I bite my nail since I was a few years old. I can never put on nail color in my life. I never thought it was an illness until I saw Nate’s video. Thanks so much nate❤
I have been struggling with skin picking and unconsciously rubbing and picking the sides of my thumb then biting them, and once i tried to stop picking my skin i started pulling out my hair i also bite my cheeks alot ive been struggling with this for as long as i can remember and i thought is was just me, im glad im not the only one and i can get help.
@@fjfjdjwnf5898 well i do have ocd and i wonder if nailpolish scratching and cheek biting comes from it, if so it's interesting how it actually affected more in my life than I thought and maybe even more and im just unaware :)
Lip biting, nail (and skin around nails) bitting has always been HUGE BFRB’s for me. Which happens when I’m anxious but makes my anxiety even worse because of how my lips and nails look afterwards. Such a viscous cycle. So glad to have come across this video. Had no idea this was a thing others are going through as well.
I watched this video years ago, when I was (compulsively) learning everything I could about OCD and related disorders (to make sure I had OCD and wasn't a monster, fun times). It turned out to be really helpful when my excoriation disorder got out of control recently, due to eczema. I literally went to the emergency room -- because it was that out of control -- and told them that this is what was happening. So, thank you!
The comment that you made about when the habit gets triggered really was helpful. Because I only bite my fingernails whenever I’m watching TV and I only pick at my face when I’m in front of my magnifying mirror. Then I get sore spots on my face, which I am Covering up with make up. Really appreciated this video. Thanks for sharing and giving hope.
I have been struggling with nail biting for as long as I can remember. But I've noticed that it's not so much because I want to bite my nails, but because I like my nails crazy short; even if I consciously realize I'm about to bite my nails (for example because it's bad for my teeth's health), I go get a nail clipper and I cut my nails way too short and they start hurting. It also feels uncomfortable to have even a little bit long nails because I type on a keyboard so often and I don't want to feel my nails while typing. The corner of the nail has skin that also feels uncomfortable to brush against when my fingers touch. I've been doing all these tips for years but the discomfort of nails always growing is really a pain. I've got so many nail clippers everywhere in the house for me to avoid nail biting. At this point I don't even think it's a BFRB, I just have uncomfortable fingers.
My Skin/Nail Biting has gotten so bad, I use to carry a knife around to help get Celluses'ed skin areas to easyer to bite positions, the best way ive used to get rid of this is to Chew gum and do something with both hands I.E playing games, eating food (if not Chewing gum) and toys This keeps both your mouth and hands busy thus less reason to keep aware of you Fingers!
I've had a problem with chewing the insides of my mouth and my checks. I'm 21 and have been doing it since I was 9. It's really hard to stop. Thank you for this information
I have always bit my nails and the skin around my nails. During tmstressful exam times I usually pat my head so much I loose my hair. Recently just chose not to do this anymore. It takes a lot of intentional effort to understand how you feel right at that point. So far, I haven't bitten my nails for 1 week!
I was watching a thriller movie and by the end of the movie my thumb cuticles were bleeding. I was not aware till we left the theater. Ouch. Now I wear gloves to movie theaters
I fell addicted... I have to do things to keep my mouth occupied at all times when I am not talking or eating...i bite my fingernails sometimes until bleeding or painful, I bite the inside of my chicks and lips , I rub specific soft fabrics on my lip and I always put a kind of pressure on my teeth with my lips and tongue (I can't really explain how) my jaw is always so tense that it gives me headaches and even then I cant stop... it's an unstoppable urge to do this things at all times and it gives me so much comfort and satisfaction. But it messed up with my teeth and jaw sape and nail biting always gives me small painful infections inside my mouth ... not to mention making weird faces in public hoping people won't notice.
I'd love to see a video on BFRB versus autism, for example i pick my nails because i cant stand the sensation of slightly long nails, i also rub my nails together when im stressed
I started biting and picking my cuticles, nails, and inside of my cheeks when I was 8 years old. It’s been over 15 years and I still do it. I have an anxiety disorder and depression. Getting dip manicures, using a fidget toy, and having a job where I have to wear a lot of gloves to lower the opportunities to engage in those harmful behaviors helps. Also treating my underlying disorders with medication and therapy. For anyone out there who this sounds familiar with, there’s hope to manage this!
I have the same issues. The inside of my mouth is in so much pain from the biting chunks of skin off and my jaw hurts from clenching and non stop grinding my teeth. I will grind and clench my teeth all day obsessively with as much force as possible
Gargle with water and sea salt, pulling cheeks to reach more area. I just pop some salt in, then take a good sip, etc. Avoid scalding your mouth , let food and drinks cool off. Do warm sea salt baths, manicure and pedicure by scaling entirety of hands and feet with a nail clipper, cuticles treated the same, more info in my other comments. You will be better, for sure.
