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January 27, 2025 12 mins
Some of us have a nearly irresistable fascination with watching sores, boils, pustules, and zits be drained of their viscous contents. Some of us are repulsed by that very sentence. But for those who find enjoyment in that sort of thing, what is going on there? We do a quck dive into the mind of someone who loves popping zits or watching them pop.

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Links and References: 
  1. https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0166432821000164?via%3Dihub 
  2. https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/the-asymmetric-brain/202101/why-some-people-enjoy-watching-pimple-popping-videos 
  3. https://www.benzac.com/au/article/popping-pimples-habit#:~:text=Popping%20pimples%20releases%20dopamine,feel%20a%20sense%20of%20accomplishment
  4. https://www.thedermspecs.com/blog/the-art-of-pimple-popping-why-people-love-it-and-how-to-do-it-right/ 
  5. https://www.menshealth.com/health/a25949460/reasons-why-people-like-pimple-popping-psychology/ 


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