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rae852004 , 11 Sep 2008

Multiple picking/eating disorders

I have a severe problem with different forms of picking/eating. I eat scabs (from anywhere on my body), skin (particularly from my fingertips and peeling callouses on my feet, which I often pick to the flesh) and I pull hair and eat the roots. I also like to lick the blood from scabs I pick. I guess what I'm wondering is, is there any thing I can do (that does not involve medication, I detest pharmaceuticals) to help with these problems. I know how to control them to a degree but when I get stressed out or bored I just revert to my habits without even thinking about it. It only really registers later on when my feet hurt to walk on, it hurts badly to wash my hair, or I notice thin spots in my hair. I know it isn't good to do and that it is disgusting but I haven't been able to find a way to stop it. I'm lucky that I was able to stop my nail biting but I think curing that forced me to channel the energy I would have put into that into my other habits. Please help. I'm sick of this.
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rae852004
September 11, 2008
I forgot to mention that I also have a problem with nose picking/eating as well. Not as bad as when I was younger but I still fight it. God I'm screwed up.
me
September 13, 2008

In reply to by rae852004

Hi, I am new to this site, just registered. I can feel for all of us who exibit the behavior such as picking. I have the same issue, I pick mostly my poor face. And I hate this so much!. Tried so many things but so far struggling on and off. May be we can be helpful to each other? Feel free to talk to me.
me
September 14, 2008

In reply to by rae852004

Hi, I am new to this site, just registered. I can feel for all of us who exibit the behavior such as picking. I have the same issue, I pick mostly my poor face. And I hate this so much!. Tried so many things but so far struggling on and off. May be we can be helpful to each other? Feel free to talk to me.

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