bad habits/addictions thread

[Scarlett O'Hara]

Originally Posted by Paul Smeenus

Is he hung?


Oh that's right, it's a kind of tea, n/m

Oh I love a good Earl in the morning, its a great way to get up with a bit of milk on my face.

[The Batlord]

Originally Posted by zombie kid

Cracking knuckles is nasty. My piano teacher cracks his knuckles during the lesson and it makes me want to scream.

And there's another one with my big toe.

[drumguy4all]

Caffeine. Quit smoking years ago and changed my diet so I guess my other addiction is exercise or I should say life is my addiction and why I live healthy now.

[Mindfulness]

Addicted to caffeine

[Psy-Fi]

Originally Posted by Celladorina

Oh I love a good Earl in the morning, its a great way to get up with a bit of milk on my face.

I miss 'Nilla.

[goldendoodle]

I have a compulsive skin-picking problem. When it's REALLY bad, I pick at my legs to the point where I'm left with 100+ little wounds/scabs. (It was very bad recently, but I'm trying to stop and let my legs heal) But then I'll go years without picking at my legs at all, so I'm sure what triggers it. I pick at my cuticles and lips all the time though. Oftentimes to the point where the skin around some of my fingers will become swollen and red and painful, making it very difficult to do things like twist a lid off a container or do just about anything involving my fingers.

[Cuthbert]

Me too, Doodles.

There are always wounds on my hands and fingers that are healing from where I've been picking myself and peeled off a lot of skin.

In half decent condition atm though.

[adidasss]

I don't understand, how do you even "pick" at your skin to the point of making small wounds? You pinch your skin or what?

[goldendoodle]

It's not pinching, no, it's picking. It's just a small repetitive digging/scratching motion with my nail in one tiny area at a time. It's a mindless sort of thing. As a result, when I'm in a leg-picking phase, the entire bottom half of my legs are always COVERED in tiny little scabs and wounds. Showering can be painful as a result. But they're healing now. I tried fake nails for a while, which worked but they come off too easily. (had to use the press on kind since I'd rather not go to a nail salon during a pandemic)

Originally Posted by Cuthbert

Me too, Doodles.

There are always wounds on my hands and fingers that are healing from where I've been picking myself and peeled off a lot of skin.

In half decent condition atm though.

It's so very hard to resist. One thing that helps is just constantly putting on lotion and hand cream so that I'm like an ultra moisturized snail, making my skin too slippery to pick at, but I'm constantly forgetting to do so.

[The Batlord]

Become a glove wearer like some old timey Southern lady.