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Jan 10, 2011, 04:14 AM
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Member Since: Jan 2011
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confused43 ...
I have experienced the same thing from time to time. I have OCD as well and find that I need symmetry in just about everything I do.
That goes from grooming habits to having things sort of lined up on an imaginary grid (so to speak).
With regard to the "scalp digging", I'd have to agree with what Christina86 suggested. A lot of times when we are either bored, nervous, or preoccupied with something that may be causing ourselves anxiety, we tend to seek out a diversion.
That diversion can be either a concious or subconcious manifestation. I believe that the scalp digging / picking / plucking / etc. sort of is an indicator that we are experiencing stress or anxiety of some kind that we may or may not be aware of (or willing to admit to ourselves).
The skin picking satisfies that diversion and also may be calming or even pleasing to a degree. Whatever the end result may be, it is a tactile stimulation that, in essence, acts as a pacifier.
Keep aware of when you are performing said scalp digging and ask yourself (or take an emotional survey of yourself at that moment), "OK, what is bothering me right now? What is on my mind that I am having to pick at my scalp?"
Be candid with yourself and make a notation of what those potential stress cues may be that cause you to pick at your scalp.
OK, hope my brief input here was of some assistance to you.
Take care,
vertebrae 
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