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Hi everyone... Im a 27 year old female that has been picking at my skin for a long time now. It started when I was 12 or 13, when I moved in with some family I didnt know very well. I shared a bedroom with my cousin and she drove me crazy. I started pulling my hair out, to the point I was bald underneath. I dont pull out my hair anymore. It stopped when my family saw what I was doing. I didnt do anything like that for a while. Then I saw my cousin picking at her skin. I dont remember what I thought about that, but next thing I know, Im doing it too. It has a complete hold on my life. I was an exotic dancer for a few years, and I was pretty good at not picking at my skin all the time, but I still did it (I'd like to thank Sally Hanson for making their leg makeup... it covers up soooo much. and it helps fade scars...).Dancing is something I absolutely love doing. Not the taking off my clothes part, but the dancing itself. And it's something good to have in your back pocket when you need it. But unfortunatly, I cant go do that because im covered in scars and open wounds that I cant stop picking at. I'll pick and pick, and then realize that Im causing so much harm to myself, and ease up the picking for a few days. It's all over my back, all over my butt. Im worried this is something my daughter may have already picked up. She's almost 3 and I catch her picking her toenails all the time. She also has a spot on her upper lip that probably started as just a piece of dead skin, but now she's got a big sore on her lip from continuously picking at it. Last night was the first time I ever googled this problem because I need help. I have almost all of the symptoms, except for the eating disorder thing. I def dont have an eating disorder! But im a little relieved to see that Im not the only one that does this....
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