I appreciate this info. I’ve struggled with this for as long as I can remember, maybe since before or around kindergarten. I bite my cuticles. And a couple of places on my hand. (I’m extremely embarrassed by it.) No particular timing, I’ll do it throughout the day. I do notice that if I feel a rough spot on my hand, I bite it. The only thing that helps is daily exfoliating, giving myself manicures (trimming cuticles and moisturizing) and bandaids. The problem is, the texture of regular bandaids trigger me because it’s not smooth. I found that the silicon ones for blisters do the trick. The only problem is they are expensive, and if I dont wear them continually, I soon go back to the habit. I feel that the root to this problem is perfectionism. I attribute the rough feeling that triggers me as an imperfection, and biting it is my drive to correct it. Don’t get me wrong, my life is not in perfect order. This is probably another trigger. It’s taken many years to get to some understanding of what and why this is going on. Hope my journey helps
Yes i can relate to the perfectionist thing- thats why i cant stop untill i have bitten every nail, it all looks the same , its all hurting the same etc. i tear off the cuticle s and skin around the nail . It had to look a certain way b4 im satisfied. I think its also OCD as well. I really cant stop ✋ doing this and other behaviour s. I think i need help badly.
Is there the possibility that these behaviors are related to any disorders? I feel like there’s something… not necessarily “wrong” with me but something that makes me different from other people. And BFRB perfectly explained part of these strange behaviors I have, but I’ve been doing so many of these all the time, everywhere.
I want to share my BFRBs here bc I never see them mentioned and maybe someone will feel less lonely. I rub my skin or scratch my scalp until dirt comes out. I also can’t stop smelling my fingers after that or rubbing the dirt with my fingers. I had a bad time with the scalp scratching, I lost some hair and had some scars and it added more stress that resulted in me scratching even more. I bought some finger latex protectors (sold as for avoiding touching viruses and bacteria) and it really helped with the scars and with the hair loss. I still do my BFRBs but I try to be aware as not to damage my skin. I want to understand more about BFRBs but I guess they are different for everyone.
i didn’t know i had this until i saw your videos about it! i’m definitely going to talk to my counselor about it and see what she thinks about it as well!! i really appreciate the info
Hi sir this is from chennai as my son he is repeating the behaviour like skin picking putting all thing in mouth and nail biting please tell me medicine how to stop this and activity it will be helpful for me
It’s interesting to see that so many people suffering are female. I believe it’s about hormones and vitamin deficiencies. I think autism, adhd etc are all linked to deficiencies and unbalanced gut health. Maybe take multivitamins and wear cotton moisturising gloves in bed and whilst watching tv/ reading etc. Anything that takes away the worst of the urge. Not sure about lip biting though. Hopes this helps.
For literally as long as I can remember, I've struggled with all these. I have memories from 5yo, crying and venting to my dog, wondering why I couldn't stop pulling my hair out. Back in the early 00s, every child psychologist I went to was useless. Neuro feedback, hypnotherapy, medications, my God. I could write a book
its gotten to the point where its second nature it was my the side of my thumb till it gets very bad then i move to the other now ive added the nails on my foot i can pick the sides till they bleed very bad then i clean the blood leave to the next one when it heals i come back to it all this most of the times im not aware ... i can tell myself to stop and be aware when im in pain .... then just minutes away im at that injured bleeding thumb ............ its really disturbing .... especially when you see my thumbs ............... they're in bad shape as at now ......... im 25 + now...... its second nature now i can barely keep track ...
Yet to meet anyone who said their SSRI meds helped with their anxiety. It didn’t help with my anxiety ever. Or depression. The only medications that help my anxiety are benzodiazepines and then working out, writing, eating cleaner, meditation, breath work, music, spending time with family/friends and my amazing lovely baby girl Yorkie Daisy who is turning 7 so she’s an adult now.
