Anyone else have skin picking issues

I have been having a problem with skin picking to where I'd say I have dermatillomania. It's especially an issue on my scalp and around it + my face and I hate it . : ((( the picking feels good temporarily but then I just start to feel distressed whenever I don't pick on it for a period of time . I have bumps and scabs around me now due to the picking and I can't stop even during school or in public and it's so humiliating but I can't stop. I'm scared it'll cause damage to my skin. Does anyone else have this problem? If so, if anyone has overcome it do you have any tips/advice/experiences ? That'd be greatly appreciated at this current moment ! 🥲

Lucy Van Pelt

Date posted: Yesterday

I used to do this to the point of even bleeding honestly just staying really busy I think was what finally made me stop

VVbee

Date posted: 19h

I've bled many times due to it as well 😔 staying busy does help for me at times but then the compulsions come and it distracts me with whatever I'm trying to do- I'm really glad it worked for you though :^)

Cranberries

Date posted: Yesterday

I sort of have? It’s been something I did since I was a kid, but I don’t think it feels particularly good to me? More like a fidget of some sort, I do it without thinking. I’m not sure about solutions, but I really think you can consider maybe one of those picking pads or stones?

VVbee

Date posted: 19h

I actually do have a picking pad ! Only issue is that it isn't re-usable and sometimes it leaves a slight residue on my fingers :^( I got it at 5 and below so it's really good for the price- but at the same time I wished I could find better ones that are also harder to pick on since the one I currently have is pretty easy to pick out the beads and stuff . Unfortunately the good pads cost a lot too so I have to suffice for the one I have :,) I haven't looked too much into the stones though so I'll do that

haleyy

Date posted: Yesterday

i was just about to post on here about this... YES! you're not alone.. i recently started to like extract(?) from pores on my face and it never feels right enough for me to stop. leads to my skin burning, peeling, red, and with indents

VVbee

Date posted: 19h

Arghhh I hate the burning too and whenever I get bumps as well- I sometimes can see it if I move my hair aside and I'm trying my best to not pick at it so it can go away :,,) I'm sorry that you're going through that as well ! 🥹

Anonymous_co...

Date posted: Yesterday

Unfortunately I don’t know that I have any solutions for you but I do want to say that you are not alone! I am a terrible skin picker. If I feel any bump on my face I absolutely HAVE to squeeze the life out of it. On top of that I also pull out my eye lashes when I’m stressed or over stimulated, same with my eyebrows (though not as often), and my worst habits are nail biting and lip picking. It’s just a mixed bag of compulsive habits.

VVbee

Date posted: 19h

Ahhh yeah I have a mix of those habits as well :^( I no longer bite my nails thankfully (way I stopped was painting them, + I love dressing up and decorating so having cute nails made me feel like I couldn't ruin it and it led me to bite it less <3 so if you like having cute nails as well that'd be a suggestion from me) and lip picking can sometimes be a struggle with can be sucky . But it isn't so bad in comparison to skin picking for me, I'm sorry you're dealing with that as well . Thanks for sharing your experience ! 🥹

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