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- 5y ago
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- 5y ago
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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- 5y ago
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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- 5y ago
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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- 5y ago
Omw cipherseven that actually sounds like a good idea I will definitely try it!!
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- 5y ago
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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- 5y ago
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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- 5y ago
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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- 5y ago
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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- 21w ago
Hey guys! So I struggle with OCD, especially harm, relationship and moral stuff and I am somewhat recovered now. However, my current girlfriend has started showing signs of OCD but it’s abou5 something I don’t know much about so I wanted to see if anyone on here had thoughts about it. She is constantly thinking about food (when to eat it, what is healthy, what is too much, what is too little) and controls the thoughts by giving in and controlling her entire day around food. She don’t really know the feeling of being full. She never starved herself and always eats, but then she feels extremely guilty afterwards. Her thoughts do have to do a lot with her body image and not gaining weight but also not losing any either. Does this sound like ocd or an eating disorder?
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- 15w ago
I think I might have dermatillomania. I am not self diagnosing. I get skin picking so bad that my whole back is covered in sores, there's at least 40 of them. I also pick at my head horribly I seriously cannot stop either. I have open sores all over my head and pick and pick and just can never stop. Sometimes I don't notice, and I'm always looking for a spot to pick at. I looked at all the symptoms and ik it runs with ocd. Whenever I get anxious my skin picking becomes very severe. Whenever I wake up I pick at my head too. I seriously don't know how to stop picking and I'm trying to get a diagnostic for dermillomania. I also have started to pick at my nose horribly. I have these blackhesd removers and I keep using them constantly on my face, everytime I'm home from school I use them on my nose and pick at everything on my face.
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- 10w ago
This list by ai gives a good summary of my symptoms. Does it resemble OCD or is it something else? 1. Compulsions (OCD-specific behaviors): • Feeling the need to flex or contract muscles an even number of times, equally on both sides of your body. • Needing to reverse actions (for example, if you roll your eyes or trace a line with your finger, you feel compelled to do it again in the exact opposite way). 2. Intrusive Thoughts (OCD-specific ruminations): • Daydreaming about people you care about getting hurt (e.g., school shooting, injury, or kidnapping). • Sometimes feeling like you might want something bad to happen to someone you find attractive—possibly because of a desire to help or save them, though it’s confusing. • These thoughts can sometimes provide a twisted sense of relief while remaining distressing and confusing. 3. Sexual Orientation OCD: • Experiencing confusion or doubt about your sexual orientation. 4. Contamination Thoughts: • Feeling like things are contaminated, especially after touching something gross. 5. Sensory Compulsions: • Feeling the need to smell your hand after touching areas like your ear or hair. 6. ADHD-like Symptoms / Additional Observations: • Fidgeting or moving your legs when standing or sitting.
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