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Anxiety and skin picking
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Ok, not too many are aware if this issue I am having, other than my therapist. I wanted to know if there is anyone else out there with relatively the same condition.
I have been using skin picking to the point of infecting myself as an anxiety reducer. I now do it subconsciously, and it is being pointed out be friends and family. The therapist says I am using it to reduce my level of anxiety, distract myself from my anxiety. He also hinted there might be a tinge of OCD or Body Dismorphic disorder. The skin picking is pretty bad, to the point where I have to wear long sleeves. The therapist also hinted at a slight Social Anxiety Disorder and the picking could be a way for me to prevent me form attending social functions. Your comments will be appreciated. Posted on 09/12/07, 09:09 pm |
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I agree with the therapist in what you are dealing with. It is a form of dealing with anxiety. I had an individual that I serve that does the same thing. You might try asking your doctar to put you on something to help you cope with the anxiety. 
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I get a form of eczema which is caused by stress and it's all over my right hand and fingers. When I get anxious or stressed it becomes extremely itchy and I scratch it to the point where it becomes raw and weepy.
Dr's have tried to prescribe the normal eczema creams but it only serves to aggravate it more. i have resorted to using aromatherapy creams and have a bottle of Comfrey cream which also has sweet almond oil (a carrier oil), witch hazel, swedish bitters and rosemary essential oil along with the normal wax and glycerol to bind it. It not only helps to soothe the itching but also assists in repairing tissue and works a real treat. The psych said that when I can learn to control my stress levels the skin problem will lessen as it's deemed to be a form of neurological dermatitis.
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I too have an issue with skin picking...I have so many marks on my arm especially my family and friends too point it out..I have also had infection...I try not to pick..but when Im anxious I just do it without really thinking what im actually doing...I try to keep bandaids over them to hope they will heal or go away...and so I dont keep picking...helps to a certain point..
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I to have some issue with this type of condition although mine is the fingernails when i am feeling anxiuos I will bite them so bad that they are bleeding and i need to wear a bandaide to cover it the next dayto avoid the embarasment
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I pick around my finger nails with clippers. It has become a habit along with the anxiety.
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Yes i do alot of that. I have some scarring. but not to the point where i need long sleeves. I also get little sores on my hands that my dr says is stress related. They emerge and sometimes hurt then the skin dies off around the spot.???????
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