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kimberly , 04 Jun 2012

why do you pick your skin?

i have some questions that hopefully could be answered. i know everyone is unique. i am trying to learn more about this OCD/BDD and want to gather info from those that suffer from this. here it goes: 1) were you vaccinated as a child? 2) did you get updated on your childhood vaccines? 3) do you get flu vaccines? 4) when growing up, did you get spanked for not behaving? 5) what is your diet? 6) as a little child, did you feel scared, anxious, nervous, sad, get your feelings hurt for lil' things ( i know that for a child it is not little things, but looking back and now as an adult were they little things?) 7) were you able to express you feelings verbally? 8) how/what do you feel right before you pick your skin? 9) did you receive any type of professional help as a child? 10) how did your family/friends react when they found out you do this? (and how did it make you feel?) 11) as a child (or maybe still) do you fear your parent/s? if so, why? 12) how old were you when you knew for sure that what you are doing is not good to do? 13) how old were you when you realized that you have a serious problem and need help? 14) what have you done to help stop your habit? 15) what do you feel has helped you? 16) do you watched scary movies (even as a child)? 17) what type of hobbies do you do? 18) are you a picky eater? 19) what blood type are you? 20) how many sibblings do you have? 21) did you ever (or still do) take medications? if so, which ones? 22) have you tried to do natural remedies? if so, which ones? i pray that many people reply. hopefully we can see if there is some sort of pattern based on these questions and then we can help eachother out. please feel free to add to the question list. thanks! =) kim
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via-music
June 05, 2012
1) Yes 2) Yes 3) Yes 4) Once 5) Vegetarian 6) Yes, still do 7) No, still can't unless I sit in front of a piece of paper long enough 8) Boredom 9) No, but now I have for a few years 10) I don't know... I have Asperger's so I cannot read people. Only three people know. My therapist, my mom, and my friend. 11) Yes... I can't communicate with them. 13) 5 years old 14) I tried to catch myself for a couple of weeks because it's awful for me to look at, and it must be awful for others. I've never had a guy interested in me and I thought that might be nice for a change, but in the end I didn't care. Never have... I've kind of got strong ideals. 15) Therapy 16) Rated M video games count? 17) Guitar, cello, music, basketball 18) Fairly 19) Not sure 20) One 21) Yes, prozac, allergy meds 22) One that I forget, but it didn't do anything
kiwi_1982
June 05, 2012
1) were you vaccinated as a child? Yes 2) did you get updated on your childhood vaccines? As far as I know 3) do you get flu vaccines? No 4) when growing up, did you get spanked for not behaving? Not often, but sometimes 5) what is your diet? Mostly vegetarian. Have cut back on junk a lot in last 5 years 6) as a little child, did you feel scared, anxious, nervous, sad, get your feelings hurt for lil' things ( i know that for a child it is not little things, but looking back and now as an adult were they little things?) Not really 7) were you able to express you feelings verbally? Yes 8) how/what do you feel right before you pick your skin? Ugly 9) did you receive any type of professional help as a child? No 10) how did your family/friends react when they found out you do this? (and how did it make you feel?) Not surprised. Found it answered a lot of questions 11) as a child (or maybe still) do you fear your parent/s? if so, why? Not fear of punishment but fear of disappointment 12) how old were you when you knew for sure that what you are doing is not good to do? 13 13) how old were you when you realized that you have a serious problem and need help? 29 14) what have you done to help stop your habit? Realising that it's not just a habit, but something outside of me helps put it in a box and deal with it. 15) what do you feel has helped you? Online support forums 16) do you watched scary movies (even as a child)? More as a child than now 17) what type of hobbies do you do? Studying 18) are you a picky eater? Not really 19) what blood type are you? O+ 20) how many sibblings do you have? 1 older brother 21) did you ever (or still do) take medications? if so, which ones? Just come off Citalopram 22) have you tried to do natural remedies? if so, which ones? Meditation :)

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