To preface this I don’t have OCD but I think I may have ADHD but I haven’t been diagnosed.
So it’s getting to the point where I really need help. I’m picking at my acne, my blackheads, my scabs, my scars (not self inflicted), just any raised skin, more often than not to the point where it bleeds. And what is worse is that I pick at my partner’s skin as well. I’m not doing it purposely to hurt myself or him, it’s just involuntary, like an itch I need to scratch. Like I see it and I NEED to pick and squeeze at it otherwise it’ll be on my mind for hours. I catch myself picking at my face so much yet when I try to stop myself in the moment it feels like torture.
It’s ruining my life and my skin. I know it’s going to take some time to fully stop myself, but how do I even start???