This would be dermatillomania. I am just restating this because I've been researching this a lot lately. A few days ago, I picked so badly at my scalp that one section was bleeding for a good 15 minutes long. AND this was at work. So scary . I had a paper towel on my head to collect the blood. Luckily, I was working with someone who has mental health issues too, including nail-biting OCD because nails are bitten to cuticles and bleed so she understands.

How much time per day do you spend on this on average, if it's more than an hour or if severe bleeding or damage occurs, this should definitely be checked out. From reading about dermatillomania, I know that when someone picks at one pimple as an example, it may bleed and cause a scab, which will cause the person to pick at this and this would repeat until indefinitely without proper treatment.

I personally do scalp picking. My head is covered in scabs that I pick. Bumps on head = picking. If there is a big clump of dandruff/dead skin, I pick. If something feels like a bump, I pick. If I see dead skin in my nails, I pick at there more. I cut my nails down recently in hoping it helps. I washed my hair two days ago, and I seem to have no dry skin at the moment so I am okay right now. I have a pimple on the back of my neck though that is super annoying that I think is a scab or clump of dandruff, but it isn't. I hope I don't pop it on accident (or purpose I guess). Skin picking can lead to infections, so getting treatment earlier can help you. I read about a man who get so many infections from skin-picking he was hospitalized because of severity. That doesn't seem fun at all.

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