Are you addicted to popping your pimples? Do you pop pimples every time one begins to take appearance on your face? Many of us do. In an effort to get rid of ugly pimples, we pop them every time we see one. This is especially true for the younger ones who does not want to look undesirable to the opposite sex. Once we do it for quite some time, popping pimples becomes second nature to us. Some even call it addiction to popping pimples. So are you?

As we have seen in the previous posts, popping them is not always bad. Done at the right time and with the correct techniques, it could bring us quick relief. Just imagine having a pimple a few days before the prom! No doubt you will do anything in your power to get rid of that pimple (or pimples). If the timing is right, you can pop them using the techniques outlined before. If you do this with the knowledge and conviction that popping pimples is fine as long as you follow the rules we set, then you are not addicted to popping pimples. Otherwise, you might be.

The word addiction often brings a negative connotation along with it. We have heard of drug addicts, coffee addicts, etc…and true enough being addicted to something is almost every time bad for us. The same is true with popping pimples. If you are addicted in doing so, it is very very harmful to us. Why?

There are a few reasons. First, if you are addicted in doing so, it would be very hard in controlling your urge to pop them. You know that popping pimples at the wrong time and the wrong way is definitely bad. But when you are addicted to popping them, your desire to look beautiful again without pimples might override reasoning and wisdom set before you.

Secondly, since popping pimples becomes second nature to us, you might do so unknowingly and without shame in public. You hands might get accustomed to searching for pimples and popping them on sight that you forget you are in a public place. This would bring disgust to people around you because popping pimples the wrong way more often than not squirt out the puss in your pimple like quick bursts of water from a hose. Definitely disgusting.

So how do you control this urge? One way is by education. Negative feelings about popping pimples is a powerful thing. If we remind ourselves that popping pimple could cause much harm to us (visualize a scarred face) and destroy our public image by disgusting them, we could fight this urge. Positive feelings could also help us. Visualizing being cool and popular because of our good looks (without a scarred face) could be one. You can think of more can’t you?

In the end, it is our knowledge of popping pimples is what is essential. Do some research on the internet, go to the library and ask your dermatologist what’s best for you. Yes, having accomplised your due diligence is certainly the right path to overcoming your popping pimple addiction.