[Focus62]

I have never been diagnosed with OCD nor do I really think I have it (if I did it'd be extremely mild). I think its possible to have one compulsion (if you can call it that) and not be considered OCD, right? But anyway, does anyone here have issues with lip biting/picking/peeling? I do it all the time without even thinking about it. I'll run my upper lip over my bottom one and if I feel a rough spot I'll use my teeth, tongue, and/or fingers to peel the skin up. Sometimes I'll do it until my lip bleeds or it hurts. I guess I do it when I'm bored, or blanking out like when I'm watching TV or something. I probably do it while I'm listening or taking notes during class too, I have no idea--I don't pay very close attention because it's not something I really choose to do, it just happens. I was wondering if this perhaps lies in a similar category as trich or skin picking? Anybody else have any experience with this?

[Morghana]

I do literally the exact same thing, and I'm not diagnosed with OCD either. My version of the habit also has a "self-harm" component to it, and I make "blood pages" where I rub the blood on paper and enjoy feeling the pain. It sounds like yours is just a habit, sort of like nail-biting, that you do because the pain gives you a little extra stimulation; I have this, too, especially when I'm reading a book or watching a movie and my hands are idle. I tried for a long time last year to stop, but the only solution I could ever find was always having something to drink, carrying chapstick, and never letting my hands be idle. Ever. The problem, too, was that every time I think about it, I really want to do it. Like now, as I type this, my teeth are running over my lips. So...yeah, I do this, but I don't know what to say about it, really.

[Trippin2.0]

I do the exact same, have since childhood. It's not part of my OCD tho, well atleast my pdoc said it wasn't, apparantly mine's just a bad habit, that I partake in automatically.

[pandarama123456789]

i do the same, and im not diagnosed ocd although i have alot of compulsions. i dont even think about, ill just find myslef picking or biting my lips. sometimes when im rubbing them together or something they just feel to smooth i guess and i have to bite them. im not so sure if its ocd or not

[skyscraper]

I'm the same exact way. I've never been diagnosed with OCD, but I have a problem with picking and peeling my lip skin. I do it all the time. And most of the time, I don't even know I'm doing it. My mom constantly tells me to stop, but I cant. If I feel a rough spot on my lips, I have to pick/peel it off until it's smooth. I'll stop everything I'm doing to peel my lip skin off. Sometimes my lips bleed(I'm so use to the taste of my lip blood) and I get scars. My lips just healed from all the scars.