Excellent! Video! Iv been picking the skin on my THUMBS SINCE I was 3yrs old..I NEVER knew it was EVEN a desease, I THOUGHT it was just a habbit ..a 40YR old habit
Thanks for this video!! I struggle with Trichotillomania and others, but trich being the most impactful. Buzzing my head was the best thing I’ve ever done for my mental health! But as I start to struggle again (buzzed over a year ago) I find bandaids and hats are my best options. Looking forward to watching more :)
I did suffer from trichotillomania for about most of my life and yes i am 12 but anyways I didn’t know what it was and thought it was normal so i keep doing it. I told only my brother and friends but not my parent especially my mom. One day at breakfast she saw a a bald spot at the top of my head because thats where i pull only where the middle back part is because i felt a sensation at. My mom of course got mad but i mean she is the reason why i stopped. Not because she was there for me and support me but because i was scared and traumatized. 🙁
Do: Warm not overly hot Sea salt bath, meticulous fine combing of the scalp, remove all plaque, scrub everywhere, stretching all skin to get in the 'cracks'. This works. Avoid extreme heat and cold, medication, alcohol, stay calm.
I have been suffering from trichotillomania from the last 7 years . I keep shaving my head whenever i form bald spots. I haven't been able to control myself . Its just so embarassing
@@ocdandanxiety It is just agonizing as soon as i realize that i am doing or what i have done (pulled so many hair they're all over my shirt). Wish there was a switch off button for that.
I pick the skin on my fingers/hands. It's so bad that I make it bleed almost everyday. I'm so used to the pain and seeing blood now. Whenever someone asks me what happed to my hands I just tell them I have dry skin because I'm not comfortable opening up about it. Good to learn about it
Doctor said: "Can she overcome it?" No, more like, is there something that can help her symptoms become more Manageable...? There is no cure or fix-it solutions!
I pick my skin but my friend bites his nails all the time and it makes me really sad an I love him so much and I don’t know how to help him but I will watch these videos and learn!!! Will send him this vid 👍🏼
I have been picking my skin around my nails and biting them since primary school now and I didn’t think anything of it but now that I am in high school, I am starting to wonder if I should try to do something about it .
I'm currently 5 months free from skin picking. The main spot I would pick was my thumb and I'd feel horrible for doing it even though it was relieving from stress. However, I haven't picked or bitten any skin from it in 5 months, my thumb sometimes looks a little bit blotchy and pale but it doesn't hurt
I bite my nails and chew the skin on the finger as well when the nail is too short. I also have a terrible habit of chewing on my cheeks and lip, plus I have this need to tear off little bits of paper or plastic like from a bag or a napkin and chew it like gum. It's so embarrassing, this I will definitely try
ever since i could remember i would always rip my nails until only the pink part was left, and always just destroy the skin around my nails. i noticed sometimes i rip my lips and pick at my skin leaving scabs that i always scratch right before it heals. its really annoying, thank you so much for the video!
I bite my nails really bad and i twirl or braid /plait my hair constantly . I do like to pull my hair too. I have just started to pick the skin on my nose too. I do it for stress relief, to control my emotions and when im teally into watching a movie or book . Im soo glad you dont talk bs and say you will cure it for good 👍. Once i start i cant stop unti i feel pain or physical cant do it anymore - ie i have no nails to bite.
I'm assuming this includes rubbing a fingernail against another like my index fingernail rubbing my thumbnail cuz I recently noticed I tend to do that aswell
I bite my nails, bite my lip outside and inside, I'm biting the inside of my cheeks and I'm poking and removing skin around my nails. I have been doing this for years, It's awful. I need help and I'm scared to get one.😣
I tried something and its sensory toys! They are stress relieving but i use them to keep my hands busy from biting my nails! It helps allot, i hope you try it out and it will help allot
Its interesting, I have been doing this as long as I can remember, as a toddler even. But I never saw it as a anxiety response. It's just how it is. I bite my finger skin, pick it, bite my cheeks, lips, and nails. Just how it is.
Wow happy to know I'm not the only one, since a kid I found different methods of BFRBs if it wasn't nail biting, it was teeth grinding, or hair twirling, picking dead ends of hair it's so hard I can do it for hours without even realizing it until I look at the time.
Oh boy this’ll be a long list cuz i do a lot of stuff. I have a picking disorder where basically i pick the skin off of all my fingers i pick my face basically anywhere i feel something that i can pick i will. i also pick my lips and my cheeks. another thing that’s started is pulling hair i don’t rip but i use my hands and pull out hairs that a brush doesn’t get. i also do that with my eye lashes and with my eye brows. i’ve also started nail biting too. i think another reason i have an urge to want to do this is because my mind is telling me i’m cleaning myself when i’m really just hurting myself. i’ve tried stopping but i just end up wanting to do it. i think the only thing that has helped me is playing with slime constantly. i’m not really sure what to do because i do this all day like i usually just don’t stop
I pick my scalp and crack my left ankle. I think it's a combination of anxiety and just feeling satisfied when doing it. But I wouldn't say I'm an anxious person. I'm 22 and this definitely started in middle school but got much worse in high school and now it's just not gotten any better. If I really think about it I can control the urges. Sometimes I just don't care though because its so satisfying for me to do it. I sometimes chew my cheeks too but that is always unintentional. Some days after work I'll notice my cheeks are chewed and sore and I have no memory of doing it. That doesn't happen very often. My scalp picking and ankle cracking are all day long.
