Would this be classed as an OCD? And Could I get treatment for it?
I've been biting the skin around my nails for about 10 years. I can't even remember when I originally started. I know that I bit my nails, and then started biting the skin around them.
I no longer bite my nails, but I bite or pick my skin around my nails so much that it is now permanently red and scarred.
Sometimes, I do it compulsively, and I don't realise until my fingers really hurt or start bleeding. Other times, I get pre-occupied with my fingers because the skin isn't smooth, and there are jagged edges, and I feel like I need to get rid of them.
I don't bite my skin anywhere else, just on my fingers.
Is it considered "severe" enough for treatment?

Here's a picture if it helps:
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