The Process of the Scab/Scar I had a scab that I didn’t like the appearance of, and I kept picking with it in hopes of making the scarred area blend in with the skin around it. That scab drove me nuts! It was darker, tougher but more sensitive, and noticeable than the surrounding skin. I kept picking that hardened area off thinking that it could help but was slowing down the process. I well know that a scab is part of the healing process. It is formed when the skin is damaged and is the result of the repair. Some of us have emotional, physical, or spiritual scars/scabs that we wish we could hide, cover-up, or even make it disappear! Some of us spend a lifetime of picking and pulling off the scab that is there to protect wounded areas. What we must understand is that the scar/scab appeared because there was a damaged area that needed to be repaired. It is part of the healing process, but we keep picking at it causing the process to keep starting all over again. An interruption in the pr...