u/Chance_Rooster7488

i don’t know if it’s just me or what but the long acrylic almond shaped nails do not work for me and just make my picking worse

people say it prevents them from breaking the skin and getting a satisfying pop but they’re just like tweezers for me

idk if i’m just getting them not thick or dull enough or if this is something that just doesn’t work

does anyone else experience this too? i’m very curious bc so many people have said this helps

so im new to ovenbreak but I have been playing kingdom since 2021 and i love it, i decided to start playing ovenbreak recently bc i wanted to explore the original game and all of these cookies that aren't in kingdom (yet)

so i start playing and it has me doing this thing with nibbles where i have to do cookie trials and i guess to finish nibbles' tutorial thing i have to reach diamond in 5 cookie trials

my problem is that i cant for the life of me get past emerald in most of the ones im doing, ive gotten diamond for gingerbrave, hero cookie, lemon cookie, moonlight, cherry blossom, captain ice, and blackberry (note ive completed 7 obviously but only 4 have counted towards nibbles' missions but oh well)

ive been trying to do cheesecake cookie's trial but cant get anything higher than emerald 3, i have a lot of other cookies which most i havent even attempted their trials

but am i doing something wrong or am i just bad at this game? im so confused bc other than cookie trials and these missions im not entirely sure how the game progresses, maybe im just so used to kingdom not sure (i know ovenbreak is entirely different im not comparing them)

any tips or feedback would be great, thanks yall

ok so i know i post on here quite a bit in the past like 2 weeks but honestly this community has helped a lot and giving really great advice that I want to implement into my life

(i struggle with my parents whole take on me picking, they’re really disappointed and just stressed out and don’t know what to do and just get angry at me for picking, bummer i know)

BUT, since i first posted on here i think like 2 weeks ago, ive been actively putting more amlactin on my arms and treating my open wounds but in the last week ive noticed myself get at least 10 times worse and its dropped my self esteem very low and my shame is at an all time high, and just thinking about what my parents will say when they see my arms to pick me up from college in a week

that being said, i tried ordering rolls of hydrocolloid on amazon but it wouldn’t ship in time, i overheat really easily and don’t like wearing long sleeve shirts as i get underarm stains easily ☹️

i really dont know what to do as finals are next week and i cant keep doing this, this is prolly more a rant than anything else bc i just feel so safe and seen here but yeah, i continue to find myself picking for 30+ minutes at a time bc that damn dopamine won’t give me a break

if anyone wants to rant with similar issues or just offer words of support feel free to, i don’t want to be that one person in this subreddit that is constantly posting and complaining

edit: i would also love if someone could point me towards some sort of accountability group or smth like that?