u/Single_Month7369

i have been picking all morning at my atms and face and chest. i think it has been worse today for a few reasons but mostly 1) because i drank a good amount last night 2) dehydrated 3) tired 4) stinky smelly gross after walking around farmers market & cant shower till later

anyways i have plans tonight and i feel so ug. arms are bumpy, face is clogged, huge pores and picking scabs.

i am running errands and want to find products that will help me look, but most importantly feel, better*.*

are there any products or tips that essential to your post picking routine?

please help! no one in my life understands!

thank you!

yall i need help!
i have been taking 25mg spirnolactone for 1 month. i know most meds take time, but i feel like my skin is worse than before? it’s hard to really tell though and i could be overthinking. i wish i has taken a photo before.. anyways, from what i’ve heard from other experiemces it seems a lot of people do see positive changes pretty quickly. and it also seems like purges aren’t common for spirno.

i’ve been taking it in the morning with wellbutrin too
i try to eat something when i take it but sometimes i can’t. i havent been eating a lot. i have been trying to eat more though which is a positive. it’s always something light and quick though- definitely not a full meal. i am drinking less water than i normally would because i can’t find my waterbottle lol. so i’m drinking when im thirsty but it’s not like with me all the time.

could lack of food/water affect the effects of spirno? i know the obv answer is yes but like- could that really be the issue?

i’m struggling bc it could be the wrong medicine for me, or it could be a purge and i need to wait, maybe i need a higher dose, maybe i need to drink more water, maybe eat more, maybe it doesn’t mix well with other meds i take (sertraline,wellbutrin)?

i also struggle with skin picking. i am worse about picking on my arms & legs but i definitely do pick at my face and it definitely does set back any progress i make and always has.

am i the problem
or is spirno the problem
maybe water is problem

i would love to hear thoughts & affirmation. please give me grace! i type how i text and text how i talk :) and i dont feel like proof reading this!
thank you MWAH

EDIT: i’m not sure if this matters but i feel like i should add that i started Wellbutrin on the same day i started spirno. also i want to add that i have sent a message to doctor and am checking in with her soon to discuss. reddit isnt alll i have. its just sooo helpful to hear from actual people.

advice on how to survive what’s happening in the world? should i be making a plan? i feel so out of the loop, and out of control. pls help me feel better or feel prepared in some way. i dont know what to think or feel, i’m completely lost on what i need to do, what i need to know, who i need to listen to, what is going on.

i am 24. in the usa.

how can i have hope? how can we make any change? or prepare for what is out of our hands?

is it possible for better days to come?
should i give up?

what is the point! sick and tired of consuming so much media and sick and tired of never feeling like i understand.

how do i discern how to move forward?

- a little high & anxious