u/julesjoulesjewels55

i didn't post for a little while because i backslid and felt embarrassed, but i've been looking again at the supportive messages in this sub and i'm going to try again!! i got a hand mask while i was out shopping at ulta with a friend yesterday and i am going to try that - she said it's best if you can do it overnight. i'm also going to try to be better in general about gently filing and moisturizing throughout the day when i start to pick.

week 1 of seriously holding myself accountable and making the effort not to pick at my fingernails and especially this thumbnail, which i fucked up severely a couple months ago (you can read the original post here).

i'm gonna call this a mixed success, because i was definitely more mindful about using hand cream and cuticle oil to keep the little dry bits of cuticle from looking/feeling quite so "pickable," haha, but near the end of the week i started backsliding a little. what gets me often is when i can see that there's a little piece of nail or cuticle already starting to peel off, it just activates me. so i struggled a bit with that as the week continued, but it's a new week and i'm starting fresh!