so i’ve been an avid skin picker for as long as i can remember, specifically with my lips. at this point, i’ve kind of labeled it as a security blanket for my anxiety because typically i tend to need to do something when i’m super anxious. i get very fidgety and pace. anyways, is this something i should work towards doing less? i hear people wanting to stop skin picking or nail biting but i just don’t feel like it’s important for me to fix.
Hi! My name is Melissa I’m new here. I feel your pain, I deal with skin picking specifically on my cuticles. I think it definitely is helpful to stop skin picking because, 1.you can get an Infection if you cut the skin. 2. It isn’t the healthiest coping strategy. Of course this is up to you and if you don’t think it interferes with your life, you don’t have to stop. 
Not me picking my lips when I was browsing the forum and saw this post 😭😭😭😩😩😩 This is a common OCD symptom. I also chew the inside of my cheek, to the point dentists have begun to warn me against it. 😅 It’s def not the greatest habit—No situation in which you are causing mini tears/cuts to the skin is healthy for the body. I’d def try and get ahold of it if you can! I’ve had it since I was a little kid so it’s been really difficult to break, but I’ve at least become aware of it and just that alone can help you combat the habit.
Hey! I suffer with Anxiety, OCD and depression. I'm really struggling with my OCD, I feel like I need to wash my hands more, I'm biting my nails down as far as I can and I feel like I constantly need to be touching things that make me cringe such as carpets with both hands and i can't cope with it because it's every minute. The main thing I have to do is grind all my nails on the carpet and I get intrusive thoughts to do this every minute and it’s really making me upset. Does anyone else get this? Is there any advice anyone has?
Hi everyone, This all might be a little tmi, but I just ask that you be respectful in what I’m sharing. I’m having a tough time getting over compulsions of telling on myself. I rack my brain about things that I should feel guilty about, and then I tell my sister on myself, and feel better for just a bit, until I can find something else to feel guilty about. I recently have felt guilty about a habit of picking my nose and eating it. This might sound really gross, but it’s become just a habit and now that I realize I’m doing it, I feel incredibly guilty about it. I’m trying my BEST to not tell on myself for this one, because I am trying to break the compulsion of telling on myself. I think I can get past it, but I still am feeling incredible guilt over it. Does anyone else feel like they have to compulsively tell on themselves?
For anyone who has OCD related disorders like dermatillamania or trichotillamania (I'm sreally sorry if I'm butchering those names) what is it like?
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