I eat my lip skin, eat my nails, and eat the sin around my finger and I find it impossible to stop! Its not from fear or anything.. I don't know why I do! I stop chewing my hair but its impossible for others although I have slightly stopped skin eating..
Hi I'm struggling with cheek biting as long as I can remember and I can't stop I bite and tare until it bleed and sore. I'm tired and it really hurt but I just can't seem to stop
I'm 37 years old and I have this since I'm a kid. I used to bite the nails on all of my 10 fingers. I keep biting them eventhough they are already really really short and sometimes bleed. It made me so insecure, I'm ashamed of how my nails looked. Trying to stop but never really can. It just happen unconciously. Now to save the other fingernails I choose 3 fingernails that I bite and leave the rest of the fingernails alone. It helped the appearance of my nails a lil bit but they still look ugly. Last year I started picking my scalp at the same spot repetitively until it bled, I guess because of boredom since I'm working at home most of the time due to the pandemic. Then during June this year (2021) I developed dishydrotic eczema on my hand and I would pick the scab over and over again while it's healing until it bleeds again. My hand looks horrible with the nail biting and scab picking and my scalp is damn hurt and it's affecting my life.
God... I pick my skin around the nails, I rip my nails off, I chew on my lips and on the inner part of my lips too, I scratch my scalp until it bleeds, I have eczema in my ears so I scratch that too... It really brings me down and is a high infection risk because all of those things make me bleed.
I actually do have it
Thank you 😊
Listening to this video just made me amputate my fingers
Bless you for posting it for free!
I bite my nail since I was a few years old. I can never put on nail color in my life. I never thought it was an illness until I saw Nate’s video. Thanks so much nate❤
I have been struggling with skin picking and unconsciously rubbing and picking the sides of my thumb then biting them, and once i tried to stop picking my skin i started pulling out my hair i also bite my cheeks alot ive been struggling with this for as long as i can remember and i thought is was just me, im glad im not the only one and i can get help.
Thanks for being vulnerable and sharing your experiencing! I hope you can find some relief soon!
So its a part of OCD too? I thought it was just stress or something... wow.
@@susabobus I dont think you need ocd to have it but i think it makes in more common in not sure
@@fjfjdjwnf5898 well i do have ocd and i wonder if nailpolish scratching and cheek biting comes from it, if so it's interesting how it actually affected more in my life than I thought and maybe even more and im just unaware :)
SAME SAME SAME I NEVER KNEW IT WAS APART OF MY OCD
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Lip biting, nail (and skin around nails) bitting has always been HUGE BFRB’s for me. Which happens when I’m anxious but makes my anxiety even worse because of how my lips and nails look afterwards. Such a viscous cycle. So glad to have come across this video. Had no idea this was a thing others are going through as well.
Same
I'm 47 been picking and eating the skin around my fingers as long as I can remember. I had NO clue others experience this as well.
SAME 🥲
Need a video for CBIT
Thank you for making these videos!!!
I've had trichotillomania since I was 2 years old
I watched this video years ago, when I was (compulsively) learning everything I could about OCD and related disorders (to make sure I had OCD and wasn't a monster, fun times). It turned out to be really helpful when my excoriation disorder got out of control recently, due to eczema. I literally went to the emergency room -- because it was that out of control -- and told them that this is what was happening. So, thank you!
Last year you recommended this video to me after I pleaded for help on reddit - Just coming back to say THANK YOU (:
Thanks so much for taking the time write this! I hope you're doing well! 😃
This video needs more views. Thank you for the infos!
Im going to share this with my friend who struggles. Your video made sense to me!
This was the most helpful video ever I watched about BFRB. Thanks Nathan.
Thank you for this video! It was really informative and your voice was really calm and relaxing :)
Oh thank you!
BFRB’s are a subset of stimming. Mindfully substitute safe stims for harmful BFRB’s.
The comment that you made about when the habit gets triggered really was helpful. Because I only bite my fingernails whenever I’m watching TV and I only pick at my face when I’m in front of my magnifying mirror. Then I get sore spots on my face, which I am Covering up with make up. Really appreciated this video. Thanks for sharing and giving hope.
