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i have a bad problem with picking at things... mainly my skin.. if i see sumthing anywhere on my body.. i pick at it... it gets bad... sumtimes i catch myself and i stop... but not always.. im just obsessed with picking at my skin... if i see sumthing on my skin then i pick and pick and pick....

anyone else have this problem??

yes, i do the same thing, also i twirl my hair, but not like just around, i twist it into dreadlocks that have to be yanked out, so everytime i get my hair done (hate it, being trapped in a chair with my hair in someone elses' hands )my hair stylist asks me what happened to my hair, it's all uneven in the front cause i constantly dreadlock it,and then yank it out trying to unknot it, thinking i should just get a full head of dreads already and then i couldn't damage it any further.
also something wierd i do, i have to (have to) find patterns in everything, a drum beat, wallpaper, the symmetry of a tree (no joke), never ever before this program did i consider OCD, must be, hey ..... i see some birds flying, better make sure theres an even # LOL

ok well we all have our nervous tics,things we do semi-consciously to focus our attention on if we feel tension,this could be the same for you as for me,My nervous tic is i take my thumbnail push it lightly against my first finger and trace little tiny figure 8 s. Sometimes i do it on other parts like my leg. Picking at your skin can be your figure 8, maybe you should try to revert that into something that wont scratch ya up though. Lots of people have habits like biting nails ect. could be bored maybe...

LOL I'm sorry , but I am hysterical, after reading the posts I thought I was the ONLY PICKER. Why we do it is beyond me, I have been doing it since I was a child, I'm 54 now. It is always my skin on my thumbs and after I finish it is so sore I have to wear bandaids. Sometimes I go for real long times not doing it, I even try to moisturize my hands and sleep with cotton gloves on to keep them soft and pretty so I don't pick. NUTS!!!!

Ha! My big thing is biting my nails too. Only I get my nails done and I'm always biting the tips off. Big bummer, now my nails don't stay pretty

I pick too. I have to make it smooth so I can cover it with makeup. If it gets too bad I won't go anywhere. I hate bumps. It's imperfect.
I'm 42 and have picked as long as I can remember. I get sunburned someone has to peel me. I go at my nails too. Hang nail your dead, I don't care if I feel pain there on the tips of my fingers where other people can see them. Then I'm imbarressed. Ichty spot, scratch until its a blister, then peel the blister, then big sore. OMG how crazy is this. Will I ever be able to stop?

I am so glad I am not the only one that picks. The past week I have been so bad. I am so ashamed today that I wore long sleeves and it's not cold. But I had to put bandaids on the places I picked last night. It's gotta get better.