I don't know whether or not this is self harm, but I think that it might be and I need some advice. I have always picked away the skin on my hands and feet, but recently it has got a lot worse, with me cutting away the skins on my feet contantly so as cuts and scabs appear, and then I'll recut the cuts, and it gets to the stage where it's physically painful to walk. If I have small scabs on my arms then I'll use a compass to reopen and to deepen the wounds. Currently I keep piercing my gums with earings, going all the way through the gum between the teeth. It causes me pain but, it feels 'right' almost, and it sort of relaxes me I suppose. I thought that self harm was more about causing fresh wounds by cutting with some form of a blade, and that's why I'm confused. I've recently been realize that I almost certainly suffer from OCD, or at least a similar disorder, and I don't know if this bears any relevance to what I've written here, but any information and/or guidance would be most appreciated. Thank you, Keightii xx