Thank you I’ve been suffering from Onychophagia and Excoriation Disorder for about 9 years so this means the world to me, thank you once again.
thankyou for these explanations👍
How about head scratching, trying to scratch the nonexistent dandruff off of your scalp?
I have been struggling with nail biting for as long as I can remember. But I've noticed that it's not so much because I want to bite my nails, but because I like my nails crazy short; even if I consciously realize I'm about to bite my nails (for example because it's bad for my teeth's health), I go get a nail clipper and I cut my nails way too short and they start hurting. It also feels uncomfortable to have even a little bit long nails because I type on a keyboard so often and I don't want to feel my nails while typing. The corner of the nail has skin that also feels uncomfortable to brush against when my fingers touch.
I've been doing all these tips for years but the discomfort of nails always growing is really a pain. I've got so many nail clippers everywhere in the house for me to avoid nail biting. At this point I don't even think it's a BFRB, I just have uncomfortable fingers.
My Skin/Nail Biting has gotten so bad, I use to carry a knife around to help get Celluses'ed skin areas to easyer to bite positions,
the best way ive used to get rid of this is to Chew gum and do something with both hands I.E playing games, eating food (if not Chewing gum) and toys
This keeps both your mouth and hands busy thus less reason to keep aware of you Fingers!
True. At least 2 members of my close family have the same BFRB as me
I've had a problem with chewing the insides of my mouth and my checks. I'm 21 and have been doing it since I was 9. It's really hard to stop. Thank you for this information
I have been doing that since my teens. I'm now 44!
I pick my skin so much I’ve got scars and had infections 3 times. I feel like an “itchiness” if I don’t and it’s anxiety inducing.
I have always bit my nails and the skin around my nails. During tmstressful exam times I usually pat my head so much I loose my hair.
Recently just chose not to do this anymore. It takes a lot of intentional effort to understand how you feel right at that point.
So far, I haven't bitten my nails for 1 week!
I was watching a thriller movie and by the end of the movie my thumb cuticles were bleeding. I was not aware till we left the theater. Ouch. Now I wear gloves to movie theaters
I have a BFRB but dont feel comfortable talking about it just yet. I find that fidgets help but I never thought of doing it with a purpose. Thanks!
I have trichotillomania and have tried everything to stop. This video was super helpful!😘
I bite my left lip/cheek and I noticed my grandfather doing it on older videos of him. On the same side of the mouth!!
Thank u so much ❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️
I fell addicted... I have to do things to keep my mouth occupied at all times when I am not talking or eating...i bite my fingernails sometimes until bleeding or painful, I bite the inside of my chicks and lips , I rub specific soft fabrics on my lip and I always put a kind of pressure on my teeth with my lips and tongue (I can't really explain how) my jaw is always so tense that it gives me headaches and even then I cant stop... it's an unstoppable urge to do this things at all times and it gives me so much comfort and satisfaction. But it messed up with my teeth and jaw sape and nail biting always gives me small painful infections inside my mouth ... not to mention making weird faces in public hoping people won't notice.
I bite my nails so much.
WHAT MAKES me FEEL LIKE I'm zoned out when I pick my skin??
I get that too, it’s like a trance
Yes, I do it every day, throughout the day. Will try a fidget.
Nice quick overview of the issue with some good suggestions for self analysis and cooping techniques. Thanks for the info.
Thank you Matthew!!😃
Me too. I learned it was a BFRB yesterday and went looking for videos about it.
I'd love to see a video on BFRB versus autism, for example i pick my nails because i cant stand the sensation of slightly long nails, i also rub my nails together when im stressed
I started biting and picking my cuticles, nails, and inside of my cheeks when I was 8 years old. It’s been over 15 years and I still do it. I have an anxiety disorder and depression. Getting dip manicures, using a fidget toy, and having a job where I have to wear a lot of gloves to lower the opportunities to engage in those harmful behaviors helps. Also treating my underlying disorders with medication and therapy. For anyone out there who this sounds familiar with, there’s hope to manage this!
I have the same issues. The inside of my mouth is in so much pain from the biting chunks of skin off and my jaw hurts from clenching and non stop grinding my teeth. I will grind and clench my teeth all day obsessively with as much force as possible
Gargle with water and sea salt, pulling cheeks to reach more area. I just pop some salt in, then take a good sip, etc. Avoid scalding your mouth , let food and drinks cool off. Do warm sea salt baths, manicure and pedicure by scaling entirety of hands and feet with a nail clipper, cuticles treated the same, more info in my other comments. You will be better, for sure.
