Feet picking

We all have found ourselves here because we have a problem. With each of us it might differ as to where or what we pick, scratch, rip or pluck or whatever self defeating, self harming, injurious behaviour that we employ. We each have deep seated reasons for what we do, be it any one of a number of experiences from an abusive upbringing, abusive relationships, traumatic experiences, stressful environments, stressful times, or any such negative, life-sucking, history we’ve endured. We have turned to hurting ourselves to cope and deal with all that. Perhaps even so that we don’t turn to harming others! Who knows? But that doesn’t make it right. It’s not the healthy choice. It’s not the intelligent choice. And as intelligent people we must realize that no one else, no doctor, no therapist, no dermatologist, no psychologist, or no hypnotist can make us change our behaviours. Only we can. It’s great that this place offers a place to share the extent of our behaviours. It’s great that this place offers a wealth of information about our disorder. It’s great that we can encourage each other here. But what we must realize is, it is our own responsibility to READ the wealth of information here and to CHOOSE A COURSE OF ACTION, not just ask for help expecting it to come from an external source. The information is here. Sure, share your experiences, share what might have caused it, but from the information offered, choose what you CAN and WILL do for yourself and COMMIT to doing it. That is what it is going to take. However long it has been going on in your life, it has gone on too long. The fact that you have come here investigating your self inflicted harmful behaviours is indication that it is time to MAKE CHANGE.

I do the same thing. I have been picking and peeling my foot skin for like 10 years now (I'm 28). I don't eat it, but the larger the strip that I can pull of, the happier I am. I will actually use the really large pieces as bookmarks (I know that sounds so F-ing disgusting...it is disgusting). I was even doing it at work, or other peoples houses. I would have to carefully and quickly pick up the skin bits and throw them away so my friends didn't find an odd little pile on the floor. I recently got a callus shaver and I use it once a week to keep the callusus down. It actually keeps me from picking my feet till the bleed, and I still get some satisfaction out of removing skin, but not too much. It keeps me from ripping too deep. I'm also a recovering head picker. I used to pick until i got little scabs on my scalp, and for some reason I find scalp scabs the BEST scabs to pick :p but getting my hair done was so embarassing. I've mostly stopped that part, but it is really hard. Sometimes I find myself doing it while i am half asleep. Good luck to you! you are not the only one!!!!!!!!

Hi I'm a male 13 Ive tended to do this since I was about 6 I get really bad too sometimes I'll take the nearest sharp object to break more skin to peel I eat mine to idk why it's a bad habit and I'll do it the point were I can't walk well, my parents know I do this and get grossed out my feet look really bad at the bottoms ,one time I went swimmig at my friends and I fell down and since my foot was wet the skin was more noticeable and they asked WTF is wrong with my foot and I was nervous so I lied and said I steped on a bunch of sharp rock ( worst lie ever ) I thought I was the only one who did this it's nice to know I'm not alone , I feel as if picking my feet is like my drug I can't live without it and it gets realy bad like as I'm typing now my feet r stinging from picking, I cant stop

i am so happy im not alone in this i pick the skin on my feet all the time as im wiriting this my foot is throbbin i hate that i do this i cnt even wear sandals cos im embarrased bout my feet its disgusting i darnt even get a bf incase he sees my feet i keep um covered all time i really wanna stop this any advice?