I pick my scalp; like others on here, I pick until it bleeds, let the blood clot, and then pick off the scab. I'm really scared of getting an infection, but it hasn't happened yet.

I've never been dx'd with OCD, but my brother has it, so it's in my genetics. I had OCD symptoms when I was younger, but the skin picking is about all that remains now.

Self harm doesn't soothe me (I've tried cutting for my depression, and it did nothing) so I don't understand why I compulsively pick my skin so much. It doesn't relieve anxiety or make me feel high. I just like the feeling of peeling off a scab, gross as that is!