Anyone else bite the skin on the inside of the cheeks or lips until they bleed? I do it all the time because of my anxiety and I recently learned about the triangle of “D” on your face and it freaks me out thinking I’m doing something.
Hey! So I struggle with some of the similar types of things, and even if I know I want to stop it can feel super difficult or nearly impossible to, and that's part of what freaks me out. What helps is learning about "BFRBS", and knowing you're not alone, as a first step in the right direction. I think there's a BFRB foundation too! You might want to look them up, and talk with a therapist about coming up with a plan to work on it. Little by little you can find hope and relief. Remember you're not alone.
Triangle of D? I used to do thing all the time when I was little and anxious. I still have old cheek marks from when I would chew up the inside of my cheeks.
A few years back I had a bad compulsion of chewing on my bottom lip until they were raw, and then the sensation wouldn't feel right - it was a whole mess. I also am an avid face picker especially when I am feeling out of control, and I also had a period of time where I was convinced that the triangle of D on my face was going to k*** me. OCD is a crazy disorder. Do you have any coping skills that you can use when those thoughts arise?
Omg! This makes me feel so much better. I’m glad I’m not alone with this, I’ve been struggling with lip biting since I was really young due to ocd. I have a divot in my upper lip from chewing on the same place so much, I caused a dent/scar :((( This isn’t an ultimate game changer, but I have noticed something that helps me is buying a cute lip gloss or some sort of lip oil to carry around. I have hooked keychains onto them and made them like these artsy little support lip glosses lol. It helps a lot because you have fun making/buying them!
@Lsha I still do it, I always wear nails because if I didn’t I’d be constantly chewing my nails off 😅
Omg I have this soo bad too when I get overwhelmed I'll rip my nails all the way down same thing with my lips even with really bad contamination ocd I pick at my lips and bite my nails soo much
Yes. You may be confused but that is literally what my brain is hyperfixating on right now. Less than a millimeter. I’ve done too much google searching today and now I feel like my teeth are gonna fall out. Can someone help me or give me advice to get over this? I’m not trying to ask for reassurance but do your teeth move very slightly too? I already made a dentist appointment because I’m so freaked out. I hate ocd.
i’ve been dealing with this “thing” since i was 15. (i’m 23 now) if i have a bad memory that i have done when i was really young or just an intrusive thought i feel like i need to tell my mom or boyfriend. it’s been on and off ever since but since January hit it’s been an everyday thing about the littlest things. mostly about my relationship. an example is i was talking to someone random at my job and we were talking about taxes and when im in deep thought or just thinking i do a thing where i bite my lip (not in the sexual way) and i had a thought when it happened “was that sexual?” and i felt like i did something wrong and i went for a while thinking that until i told my boyfriend about it. or like my ex’s face has popped up in my head in the most inappropriate times and i feel the need that i have to tell him. (my ex was not a good person) i feel like im a prisoner in my head everyday, trying to justify thoughts or remind myself that its just a thought. i didnt know that this was or could be a form of ocd. it runs in my family but i’ve just never considered it being this. i always called it anxiety or depression but i always felt like it is more than that.
Not sure this is really OCD related, but does anyone else struggle with erythrophobia (the fear of blushing)? I struggle with it really bad and I feel like it’s kind of OCD related because the more you try not to think about something, the worse it gets. The more I try not to blush, the more I do. Anyway, today, I was at church which for some reason always gives me the most anxiety. I struggle with never knowing where to look which I know sounds stupid and I feel like I tend to avoid other people’s gazes. I’m always worried too that people can sense my anxiety. I accidentally made eye contact with the priest and a few other people and immediately started turning red. I looked down so as to hide it but I think people still noticed. I know that people aren’t really looking at me but I’ve always had the spotlight effect where I feel like they are always looking at me and judging me. After I blushed, I noticed 2 of the altar servers were whispering and laughing and they seemed to be looking at me. I felt so self-conscious the rest of the service. I hate erythrophobia and social anxiety and I know blushing might not seem like a big deal to those who don’t constantly struggle with it but it is to me and has ruined my life. Does anyone else struggle with this?
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