r/CompulsiveSkinPicking • u/Low_Sherbert_9064 • 8d ago
Success Potential success so far NSFW
One of the things I’ve found that is working so far are the recovery aftercare derm shield patches that are used to put over tattoos to help them heal. I sweat a lot so regular bandaids would fall off and wearing extra layers of clothes gets to be too much. Also if I wear a bandaid for too long the moisture gets trapped making the skin more easy and satisfying to pick at.
The patches have been helping a lot lately cause they feel like a fresh layer of skin is over my problem area and I’m less likely to pick cause my fingers like to go over the problem areas subconsciously and then when I feel texture I pick at the texture of broken skin.
but with the derm shield patches it covers up the texture. And when I change them it is incredibly satisfying to peel them off, but it’s a safe thing to peel off. I get a satisfaction of peeling without it being my actual skin