Me chewing my lips and nails since I’m a child watching this video lol
Would this include habitual constant hair twirling, like non-stop?
Probably
Relieve some stress
I appreciate this info. I’ve struggled with this for as long as I can remember, maybe since before or around kindergarten. I bite my cuticles. And a couple of places on my hand. (I’m extremely embarrassed by it.) No particular timing, I’ll do it throughout the day. I do notice that if I feel a rough spot on my hand, I bite it. The only thing that helps is daily exfoliating, giving myself manicures (trimming cuticles and moisturizing) and bandaids. The problem is, the texture of regular bandaids trigger me because it’s not smooth. I found that the silicon ones for blisters do the trick. The only problem is they are expensive, and if I dont wear them continually, I soon go back to the habit.
I feel that the root to this problem is perfectionism. I attribute the rough feeling that triggers me as an imperfection, and biting it is my drive to correct it. Don’t get me wrong, my life is not in perfect order. This is probably another trigger.
It’s taken many years to get to some understanding of what and why this is going on. Hope my journey helps
Yes i can relate to the perfectionist thing- thats why i cant stop untill i have bitten every nail, it all looks the same , its all hurting the same etc. i tear off the cuticle s and skin around the nail . It had to look a certain way b4 im satisfied. I think its also OCD as well. I really cant stop ✋ doing this and other behaviour s. I think i need help badly.
Is there the possibility that these behaviors are related to any disorders? I feel like there’s something… not necessarily “wrong” with me but something that makes me different from other people. And BFRB perfectly explained part of these strange behaviors I have, but I’ve been doing so many of these all the time, everywhere.
I want to share my BFRBs here bc I never see them mentioned and maybe someone will feel less lonely. I rub my skin or scratch my scalp until dirt comes out. I also can’t stop smelling my fingers after that or rubbing the dirt with my fingers. I had a bad time with the scalp scratching, I lost some hair and had some scars and it added more stress that resulted in me scratching even more. I bought some finger latex protectors (sold as for avoiding touching viruses and bacteria) and it really helped with the scars and with the hair loss. I still do my BFRBs but I try to be aware as not to damage my skin. I want to understand more about BFRBs but I guess they are different for everyone.
I don't bite my nails, I pick at them, I don't know how to stop. I've tried but I just go back to doing it.
I have it since 4years old 😫
i didn’t know i had this until i saw your videos about it! i’m definitely going to talk to my counselor about it and see what she thinks about it as well!! i really appreciate the info
Hi sir this is from chennai as my son he is repeating the behaviour like skin picking putting all thing in mouth and nail biting please tell me medicine how to stop this and activity it will be helpful for me
It’s interesting to see that so many people suffering are female. I believe it’s about hormones and vitamin deficiencies. I think autism, adhd etc are all linked to deficiencies and unbalanced gut health. Maybe take multivitamins and wear cotton moisturising gloves in bed and whilst watching tv/ reading etc. Anything that takes away the worst of the urge. Not sure about lip biting though. Hopes this helps.
For literally as long as I can remember, I've struggled with all these. I have memories from 5yo, crying and venting to my dog, wondering why I couldn't stop pulling my hair out. Back in the early 00s, every child psychologist I went to was useless. Neuro feedback, hypnotherapy, medications, my God. I could write a book
It’s me still biting my tongue as I watch this video… one day at a time… I suppose.
its gotten to the point where its second nature it was my the side of my thumb till it gets very bad then i move to the other now ive added the nails on my foot i can pick the sides till they bleed very bad then i clean the blood leave to the next one when it heals i come back to it all this most of the times im not aware ... i can tell myself to stop and be aware when im in pain .... then just minutes away im at that injured bleeding thumb ............ its really disturbing .... especially when you see my thumbs ............... they're in bad shape as at now ......... im 25 + now...... its second nature now i can barely keep track ...
Yet to meet anyone who said their SSRI meds helped with their anxiety. It didn’t help with my anxiety ever. Or depression. The only medications that help my anxiety are benzodiazepines and then working out, writing, eating cleaner, meditation, breath work, music, spending time with family/friends and my amazing lovely baby girl Yorkie Daisy who is turning 7 so she’s an adult now.
You should make a TikTok and share this information ! So many people would appreciate this and support you!
me watching while pulling skin off my fingers
I have chewed scars into my left hand knuckles
I have been biting nails for like 20 years. Nothing help, even if someone paid me a million dollars I could not stop it infortunately.
wow im 11 and this was on my recommendations, TH-cam really knows that i do these
Excellent! Video! Iv been picking the skin on my THUMBS SINCE I was 3yrs old..I NEVER knew it was EVEN a desease, I THOUGHT it was just a habbit ..a 40YR old habit
This disorder sucks for real, thankfully I stop if it hurts to much and until it bleeds to much
Thanks for this video!! I struggle with Trichotillomania and others, but trich being the most impactful. Buzzing my head was the best thing I’ve ever done for my mental health! But as I start to struggle again (buzzed over a year ago) I find bandaids and hats are my best options.
