u/sleepygirlmoment

I often find that when I’m picking I think of justifications for it that logically make no sense, but encourage me in the moment. Things like feeling that my scabs are “rocks” which must be removed, a pimple has a “root” which I must get out, or are I have to scratch off bumps to make things “smooth.” Things that logically I know make no sense.

I see other people in this community talk about similar feelings and similar fake justifications that feel so real in the moment. Why do we do this? Why do we believe ourselves even though it isn’t rational at all?