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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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My brother-in-law has had a long-term issue with what you describe. His fingers look awful and are even scarred from years of such intense picking. I agree with BethRags that it is surely either anxiety or some kind of negative coping mechanism. I think that many of us have some kind of negative coping mechanism. Mine have varied over the course of my life. A permanent sign of one I have had is extreme wear of my teeth from daytime bruxism.