Looking forward to watching more :)
I buzzed my hair off as well. For more than one reason, but it has been a relief from pulling it, definitely
I did suffer from trichotillomania for about most of my life and yes i am 12 but anyways I didn’t know what it was and thought it was normal so i keep doing it. I told only my brother and friends but not my parent especially my mom. One day at breakfast she saw a a bald spot at the top of my head because thats where i pull only where the middle back part is because i felt a sensation at. My mom of course got mad but i mean she is the reason why i stopped. Not because she was there for me and support me but because i was scared and traumatized. 🙁
Do: Warm not overly hot Sea salt bath, meticulous fine combing of the scalp, remove all plaque, scrub everywhere, stretching all skin to get in the 'cracks'. This works. Avoid extreme heat and cold, medication, alcohol, stay calm.
I have been suffering from trichotillomania from the last 7 years . I keep shaving my head whenever i form bald spots. I haven't been able to control myself . Its just so embarassing
ME: Pulling my hair while watching this video. Since this is what i do when watching videos.
@@ocdandanxiety It is just agonizing as soon as i realize that i am doing or what i have done (pulled so many hair they're all over my shirt). Wish there was a switch off button for that.
I’m peeling my lips till they bleed while watching this video and crying at the same time in pain 🙃
I’m biting my nails rn-
i pulled and picked all of my toenails off. they hurt and i know i shouldn’t but i do it anyway. i don’t want to tell my mum because i’m scared
I start when I start scanning or rubbing my skin. Like in the bathroom or before a shower.
I pick the skin on my fingers/hands. It's so bad that I make it bleed almost everyday. I'm so used to the pain and seeing blood now. Whenever someone asks me what happed to my hands I just tell them I have dry skin because I'm not comfortable opening up about it. Good to learn about it
Thanks this really helped!!!
Glad it helped!! Check out the treatment videos too if you haven't seen them! 😃
Watching this while biting my nails yall
I bite my nails for 22years now. 😫
Do you have to have multiple of those symptoms to see this as a sign that you may possibly have it
People can definitely have multiple BFRBs. 👍🏻
Doctor said: "Can she overcome it?" No, more like, is there something that can help her symptoms become more Manageable...? There is no cure or fix-it solutions!
I pick my skin but my friend bites his nails all the time and it makes me really sad an I love him so much and I don’t know how to help him but I will watch these videos and learn!!! Will send him this vid 👍🏼
I have been picking my skin around my nails and biting them since primary school now and I didn’t think anything of it but now that I am in high school, I am starting to wonder if I should try to do something about it .
I'm currently 5 months free from skin picking. The main spot I would pick was my thumb and I'd feel horrible for doing it even though it was relieving from stress. However, I haven't picked or bitten any skin from it in 5 months, my thumb sometimes looks a little bit blotchy and pale but it doesn't hurt
proud of Ü 💚
I bite my nails and chew the skin on the finger as well when the nail is too short. I also have a terrible habit of chewing on my cheeks and lip, plus I have this need to tear off little bits of paper or plastic like from a bag or a napkin and chew it like gum. It's so embarrassing, this I will definitely try
Not me watching this with with bloody finger and toe nails
ever since i could remember i would always rip my nails until only the pink part was left, and always just destroy the skin around my nails. i noticed sometimes i rip my lips and pick at my skin leaving scabs that i always scratch right before it heals. its really annoying, thank you so much for the video!
I bite my nails and I also started snapping my fingers around my ear
I bite my nails really bad and i twirl or braid /plait my hair constantly . I do like to pull my hair too. I have just started to pick the skin on my nose too. I do it for stress relief, to control my emotions and when im teally into watching a movie or book . Im soo glad you dont talk bs and say you will cure it for good 👍. Once i start i cant stop unti i feel pain or physical cant do it anymore - ie i have no nails to bite.
my friend had baby tric and she later developed dermatillomania with eyelash pulling as well
I'm assuming this includes rubbing a fingernail against another like my index fingernail rubbing my thumbnail cuz I recently noticed I tend to do that aswell
I bite my nails, bite my lip outside and inside, I'm biting the inside of my cheeks and I'm poking and removing skin around my nails. I have been doing this for years, It's awful. I need help and I'm scared to get one.😣
Yesss whenever I’m stressed my lips are dry then it makes me bite them
I do that too
Same
I tried something and its sensory toys! They are stress relieving but i use them to keep my hands busy from biting my nails! It helps allot, i hope you try it out and it will help allot
@@Sajwaaa thanks for the advice. i was thinking of visiting a therapist for general anxiety as well
thank you for this!!!
