#skin picking disorder

[the-sun-is-also-a-star]

if you're one of those people who are like "oh my god im so ocd!!" and then you just like to be organized, shut the fuck up. literally shut the FUCK up. You have no fucking idea what its like. Its like being trapped in a mental prison. Its being called weird and ridiculed by my own family because i have to wash my hands between helpings of food or because i have to run out of the bathroom when i flush the toilet or because even when i smell something awful i have to breath through my nose instead of my mouth because if i breath through my mouth it feels like i can taste it. Its developing conditions that accompany it, like excoriation disorder which makes me dig into my nails so hard they're permanently fucked up and look ghastly and sometimes even bleed and which means i have scabs on my head all the fucking time because i pick at them constantly, or misophonia which makes me flinch at every trigger sound, it gets so bad to the point where i start hitting myself and had to move away from walls because i was sure i was going to bang my head against one. hard. It's having violent intrusive thoughts, sick intrusive thoughts, thoughts that make you stay up into all hours of the night and fret over whether you're a good person, thoughts that make you think about death all the time. your own death, death of loved ones, how people will die, how people will react to you dying. It's having morality ocd, which makes you hate yourself more than anything after any minor mess up. It changes your life. Its fucking hard to live with. so i never want to hear "oh I'm so ocd" from people who aren't actually ocd ever a-fucking-gain.

#the misophonia is so fucking bad today i am terrified i am going ti bang my head against the wall really hard #this post needed to be made #ocd #actually ocd #misophonia #morality ocd #dermatillomania #excoriation disorder #skin picking disorder #intrusive thoughts #mental illness #mental illness awareness #awareness post #vent post #sheba lore

[mentoillnesspolls]

According to the DSM, most people with excoriation disorder usually don't skin pick in front of others except for immediate family members, which was personally surprising to me since all my life I have skin picked in public. Wanted to see how applicable this was, so here's a poll!

#mentoillnesspoll #poll #excoriation disorder #skin picking disorder #skin picking #compulsion #ocd #dermatillomania

[againstme]

#this is me every day :) #dermatillomania #skin picking #skin picking disorder #bfrb #bfrb awareness

[testure-1988]

My arms, chest and shoulders are covered in so many ugly ass cuts and scabs. It's so disgusting looking. I feel ugly. I'm probably gonna have to buy guaze bandages to cover everything up (I'll look likea mummy).

#mental illness #skin picking disorder

[dikdikpronouncedxylophone]

I just realized that the tissues and lotion I keep next to each other in my room to help with my skin picking issues would make me look like an unequivocal masturbator in a teenage boy coming-of-age movie.

#dermatillomania #skin picking disorder #skin picking memes #skin picking #ocd #ocd tag #ocd irl #ocd memes

[vegasthehedgehog]

"Dermatillomania, also known as excoriation disorder (per the DSM-5) or skin-picking disorder, is a psychological condition that manifests as repetitive, compulsive skin picking. It is one of a category of disorders known as body-focused repetitive behaviors (BFRBs) that are currently classified in the DSM-5 under Obsessive-Compulsive and Related Disorders".

Dermatillomania (skin picking) | psychology Today. Psychology Today. (n.d.). https://www.psychologytoday.com/intl/conditions/dermatillomania-skin-picking

#dermatillomania #skin picking disorder #quotes #psychology #anybody else have this and just struggle so much with self-image because of it? #sensory issues #compulsion #obsessive compulsive behavior #mental illness #repetitive behaviors #tips on how to deal with it? #sad boy hours #anxiety problems #anxiety #depressing shit #i need someone to tape mittens to my hands 🧤

[the-coloring-witch]

intro

this is probably the 100th time i’ve made a new tumblr, for certain reasons. but this time, i want it to really mean something.

my name is Ayame (or Iris, whichever). i’ve been picking at my skin since i was at least five; i’m in my 30s now. needless to say, i’m trying my best to break the habit for good and get my life in order.

it’s funny. for the longest time, i was certain i was the only person who did this...but this summer, i finally did some research and found out this condition has a name. it has a name and many other people who do the exact same thing. and it’s grounded in mental disorders such as ocd and anxiety, which i haven’t been diagnosed with...but the more i learn about both, the more they make sense to me. 

i find it comforting, knowing i’m not alone.

i guess what i’d really like to do with this blog is to connect with others who’ve had this issue. maybe to share experiences or to share how we try to deal with it. 

so if you are living with the following conditions:

dermatillomania (skin picking disorder)

dermatophagia (picking and biting at skin)

ocd

depression

anxiety

feel free to follow and connect! or at least reblog and share.

