Hello,
For some reason only now I thought I'd research this and couldn't believe all that I found.
I'll try and start from the beginning.
I am a very happy person with a good life full of friends, family and love. But I am also an extremely anxious and worried person if I get carried away, I wonder if that has anything to do with this...
I pick my skin, mostly my face and scalp. Not so I suffer with big cuts and scars, just constant picking. I also eat my skin too (I know it's gross but I can't stop) I literally cannot sit still and I do this throughout my whole day, subconsciously and consciously, I must do it for 8+ hours a day. I enjoy picking and eating. I also scrape my fingernails around the inside of my ears to take the dead skin off. And I bite the skin around my fingernails. But I don't bite my nails. I sometimes bite so much my fingers bleed. I always have a cut somewhere around my fingernails.
I have a very active mind and find it difficult to fall asleep as my mind travels and I end up feeling overwhelmed with thoughts, many that upset me too.
I am constantly thinking about things not worth thinking about, and then my picking gets worse as I stress.
I am also a perfectionist, when I do something it must be done perfectly, but I am not overly neat and tidy, mess doesn't really bother me.

I'm sorry I know this is a lot of information but I hope that someone will be able to give me some I formation as I'm sick of it. My boyfriend tries to stop me by holding my hands but it drives me mad, the need to pick my scalp&skin is so strong I have to do it no matter where I am or who I'm with.

Please help me