Strange compulsions.. need help - Obsessive Compulsive Disorder (OCD) Message Board

travyzm · 03-03-2003, 03:49 AM

I have several of them..

first is the common Nose Picking.. what are some ways to stop this?

second, is i get fidgety if i'm not doing something with my hands so i tend to pick at my face. any small bump ill squeeze and often cause breakouts if i dont keep myself in check. sometimes i'm able to keep my hands off my face for a week or so and my face will totally clear up then i'll start up again. it's stupid and completely detrimental but i end up doing it anyways without realizing it usually.

third, becoming a big problem, is scratching my scalp. i do this irregardless of itch or not. i tend to probe my hairline (which lately has receeded about 1/3 inch probably due to this) and pick at any bump or slightly uplifted root. whenever i pick out of a root and look at it, with hair still attached, ill feel like an idiot and hope that a hair does grow back where that one was (anyone know if hairs do grow back when the roots are pulled out?).. this habit is bad as well.

any help would be greatly appeciated. tia

azrickwhip · 03-03-2003, 09:04 AM

Does a weed grow back when you
pull it out by the roots. NO!

azrickwhip · 03-03-2003, 09:14 AM

Almost everyone picks there nose whether they
will admit it or not. BUT You must stop
pulling your hair. MED will help. If you have
to wear a hat all the time please do.

Autumn Angel · 03-03-2003, 12:46 PM

Yes your hair DOES grow back if pulled out by the roots! Look at our legs when we wax them and our eyebrows when we tweeze them they grow back dont they? Nose picking probably alot of people do this but I would use a kleenex if I were you. I would find something to do with my hands if I were you. Play with a penicl get a hand held video game anything to keep your hands busy. And find out what causes you to do this whether it be boredem or stress or whatever and if you find the cause you can work on healing the problem. Take care of yourself.
Autumn.

reneeg · 03-06-2003, 09:06 PM

NO...it DOES NOT always grow back. I have had hair pulling bouts back when I was young and the hair DID NOT grow back after ripping it out by the roots. Just be careful. I think everybody is different. When they do electrolisis they are taking the hair out by the root and don't you remember the epilady? That also pulled the hair out by the root on the legs instead of shaving. I hardly have any hair on the legs now after using it. So you can't say YES it grows back for sure.