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NSHN Forum Support & On Topic Forums. Some additional boards are viewable to members only => Survivor Room => Topic started by: princess_sparkle on December 29, 2011, 09:07:30 PM
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Hi guys
Havent been on here a long time, and although haven't been *SH* per se for 3.5 years, have still been skin picking like crazy. It's something that started about 8 years ago (before SH) and has kept on going. Lately I have been trying so so hard to stop. I really would like to wear skirts and shorts again, and I have been trying my best to stop. Does this count as SH? What is it exactly? Basically, I just pick my legs, where I get ingrown hairs (sure I get more than normal) or spots and I just don't let them heal. Now t hey are so scarred and scabby I don't know if they will ever heal.
I have mentioned this to the docs (who know about my SH/sui/depressed history and are prescribing me a high dosage of ADs) but they don't seem to be all that interested so I am assuming it's not that big - a - deal as far as they are concerned .
Has anyone got and advice? I am getting desperate these days to know what to do!!
PS xxx
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Have you considered why you do it? Is it more of a habit- like some people bite their nails or do the same feelings accompany it that you got from other forms of sh? I tried to stop chewing the skin around my finger nails using nail biting solution. I never thought of it as self harm but I did find it written in my notes as such.