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I haven’t been officially diagnosed, but I do have this. I have compulsively picked at the skin on my lips for a long time. It’s also called dermatillomania. I do struggle with this. Maybe try to keep your hands busy with something else? You could also try setting a timer for five minutes and making a conscious effort to not let yourself pick for that time. As time goes on, maybe you could lengthen the time you allot yourself to not pick.
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Had a psychiatrist note that I "appear to have trichotillomania", she said it wasn't an issue because my hair is thick enough to hide it. Thanks Ma'am. But yeah, not exactly the same but close enough and I do pick at my scalp a lot with it too. I don't know whether this is recommended but one thing I do to reduce the damage is pull at the hair but not pull it out. I guess you could do similar with your skin? Like, rub the spot but try not to pick it? Of course it doesn't always work but sometimes it does, and damage reduction is never a bad thing. :)
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You’re welcome. I don’t believe you’re ever as alone as you believe you are. I hope those things work for you.
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Omw cipherseven that actually sounds like a good idea I will definitely try it!!
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b13, you could see a psychologist about it and just tell your mom you have to talk to one because you feel like there is bothering you a lot lately. Have you ever tried to stop and if you did did you have this obsession or struggle to do it again and you can't just "stop" it's normally a sign but if you want to know more here is a great video about is https://youtu.be/jFxoT3coHas I really hope you get help because it usually starts when you hit puberty and then it gets worse, I send you love
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Thank you! I'm going to make clay and keep my hands busy. I was afraid I won't find someone with almost the same ocd but now I know, I'm not alone. Thank you.
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So I haven’t been diagnosed and I’m not convinced it’s compulsive but I am CONSTANTLY biting, picking, ripping the skin around my nails. I do bite my nails too but I find myself always biting at the skin. I don’t know if it’s compulsive I just always realise I’m doing it once I’ve already started. I’ll pull my cuticles too. They bleed and burn and hurt a lot and there’s been times I’ve had to use plasters. I read it’s called dermatophagia but again I’m not sure if I actually have it. My mum thinks it’s just a bad habit.
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Also b13 if you see a psycholigist, just show her your nails and tell her how you feel when you do it. Stress relief? Boredom? Both?
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- 25w
I know that I have OCD and I was told that the medication I take for my ADHD would help but I don't believe that it does, I now find myself picking and making the scabs on my head and I'm worried that the hair will not grow back but I cannot stop doing it. I don't know what to do. I was told I need therapy.
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- 18w
Does anyone have suggestions on how to stop picking at their scalp?
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Does anyone have any good tips on how to reduce the urge to pick your skin? I wasn’t aware that this was something often associated with OCD until my therapist told me about it. I regularly engage in skin picking especially on my face and it has made my acne even worse and lead to scarring. I don’t want to continue doing it but sometimes I just do it without even realizing I’m doing it.
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