I do the same thing with the scabs, blood and plasma. Hard to admit as i am repulsed by my own self! I just bought the 12 weeks of online counseling for this. Am praying it helps me. I need help and I have been on medication and tried therapy but nothing has helped so far.
The only thing that has really helped is when I started writing and reading on this forum. I finally found out last year that there was a name for what I did to my self. I have been doing it as far back as I can remember. I not only pick and pop , I eat and lick the blood and when I pop I eat that too. I pick every were on my body their is no safe place. It has got worse I dont just pick the scab but rip chuncks of skin to,it feels so good at the time, pulling off the scab. I have sorse that last for months and resently my scares are re-opening.
I have done the drugs and therpy, were long cloths all the time and I might go a day with out picking but then that night I will pick every thing on my body till I have blood running every were and I can hardly move cuz it hurts sooo bad. People are always asking about the sores and scares and I always would say bug bits. Maybe talking to someone else thats in the same boat as me will help I dont know.
NikB May 27, Log in or register to post comments Well, don't feel alone! And the blood! I love how it tastes, I am totally off my rocker! It is even hard for me to have blood drawn, because I don't want them to have it. I just want to grab it out of their hands. But, I am hoping that by being on this forum that I will get advice from people who are winning the battle with this disorder. I have even gone as far as buying a lancet and poking my fingers to get the blood.
I feel like a complete wacko I have been picking my skin for probably about 13 years im 23 now but only recently have I realized how much I love the smell of blood and, I guess, its plasma I have never wanted to eat scabs, so I conside rmyself lucky but I often wonder how much skin i have picked off of my body, mow many times all the skin would cover my body or my face.
I am currently seeing a renowned behavioral therapist who specializes in OCD, I have made some progress and I have knowledge of more strategies and more awareness of how my mind is working and how I am basically addicted to this cycle of picking. I wanted to tell you, 40 mg of prozac might not be enough.
I used to be on prozac, switched to cymbalta and i love it. These medicines are selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors SSRIs , which help to make more of the neurotransmitter serotonin available. Sometimes doctors will prescribe the antiseizure medication lamotrigine Lamictal to reduce the incidence of skin picking. Some triggers for picking and eating scabs are tingling or burning sensations of the skin.
As a result, a doctor may recommend applying topical treatments to reduce these sensations. Antihistamine creams or topical steroids can reduce itching sensations. Topical anesthetic creams like lidocaine or astringents may also help to reduce sensations that could lead to picking scabs. You may find that you can stop skin picking for a while remission , but then resume the behavior later relapse.
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Eventually, a scab falls off and reveals new skin underneath. This usually happens by itself after a week or two. Even though it may be tough not to pick at a scab, try to leave it alone.
If you pick or pull at the scab, you can undo the repair and rip your skin again, which means it'll probably take longer to heal.
You may even get a scar. So let that scab sit there — your skin will thank you! Larger text size Large text size Regular text size.
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