Before Picking

Question 1

I don’t know what to do next. I’ll g into the bathroom and look in the mirror.

Answer 1

Going into the bathroom when I’m feeling indecisive or anxious will only make things much harder. If I do something different things will get much easier.

Question 2

If I try to do something else, I might fail.

Answer 2

If you don’t try, you will certainly fail.

Question 3

I just need one more look in the mirror before I do something else.

Answer 3

No you don’t. You can do something else right now.

Question 4

I can’t do anything until my skin looks better.

Answer 4

You can do anything you want to do. It has nothing to do with how your skin looks.

Question 5

Things would be much easier if my skin looked better.

Answer 5

If I didn’t focus so much on my skin I could focus on so many other things.

Question 6

I feel upset. I’ll go make myself feel better by going into the bathroom, examining and attempting to fix my skin.

Answer 6

I do feel upset. I will do something different to make myself feel better. I will….play with Peppe, write about it, meditate, draw/ color, read, tap, look for jobs, clean, rest, go for a walk, practice yoga, do something off to do list, etc.

Question 7

I’ll just go in and check to see how things are going.

Answer 7

Checking only makes things worse. Check in a month.