[RebbieDoll]

I've struggled with dermatillomania for years, with no sign of relief. Medication after medication I've tried, therapy, the works. I'm sick and tired of picking, but I'm sick and tired of trying and failing to stop picking. The discouragement is killing me. I just think it's not worth it anymore. I cannot keep trying new meds. I like my drug cocktail now, except that it doesn't touch the picking issues, so I don't want to mess with it. Has anyone given up and gotten better? Or just given up period? Thoughts in general? I am just so done trying. I don't want to try anymore. Okay fine, I'm a skin picker for life, so there.

[smackcookies]

I too suffer from dermatillomania and I cannot find relief... Its terrible. My skin is horrible, but during panic attacks I just claw at my skin like a wild animal... I wish there was a magic cure!

[Purplechick]

I do this too.

I don't realise I do it which makes it really hard to stop it. I try to keep my hands busy but that can't be done all the time.

I find it so soothing too that Im not 100% sure I would want to stop if Im honest....

[Perna]

http://www.skinpick.com/

Many people experience this, it can be hard to live with and frustrating, but we can calm our hands and use our control over them to do other things,

Recently Ive been telling myself to "be still" (and i must admit i dont manage to do it all the time) I say it internally when around people, and externally when alone.
"Be still" and at the same time I be still. I rest my hands on my lap. still.

It can quell the urge

Relaxation throughout the day, everyday, is slowly helping to have a calming effect, I breathe deeply and slowly each day and ground frequently, i do some mindfullness (youtube has good clips for mindfulness) and
make myself stroke my skin instead of picking, stroking my body part

You can do this RebbieDoll, Purple and Cookies, I believe that we all can calm our hands and calm our actions we can

[serenity4559]

OMG, Thank you, thank you, thank you. I thought i was the only one. My picking at my face was one of the reason I got my borderline diagnosis. The doctor said I do it unconsciously (sp?) as way to cope with my anxiety. Perna, thank you. Will check out the website right away!

[littlepieceofheaven]

I wish I could offer you advise. I have always been this way and it sucks. I have gotten to the point that I will sit and pick my husband and kids now. If I see any imperfection I want to squeeze it or use my fingernails to scrape it off. I don't know why but picking is very calming to me. It is like it takes all my stress away, until I am done and look at what I have done to myself and I am discusted and horrified.
I really hope you get some releif. If you do fing somethng that works please let me know. Right now I do like my drug cocktail too. I take in Am Effexor, deplin, and kolonopin and at night I take lamictal, klonopin, abien, and flexerall. Nothing really helps my OCD though.

[lavieenrose]

I have this problem too. I haven't found any OCD med that helped with this. I've done so much damage to my face. It kills me.

I have trichotillomania which is in the same category as dermatillomania. I pull my hair out. I have been unable to find a med that does a damn thing. I've tried therapy so many times its not even funny. My t and I just started working on it again. Yet again no success. I begining to wonder if its even worth it to try.To be honest I've already given up. I just don't see any reason to try. It's hopeless always has been always will be. Let me know if you guys find the magic solution. I sure haven't found it yet.

[rtaylor9837]

oh my gosh.... I'm 33 years old and until this very moment when I read this... I never realized my picking was anything other than a gross infatuation I had. wow.......

[novemberhearts]

I've been trying so hard to stop mine, and it's just not working. I keep doing it. It's so frustrating.