Overcoming Ocd

[iwannadeletethis]

For at least 15 years, I have been picking and tearing at my skin. Mostly on my arms. It starts with the thought of a pimple.. That turns into an obsession.. That turns into open soars.. And scars. I was diagnosed with OCD triggered by social anxiety.

I had a memory yesterday. I remembered how my mother was obsessive about my skin by the time I was 9. She over treated me for acne I didn't have and was always picking at me. As I grew, I started to pick too. Then it turned into a daily struggle of self mutalation.

Having that memory, and connecting the dots there, has let me find some closure and loose some anxiety. I have finally left my skin alone for almost 2 whole days and I'm very excited about it:)

 

[xraydave]

i also have been diagnosed with OCD, i'm glad to hear you are getting better.

with my trauma i noticed that the more steps i take to realizing how it is connected (as you did), the less compulsive i feel toward the types of OCD I have myself. Glad to hear there is some hope at the end of that tunnel.