He told me I need a behavior therapist that specialzes in compulsive disorders such as mine. So I ask him how bout I use sterilized tools to pick would that be better, by the way I was dead serious. Infections occure from bacteria in the mouth. About 3 years ago I broke my wrist and had to see a doctor and he immediately asked me whats going on with your fingers so I had no choice but to tell him my problem and he says to me as most people have said in the past ' YOU NEED TO JUST STOP DOING THAT" oh how I wish it was that easy, but then he tells me how he hs seen people have their fingers amputated because they did what I do. Its a terrible decease and its embarrassing as I always find myself hiding my fingers because I don't want people wondering and thinking what is wrong with this persons hands. This prevented me from picking and healed them up quicker so I can unmasked them and leave my home to destroy them again. What I found that worked a little bit,but always temporarily and was only possible in the confines of my home was lotioning up my hands really good and wearing very thin tight fitting cotton gloves, which by the way are very hard to find. Its just amazing how the human body and mind build up such a tolerance for pain. I go through band-aids like water wrapping the butchered fingers up when they become so disfigured and causing me terrible pain.
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I went to all kinds of therapy for compulsive disorders and wasted a lot of my time and money doing that. I tried the mouth guard thing and that was an uncomfortable waste. Keeping my hands lotioned up only worked temporarily. Those nasty tasting nail polishes did nothing. I have litterally tried everything possible over the years to stop and nothing ever worked for long term. My brother still does it,my brothers son, my nephew has it bad. Furthemore its hereditary because my Mom suffered from it, but she's 78 now and was able to stop. Take it from someone who has been suffering from this compulsive disorder for almost a half a century now.
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I am now 48 yrs old and I have gone through almost all of those years with bitten up disgusting lookiing nails and cuticles, but its not just the fingers, I pick at my feet, scabs and anything else that can be picked, I have full blown Dermatophagia and I can tell you there is no cure. As I got older it progressed to my cuticles,feet,etc. I just found this blog and I have been bitting my nails and picking t scbs since I was a small child. It's a horrible habit, and so embarrassing to tell people! Please help! People often ask me what happened to finger and I just say I accidentally cut myself. Most days I can't write in school, or type on my phone or computer. If anybody has overcome this, please let me know! My parents and friends are scared for me as I grow up, but I think I'm fine, denial of course.
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My parents are offering me $120 to stop biting the skin off my nails and biting my nails in general. Anxiety and depression, self esteem issues, and OCD. Many of the websites and articles I've looked at say that this disorder is because of traumatic events in your childhood, which never happened to me.
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I've self diagnosed myself with dermatophagia. It's nice to know that I'm not the only person suffering from this. I bite my nails, the skin on my fingers, all of them, and my big toe. I've been eating the skin off my fingers since I was a few years old. Thanks for letting me vent.maybe i will peel & eat less if i blog more.rofl! I have noticed that ever since i started Adipex that the obsession with peeling and eating the ginger and foot skin has increased. I take Prozac 20 mg daily for depression and am also on Adipex to lose weight. I guess it felt good to know there was an answer to what i was doing but on the other hand it only makes me feel crazy since it is in the DSM under emotional disorders. Then, come to find out it is a compulsive disorder. I never, ever thought that others did it much less find a blog on other's who do it. I am "driven" to do it, and i look forward to doing it daily.as if it was some kind of reward or enjoyable activity. If anyone knew I would be so ashamed but to be honest with you.this habit relieves some kind of inner turmoil.i cant explain it. Within the past 3 years i began picking and eating the skin on the bottom of both feet.
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I did it and got my doll, but.the habit has continued throughout my adult years and i am now 52 yrs old. He told me that he would buy me a doll if I could stop doing it for 1 week. I remember my dad trying to bargain with me to get me to stop picking at my fingers. I lived in a home with alot of stress: watching my dad beat my mother, daily and dad was very verbally, emotionally and sexually abusive with me. I started picking and eating my finger-skin ever since i was a very young child. I am so tired of this addiction that I don't know what to do. Hi Everybody.i found this site by accident.