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[LittleMrsAntisocial]

So for the last like 10 years, that I can remember, it's been way more excessive the last 3 maybe, I scratch my head to get all the stuff off, eat the stuff (clean out under my nails) and continue scratching. I'm not itchy. I've made myself bleed, I don't know why I do this... I don't even know what I'm doing or what I really get out of it.

Help!?

 

[lostforgottensoul]

A therapist? Or if you have a therapist do they know? I would hate to ever give a guess here as its not good to self diagnose, a therapist would be the best help.

 

[LittleMrsAntisocial]

I don't have one at the moment @lostforgottensoul. Mine was a piece of shit, I'm not trying to self diagnose. I want to know what I'm doing and why.

 

[EveHarrington]

It sounds like a type of self injury that soothes you.

 

[LittleMrsAntisocial]

It sounds like a type of self injury that soothes you.

I could see that but I don't know. I feel like it's weird.

 

[lostforgottensoul]

It sounds like a type of self injury that soothes you.

I agree with this.

I have bad eccema, to the point that its like dantruff times a bazillon. It bothers me so i pick at my head til it bleeds and at night when im doing my self soothing thing to go to sleep, i will find myself picking at my head. I dont have any desire to eat it but picking at it i can relate to.

Wanting to know why though is sorta for a therapist, thats why i advised that. I wanted to say a possible form of Trichotillomania...but thats a diagnosis. That is, though, a form of self injury.

 

[Heather]

I don't know if this is the same thing but lately within last year. I feel itchy all the time and it drives me crazy. I'll go into the shower and use a scrubby and clean my body and I come out and still feel itchy.

I can't get comfortable on the couch cuz I'm constantly scratching. I don't make myself bleed but I'm still itchy.

I know you said you're not itchy so it's probably not the same thing but it still drives me crazy.

I have no useful advice to offer. Only you're not alone (this is somewhat similar). The only think I can think of could it possibly be a body memory? Do you have a history of trauma? Does it feel like someone's touching you? Just a thought, may or may not apply.

Hugs.

Hope you find some relief.

 

[joeylittle]

It sounds like dermatillomania. Sorry for the wiki link, but the info is good: https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Excoriation_disorder

These kinds of self-harm are far from fully understood, and you'll see from the article that there's been debate over how they should be classified.

Ive read that some people have success with wearing gloves or finger-caps, to interfere with the picking. But I don't know much more about how one deals with it.

 

[LittleMrsAntisocial]

I don't know why but I'll have to get back to this post later, I'm starting to shut down.

 

[lostforgottensoul]

It sounds like dermatillomania. Sorry for the wiki link, but the info is good: https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Excoriation_disorder

That's awesome info JL! Didnt know that exsisted.

For me, I think its just my scalp bothers me and is annoying due to my eccema going insane and do tend to pick at it constantly anyway BUT I do notice that I do it more at night and in times of stress.

Thanks for the info JL!