How to Resist the Temptation of Popping Pimples

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Prevent skin damage by avoiding picking.. Keep your hands busy.. Limit your face time.

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Prevent skin damage by avoiding picking.

Step 1

Prevent skin damage by avoiding picking.

2

Keep your hands busy.

Step 2

Keep your hands busy.

3

Limit your face time.

Step 3

Limit your face time.

4

Replace the urge to pop with something else.

Step 4

Replace the urge to pop with something else.

5

Cover your fingers.

Step 5

Cover your fingers.

6

Don't pick popped pimples.

Step 6

Don't pick popped pimples.

7

Consider habit reversal training.

Step 7

Consider habit reversal training.

8

Gently scrub with a skin cleanser.

Step 8

Gently scrub with a skin cleanser.

9

Apply benzoyl peroxide.

Step 9

Apply benzoyl peroxide.

10

Use antibiotics if necessary.

Step 10

Use antibiotics if necessary.

11

Ask a doctor about other treatments if you have severe acne.

Step 11

Ask a doctor about other treatments if you have severe acne.

12

Consider using cover-up.

Step 12

Consider using cover-up.

13

Shift attention elsewhere.

Step 13

Shift attention elsewhere.

14

Try not to dread comments.

Step 14

Try not to dread comments.

15

Try not to stare at or fixate on your pimple.

Step 15

Try not to stare at or fixate on your pimple.

16

Think about your lifestyle.

Step 16

Think about your lifestyle.

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