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#1
Jul 23, 2017, 11:30 AM
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I've been picking my scalp for about 25 years. I'm 37 years old, and I've pretty much lost hope that I'll ever be able to stop.
What about you?
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#2
Jul 23, 2017, 08:38 PM
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Since I was about 9.
I'm at that point too. I'm getting tired of having to put on bravado every time I look someone in the eye (I pull eyelashes, among other places). But I just don't really know what to do. |
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#3
Jul 24, 2017, 06:40 AM
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I started very young, around 4 years old...so about 21 years.
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#4
Jul 24, 2017, 11:26 AM
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As long as I can remember. I remember my mother telling me when I was very, very young that I needed to stop picking because if I didn't no one would want to date me. (Yes, I do have additional issues, lol).
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| SybilMarie
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#5
Jul 24, 2017, 01:34 PM
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When I was small I think maybe five or so I pulled out all my eyelashes and I've picked my skin since around that time as well.
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#6
Jul 30, 2017, 03:31 PM
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I began picking at my skin when I was five. I'm 54 now and my cuticles are absolutely raw. It's to the point at which I'm embarrassed for my hands to be seen.
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#7
Aug 08, 2017, 10:24 PM
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Close to twenty years... mild case
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#8
Aug 15, 2017, 10:16 AM
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I haven't been doing it that long but i definitely notice a difference in the thickness of my hair these days. I really want to stop. I notice i start doing it under stress or if im anxious. It all started with a strand of hair that was very coarse. Like it didn't belong on my scalp can't explain. help
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#9
Aug 15, 2017, 04:39 PM
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I am in 9th grade, but started playing with my hair when I was in 7th grade. I would take a lock and examine it and isolate hairs that were different- reddish or blond in color, too thick or thin, or coarse, textured hair. I would examine the isolated hair, sometimes pull it out. This wasn't a problem for me at all though. I slowly did it more frequently, and this past school year (9th grade, so two years in), I started pulling apart split ends and noticed I was pulling hair when I was bored. This wasn't a concern for me, and I could stop it. But over the summer it all of a sudden escalated into this uncontrollable addiction thatg left me with a massive bald patch on my head. I pull whenever my hands are free at times. I wish I could just stop.
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#10
Aug 28, 2017, 02:23 AM
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I started when I was a teen... Until now i am suffering with this. My hair grows thinner, falls frequently and yet im pulling it
 i cannot stop the urge of pulling especially when the strand feels rough and zigzaggy.
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| pbutton
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#11
Sep 02, 2017, 06:52 PM
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Teen, I guess I started with acne, managed to quit that due to becoming unhealthily obsessed with... romance, or simply put, a girl. Only to relapse later into ravaging my hands. 10 years at this point (or more, if you count the acne-related stuff). I haven't given up yet, although on the dark side, I've had several periods of completely healthy hands, many years ago, and that took place in essentially anxiety-free environments, practically heavenly, which I don't think I'm ever going to experience again as a responsible adult.
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#12
Mar 03, 2018, 11:10 PM
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I have been picking my scalp for nearly 8 years. did anyone of you ever tell your Dr about your dermatillomania. I have a new Dr as I have recently moved . I seriously doubt shes ever dealt with anything like it before . I am on lexapro for anxiety/depression. I wanted to be put on my prozac that always did the trick for anxiety depression with the perk of helping my dermatillomani.t
I never have even told any Dr about my dermatillomania. Anyway this new doc is against Prozac. Idk i just need to fig out how to get this under control. Its so embarrassing to talk about ,that i never work up the courage at my apts in the past to say anything. Its more uncomfortable now since this doc doesn't specialize in woman's mental health like my old one did. I dont really want to drive over an hour to start seeing my old Dr again. She was so empathetic and truly understanding though. I need to get over my fear of being looked at like a freak and somehow bring it up to the new doc. |
| SybilMarie
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#13
Apr 21, 2018, 09:27 PM
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I've been picking since I was a teen. There has been times I've tried to stop but then the next thing I know I'm picking again. Mostly from boredom and without knowing it before it's too late. Also because of acne and believing that if I can just remove this thing I'll be perfect but I'm lying to myself. Picking has kept me from dating and dressing the way I want to dress. It's a sad road to travel. But I'm getting better and gaining more confidence.
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#14
Aug 30, 2018, 06:32 AM
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I have been pulling my for as long as I remember, maybe 15 years; I am 19 now.
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#15
Sep 06, 2018, 12:38 AM
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More than 25 years.
I have a skin condition called keratosis pilaris (KP), which results in what looks like zits all over my body. Normally, it's a childhood thing and you grow out of it by 30.... I wasn't so lucky. Add to that my PCOS, which results in acne worse than most teenagers today... I wonder if I'd be able to stop picking at my skin if there wasn't anything new to pick at? |
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#16
Nov 02, 2018, 06:44 PM
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That is me. If I'm really stressed out I'll play with my hair. I will eventually find one that is too course or curly and doesn't belong. I have to pull it. But I have to break it in two places before I can throw it down. |
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