#dermatillomania #dermatophagia #ocd #actual ocd #recovery #trying to heal #skin picking disorder

[coffee-bat]

i ordered precise skin/pore picking tweezers. this will definately improve my mental health greatly

#are my urges the autism or the ocd or the dermatillomania? idk but i think having actual tools to use at home will probably make me- #-harmfully pick less. i hope #like 1) i just massacre my fingers if i try to 'trim' cuticles with my teeth #and 2) you don't wanna know what my nose looks like after i try to pick at filaments with my fingers #so hope this'll help minimize the damage lol #ramble #dermatillomania #skin picking disorder

[thecake-isalie]

Skin picking disorder is so odd like I’ll be doing my own thing then look down then suddenly there’s blood in my mouth and there’s flecks of skin all over my pants and there’s blood covering my lip and fingers like huh?? When did I do that?? Oh yeah 20 seconds ago oopsies.

#skin picking #dermatillomania #skin picking disorder

[lina-brokenvase]

i wanted to see some encouraging posts on dermatillomania and healing from it not posts fucking romanticizing this shit!!!

#personal #i am so disappointed #dermatillomania #skin picking disorder

[depravitywithen]

Had a moment and clipped a lump from my forehead off with nail clippers. I would've preferred concave skin instead. A lot of bleeding and got into the deeper layer of skin let's just say... Held pressure for a long while. Taped a bandage to it after and then had it closed up with butterfly stitches cause of how bad it was. My plan for if I'm ever asked about this scar is gonna be "I opened my third eye too much one time and got scarred" but they'll probably think "they have a unabrow and have a scar from it" . I've always been complemented on my eyebrows

#excoriation disorder #dermatillomania #skin picking #skin picking disorder #tw self destruction #tw self destructive behavior #tw self h4rm #tw self mutilation #self mutalition

[mentoillnesspolls]

*skin-picking disorder or dermatillomania

Automatic: occurs without full awareness Focused: preceding tension and subsequent relief

I saw that dermatillomania can be either automatic or focused and was curious which tends to be more common! I have another one on trichotillomania up right now if you have that and would like to go vote for it!

#mentoillnesspoll #poll #ocd #compulsion #dermatillomania #skin picking #skin picking disorder #excoriation disorder

[starbonebutterfly]

When ur working up the courage to go outside despite your skin being picked raw, trying to put on a good face, then mother comes and hits you with the "you look like you have smallpox" 💀💀💀

Aaaaand it's gone

#dermatillomania #coping humor #skin picking disorder #excoriation disorder #self harm #self conscious

[skinpickingsupport]

𝘞𝘩𝘢𝘵 𝘪𝘴 𝘢 𝘚𝘬𝘪𝘯 𝘗𝘪𝘤𝘬𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘋𝘪𝘴𝘰𝘳𝘥𝘦𝘳? A skin picking disorder is a condition that causes a person to pick at their skin for various reasons.

In light of #BFRBAwarenessWeek, only one of these five conditions is considered to be a #BFRB; excoriation disorder (aka compulsive skin picking).

Each diagnosis is important to consider because they require different treatments to settle the pervasiveness of the condition at hand.

#bfrbweek #bfrb awareness week #skin picking disorder #skin picking #skin picking support #skinpickingsupport #morgellons #morgellonsdisease #prurigonodularis #lichensimplexchronicus #delusionalparasitosis #excoriation disorder #excoriationdisorder #delusional parasitosis #skinpicking #Instagram

[dikdikpronouncedxylophone]

Me, picking my skin: hehe bad texture gone Me, needing to put specialized bandages (which are incredibly difficult to rip off) on my chin and cheek so I won't get an infection and be hospitalized: OUT OUT DAMNED TEXTURE

#dermatillomania memes #dermatillomania #skin picking #bfrb #bfrb memes #ocd #ocd problems #ocd irl #ocd memes #texture #sensory issues #skin picking memes #skin picking disorder

[beans-in-your-socks]

!!TW!! this post contains mention of Dermatillomania and scars. if you feel uncomfortable reading about these topics, please keep scrumbling.

steering away from my usual content a bit here but

i dont see nearly enough people talking about dermatillomania and how fucking hard it is to live with it. going into the bathroom everyday and looking in the mirror, having to fight the urge to pick at your skin. its horrible, it makes me look horrible and makes me feel really insecure about my appearance. no amount of conealer or makeup can cover up the scabs and bumps in my skin. having scars all over your body and scar tissue that will never behave like normal skin again. having people ask you "what happened, why do you have so many scabs?" and having to awkwardly make up some excuse about mosquito bites. thinking "oh shit, here we go again" when you get a graze or bug bite. being neurodivergent isn't always just shits and giggles, it can be really fucking tiring. I'm tired of this. I'm tired of having to put bandaids all over my body, just so i don't pick. I'm tired of having to have my friends hold my hands away from me when i pick. im tired of people not listening to my accomadtions. I'm tired of feeling gross. I'm tired of having people ask why my acnes so bad. I'm tired of acne medication doing fuck all because that's not even the problem in the first place, its the fact that i make the acne worse myself. I'm tired of being told "just don't pick" when its not that simple. I'm just tired of this horrible thing.

#tw vent #tw dermatillomania #tw scars #vee vents #dermatillomania #excoriation disorder #skin picking disorder #spd #neurodivergent #adhd #neurodiverse stuff