#excoriation disorder

[sysboxes]

[Text: This user has dermatillomania.]

[Text: This user has excoriation disorder.]

[Text: This user has skin-picking disorder.]

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[chestersbraincell]

Me: I’m gonna try going to sleep a lil earlier tonight, I’m feeling pretty sleepy anyway

The nefarious 2 hour skin-picking session:

[pileofpawns]

Apparently I made this late Friday night and then promptly forgot about it, so here,

[disability-shout-outs]

Shout out to folks with Dermatillomania!

[transandrosis]

I& have compulsive skin picking that started a few years ago. At first, nobody could tell but now since I've been picking at the same spots for years, it's really noticeable.

I didn't cover it up at first, and the difference in how strangers treated me was astounding. Everyone started avoiding me like the plague.

So now I have to spend time every day covering up my wounds/marks with makeup just so I'll be treated like a person again. I'm worried that putting makeup on an open wound will cause infection -- I got really bad skin infections twice recently, including one that led to me being hospitalized with sepsis.

And it's just like, I should not have to put my health so severely at risk just to make other people comfortable. Society needs to get less ableist and saneist now!

[this-is-ocd-ocspec-saneism]

people consistently calling me “disgusting” for picking at my skin. i have excoriation disorder. i can’t remember not having excoriation disorder. i cant concentrate in class because someone will ask why my hands look like that. my parents dont consider it an issue and every time ive tried to stop on my own has failed. it makes me wish i was dead and people think its a “gross habit”.

This is OCspec saneism.

You’re not gross for your disorder, and you deserve to be taken seriously by your parents. The fact that you have been dismissed is not okay, and I’m really sorry that’s happening to you. I hope you’re able to seek help one day and find proper treatment.

[brookesophelias]

notes game... c:

every note = one day free from of skin picking

rules:

at max ten notes per person

max five tags per person

bonus: leave your fave tips/routines for clear and/or healthy skin

[faileddemocracy58]

Thanks to all the people who helped out :) Help fill out my form pls

I take design in school and this unit has been about "lifting others up". as someone who picks at their skin I decided to just use this as an opportunity to make something I might use. If you also pick at your skin and you have the time could you fill out my Google form:

https://forms.gle/5WcLmyeJvSNNLZWAA

Usually I would just do a survey with classmates but since my target audience is really specific I have taken to the internet. It should only take about 5 min. thanks :)

This is the thing I made btw

If there's any problems with the form pls let me know