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Feb 22, 2010, 02:37 PM
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Can nail/scab picking be classified as anything else? I was looking at some of these posts, and I realized that I myself, have a couple of these habits. Does this mean for sure I have..Dermotillomania (Sorry, I forgot the spelling/exact word.)? Or can it be classified as anything else? Thanks.
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Feb 22, 2010, 07:39 PM
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I would say yes, you have Dermotillomania...not sure if that's spelled right. :P I looked up some terms online:
Skin Picking: dermatillomania Skin Biting: dermatophagia Nail Biting: onychophagia Personallity, I suffer from all three of these. I bite/pick at my nails, then eat them. I hardly have any nails at all! I also bite/pick at my skin, eat that...and likewise with scabs...especially on my face. :P About 25% of those with OCD have some form of this, so it's quite common! It's also very hard to stop. |
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Feb 22, 2010, 08:53 PM
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Hmm yeah then. I guess I have uh dermatilllamania and um onchyotillomania then. (Nail picking, not biting.) I made the second word up but it makes sense with ending -ish. Do you know of any good ways to stop these?
And also, I was reading something earlier, and I had a thought. Do you think those could possibly be related to SI? I know this is completely the wrong forum, I'm sorry. But it relates. Thank you.
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"Though I laugh, and act like a clown, beneath this mask I am wearing a frown." "My humor hides my pain but inside it still remains." "No matter how far I run, I'll never be able to run far enough to get away from the memories you've left me with." "I want to be left alone, but at the same time I don't..." "Depression is like Quicksand. Its easy to fall deeper and hard to pull yourself out." "I'm so lonely. Surrounded by people that know me but don't know a thing." "Its like the world is trying to tell me that it doesn't need me anymore." "Sometimes i look in the mirror and wish i could see nothing" "I'm tired of trying, sick of crying, I know I've been smiling, but inside I'm dying." "This love, this hate, is burning me away." "I'll be fine, I'll be fine, I'll be fine for the very last time." Last edited by beatlesmarley; Feb 22, 2010 at 08:53 PM. Reason: "Thanks" you |
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Feb 23, 2010, 05:58 AM
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It could definitely be related to SI. I mean, if it hurts and makes you feel temporarily better, for sure! I used to pick/bite all my hangnails while hospitalized as a way to SI...it would hurt and they'd often bleed.
Personally, I'm often not aware that I'm doing these things, and it's done out of anxiety. |
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