No problem my friend!
I was feeling my skin throughout this video and whenever he said "urge to pick" i slowly lowered my hand 😭
Its interesting, I have been doing this as long as I can remember, as a toddler even. But I never saw it as a anxiety response. It's just how it is. I bite my finger skin, pick it, bite my cheeks, lips, and nails. Just how it is.
WOW! I didnt know rubbing was considered a BFRB. I thought it was just a habit!
I have struggled with finger skin picking for over 3 years, I spend several hours a day doing it and its horrendous. My fingers ache and bleed
me too! Even if I stop and grow my nails out, something happens and I start again. Like if I drink.
I hope you can solve this soon. You will feel much better and get your confidence back again.
Wow happy to know I'm not the only one, since a kid I found different methods of BFRBs if it wasn't nail biting, it was teeth grinding, or hair twirling, picking dead ends of hair it's so hard I can do it for hours without even realizing it until I look at the time.
Oh boy this’ll be a long list cuz i do a lot of stuff. I have a picking disorder where basically i pick the skin off of all my fingers i pick my face basically anywhere i feel something that i can pick i will. i also pick my lips and my cheeks. another thing that’s started is pulling hair i don’t rip but i use my hands and pull out hairs that a brush doesn’t get. i also do that with my eye lashes and with my eye brows. i’ve also started nail biting too. i think another reason i have an urge to want to do this is because my mind is telling me i’m cleaning myself when i’m really just hurting myself. i’ve tried stopping but i just end up wanting to do it. i think the only thing that has helped me is playing with slime constantly. i’m not really sure what to do because i do this all day like i usually just don’t stop
I pick my scalp and crack my left ankle. I think it's a combination of anxiety and just feeling satisfied when doing it. But I wouldn't say I'm an anxious person. I'm 22 and this definitely started in middle school but got much worse in high school and now it's just not gotten any better. If I really think about it I can control the urges. Sometimes I just don't care though because its so satisfying for me to do it. I sometimes chew my cheeks too but that is always unintentional. Some days after work I'll notice my cheeks are chewed and sore and I have no memory of doing it. That doesn't happen very often. My scalp picking and ankle cracking are all day long.
I pick at my scalp too and it gives me headaches
I used to bend my ankles until I felt pain and it went from that to lip biting and cheek biting and I try to stop but can’t 😔
I did this type of stuff when I was like 5- I still do- I just don't pull my hair-
I eat my lip skin, eat my nails, and eat the sin around my finger and I find it impossible to stop! Its not from fear or anything.. I don't know why I do! I stop chewing my hair but its impossible for others although I have slightly stopped skin eating..
Hi I'm struggling with cheek biting as long as I can remember and I can't stop I bite and tare until it bleed and sore. I'm tired and it really hurt but I just can't seem to stop
I picked my toe skin until starts to bleed.. 😢 I can't stop my self doing it.. Because every time i does that i feel relaxed and calm...
I eat nails since childhood what that means
I'm 37 years old and I have this since I'm a kid. I used to bite the nails on all of my 10 fingers. I keep biting them eventhough they are already really really short and sometimes bleed. It made me so insecure, I'm ashamed of how my nails looked. Trying to stop but never really can. It just happen unconciously. Now to save the other fingernails I choose 3 fingernails that I bite and leave the rest of the fingernails alone. It helped the appearance of my nails a lil bit but they still look ugly. Last year I started picking my scalp at the same spot repetitively until it bled, I guess because of boredom since I'm working at home most of the time due to the pandemic. Then during June this year (2021) I developed dishydrotic eczema on my hand and I would pick the scab over and over again while it's healing until it bleeds again. My hand looks horrible with the nail biting and scab picking and my scalp is damn hurt and it's affecting my life.
Me watching this while feeling the urge to skin picking and trying to resist it: ah yes, this is pain.
God... I pick my skin around the nails, I rip my nails off, I chew on my lips and on the inner part of my lips too, I scratch my scalp until it bleeds, I have eczema in my ears so I scratch that too... It really brings me down and is a high infection risk because all of those things make me bleed.
Thanks! You explain everything simple and clear. 🙏🏽