Discussion dermatillomania

[sweeneytoddd]

or the urge to skin-pick, kind of like how people with trichotillomania pick at hair. has anyone else had this? what helped you? the doctors gave me ocd meds but it genuinely didn't work for me lmaoo. i have no other signs of ocd anyway. how can you fight off the urge? that's my real problem, the urge has a big hold on me

 

[𐲀 𐲢 𐲠 𐲀 𐲇 𐲰]

theres bugs in ur skin rip them out

 

[sweeneytoddd]

theres bugs in ur skin rip them out

LMAOOO STOPP
that's not why i have the urge actually
it just feels satisfying idkkk
it is not hallucination based, just like a sensory thing

 

[sweeneytoddd]

YALL HELPPP
it's like relaxing to me somehow i can't describe it

 

[sawyer.]

or the urge to skin-pick, kind of like how people with trichotillomania pick at hair. has anyone else had this? what helped you? the doctors gave me ocd meds but it genuinely didn't work for me lmaoo. i have no other signs of ocd anyway. how can you fight off the urge? that's my real problem, the urge has a big hold on me

i pick my nails

 

[skerdynes]

So the reason ocd meds mights not be working because it’s a different mechanism. I suggest to look into BFRB specific techniques or therapy like habit reversal training or cbt. Learn to notice when you have the urges early and try to replace it with something else like tapping fingers, clenching your fists, etc.

 

[truenatalie]

or the urge to skin-pick, kind of like how people with trichotillomania pick at hair. has anyone else had this? what helped you? the doctors gave me ocd meds but it genuinely didn't work for me lmaoo. i have no other signs of ocd anyway. how can you fight off the urge? that's my real problem, the urge has a big hold on me

Get a fidget ik it sounds autistic asf but its better to be doing smth else with ur hands

 

[Starlet]

or the urge to skin-pick, kind of like how people with trichotillomania pick at hair. has anyone else had this? what helped you? the doctors gave me ocd meds but it genuinely didn't work for me lmaoo. i have no other signs of ocd anyway. how can you fight off the urge? that's my real problem, the urge has a big hold on me

I had this tooo and I also have OCD they put me on Prozac and risperidone and I know it’s not common but those kinda cured me. I would pick on my arms and so just wearing long sleeves so that I wouldn’t see my arms would help me with not getting the urge

 

[Randomized]

CBD helped me. Not weed, just like CBD. I have Trichotillomania not Dermatillomania though and I'm male (Not sure how significant that is counting you posted this in the female category).

You don't do it randomly though. Our bodies have a tendency to do it when we're stressed. Reducing my overall stress helped me reduce it overall, so I recommend looking into your triggers. I didn't realize I was so stressed until I left my previous environment.

 

[iletheile]

or the urge to skin-pick, kind of like how people with trichotillomania pick at hair. has anyone else had this? what helped you? the doctors gave me ocd meds but it genuinely didn't work for me lmaoo. i have no other signs of ocd anyway. how can you fight off the urge? that's my real problem, the urge has a big hold on me

YES I TOTALLY GET YOU , I've had trichotillomania basically my whole life and I still have it but like everytime I pick a hair or something I just slap and start hitting myself

 

[Tawla]

you need to find healthier habit that can take your mind off of it. opt for heroin when you get these urges

 

[Duchess]

or the urge to skin-pick, kind of like how people with trichotillomania pick at hair. has anyone else had this? what helped you? the doctors gave me ocd meds but it genuinely didn't work for me lmaoo. i have no other signs of ocd anyway. how can you fight off the urge? that's my real problem, the urge has a big hold on me

i got accutane so i would have nothing to pick at. then i picked at my scalp. then i started adderal and stopped picking.

 

[lowtiersubhuman]

or the urge to skin-pick, kind of like how people with trichotillomania pick at hair. has anyone else had this? what helped you? the doctors gave me ocd meds but it genuinely didn't work for me lmaoo. i have no other signs of ocd anyway. how can you fight off the urge? that's my real problem, the urge has a big hold on me

I have ts to my arms are covered in red spots from picking and squeezing

 

[Randim]

get addicted to smt else and you’ll forget about your old addiction