that you don't pick for encouragement (I use Habit Hub), get gentle products, and start LOVING your skin. Pamper your skin.Take care of yourself. Work on healing inside and outside. It's important.
Girls Blog 2015
Submitted by MamaKes
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