One day I discovered that I've been a lifelong skin picker and that this was a mental disorder disguised as a bad habit. I started this blog to share information and resources as well as to help others.
I suffer from a severe case of obsessive compulsive disorder, which causes me to actively pick at my skin. I want to walk the world free, but I need to feel comfortable in the skin I walk in, and on the legs I use to carry me.
Anonymous asked:
This makes me feel so much better I didn’t even know derma existed until a couple of days ago before that I just thought I was weird for tearing up my legs but now I know I’m not alone thank you
answered:
I’m so happy this has helped you! The whole point of my blog is to make everyone with derma feel a little less alone 😊
So I have trich and I pick my nails to the point where I pull them out. While I no longer pull my scalp hair out... I don't care about my nails anymore. I just don't feel like stressing myself out trying to stop. Is that wrong?
If the actions are not causing you distress or any kind of adverse health affects then I think it can be totally helpful to not waste energy on stopping. Everyone’s recovery looks different. For some people it’s stopping the behavior all together but for others it may just be coming to terms with and accepting their behavior. As long as you’re doing what’s best for you then it’s not wrong.
if there’s any silver lining to derma/trich/bfrb’s it’s that u can’t doubt it. like sometimes I’ll be like, “but do I REALLY have an anxiety disorder??” then I look at my arms and I’m like, “OH RIGHT, physical evidence. nice.”
Is picking at things an adhd thing? I always pick at things, my skin, scabs, my face, my nails, ect at times until they bleed, somtimes pulling, scratching, or biting at it and I get in this mind set there I am just sort of focused really hard on doing it with no thoughts happening other than I must do it with no goal in mind.
PHYSICAL BARRIERS- physical barriers work for many, because they remove the visual trigger and have an extra barrier between your fingers and your skin.
Gloves / finger cots – Rubber ones can be pulled and picked at over the top of your skin, protecting it but also helping deal with urges, but fabric gloves can work too Band-Aids / Plasters – Put them over scabs even
if they aren’t bleeding, to stop yourself from picking scabs
@soullikethesea Hey! Thanks for such a warm greeting! :) it’s good to be back, this blog is definitely kind of a sanctuary for me. Yes, the loneliness is very real and i guess i needed to stay alone to actually let myself feel it rather than frantically
try to
avoid it. The friend situation is tough but it is a story about boundaries i think and the old story about fear of rejection and letting others see my real “self”.
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