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How to stop skin picking due to Dermatillomania?

Arnbjorn

662d

Does anyone have any ideas on how to stop skin picking via Dermatillomania? I've completely scarred my legs, shoulders, chest, face, and breasts, and now my stomach is next. It always makes me insecure about my body, and the second I start to heal, it strikes again. a part of a wound in my chest was black and rock hard because of this. Any suggestions would be great!

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    • Calypso_

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      Hey so I’ve struggle with skin picking for most of my life. It’s really difficult for me to stop too I have so many scars on my legs and arms and back. I’ve been trying to replace with a rubber band but it doesn’t work really all that well I suppose keeping your hands busy perhaps with making art or keeping your mind occupied. My therapist said one of the reasons I’m picking other then the obsessive compulsive part is because when your detached from your body it’s almost like your picking at someone else’s skin. So ground yourself in your body honor your body love yourself (easier said then done) but also put Neosporin on it you deserve healing and love in your body. I wish no more pain upon us

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    • cinnamon_sunlight

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      Hi! I really struggle with this, too. Being home during the pandemic made it so much worse as I would get stuck in endless picking cycles. I started to look up some inexpensive fidgets to place around my house to keep my hands occupied. My favorites have been “snap beads”— a plastic jewelry toy set for kids that you can find on Amazon for line $10. There’s something about being able to create order or destroy something + the repetitive movement of connecting them that really helps me.

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    • Calypso_

      662d

      Hey so I’ve struggle with skin picking for most of my life. It’s really difficult for me to stop too I have so many scars on my legs and arms and back. I’ve been trying to replace with a rubber band but it doesn’t work really all that well I suppose keeping your hands busy perhaps with making art or keeping your mind occupied. My therapist said one of the reasons I’m picking other then the obsessive compulsive part is because when your detached from your body it’s almost like your picking at someone else’s skin. So ground yourself in your body honor your body love yourself (easier said then done) but also put Neosporin on it you deserve healing and love in your body. I wish no more pain upon us

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      • Arnbjorn

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        @Calypso_ Yes, I do happen to know that OCD is a part of it. I've watched my mother ruin her body over it for years, and I swore I'd never be the same way, but here I am, the same exact way. I've been trying to do as you suggested, but it's hard, especially since it also happens when I am sleeping too

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        • Calypso_

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          @Arnbjorn hmmmmm maybe targeting stressors could help but I don’t know because I do it even when I’m not stressed. I wish I had a good solution if I find one I will let you know

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        • Calypso_

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          @Arnbjorn have you tried any medicine? I’m not sure what meds they have available but I’m on Risperidone and it’s helping with other symptoms helping me not mindlessly pick for hours. But I tend to still do it all day long too. I wish there was something that could replace the urges maybe that’s it finding where the urges stem from. Is it when you stress? I don’t know I feel like maybe for me it’s subconscious anxiety all day long.

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