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Mar 20, 2021, 02:23 PM
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Member Since: Jul 2019
Location: Downtown Vibes, California
Posts: 15,701
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Originally Posted by gina_re
I've been doing this for a while, where I pick the skin on my fingers. I don't know if this is some kind of anxiety coping mechanism bc I sometimes feel better after doing so, even when its deep enough to draw blood. I've been doing it all morning. Is this abnormal?
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It's called "dermatillomania" and I've been doing it since I was a child. The only time I've been able to stop is when I've had artificial nails on, which I really don't like doing. But I've had them done at times just to stop the skin-picking habit (the fake nails prevent me from being able to scrape and pick my skin).
It is an anxiety response, yes.
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