#i have dermatillomania and.

[transrevolutions]

things you can tell people if they ask you about the scars on your face:

- "large scale worm attack" - "clowns tried to steal my skin but I got away" - "nearly got overtaken by the evil fog" - "cursed door incident" - "the angles cut me when I try to think" - "a cop bit me" - "gym membership went horribly wrong" - "rock concert went horribly wrong" - "got stuck underground for eight months" - "the last girl I kissed was reallyyyy hot. literally" - "stared at the void (it stared back)" - "got rid of the death vines but at what cost" - "ask me again and I'll give you fucking vertigo" - "I saw too much and now I bear the marks of my hubris" - "the spiders. they want out ::::)"

[moved-to-piersgender]

i hope everyone with acne, eczema, vitiligo, psoriasis, dermatitis, dermatillomania, and skin conditions have a good day today

[pileofpawns]

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

[valtsv]

my latest stress episode has my acne breaking out like craaaazy. CAN we calm down.

[tender-traps]

i want whumpees with bfrbs (body-focused repetitive behaviors) as stress responses

(dermatillomania: compulsive skin picking

trichotillomania: compulsive hair plucking

onychophagia: compulsive nail biting)

owner whumper being horrified at how their pet with a bfrb is damaging their appearance

whumper commenting on how bad the scabs/bald spots/nails are to taunt whumpee

prisoner whumpee having their hands tied behind them specifically so they can't have the stress release of picking/pulling/biting

stoic whumpee’s teammates noticing them being careful to keep their arms covered/their hair thinning out in one spot/their ripped-off nails on their scabby fingers

captive whumpee having only one way to try to reclaim the body that doesn’t belong to them anymore, and getting punished for it

please add more ideas if you have them i love to see bfrb rep

(really sorry if this triggered yours btw i tried my best to tag appropriately)

[kasugayama]

sinking into the floor

[gayvampyr]

if you have a skin picking disorder i cannot recommend enough carrying around bandaids with you at virtually all times. also suggest getting some pain relieving antibiotic ointment for certain wounds

[tapewyrm-talks]

Doctors will find out you have OCD that makes you pick at your skin and be like "oh noooooo don't do that you'll be covered in gross horrible scars forever and ever :((((" and it's like...yeah I guess I have scars but have you considered it is because of the OCD? Have you considered that it doesn't matter if I have scars? Have you considered that skin is meant to hold my liquid and meat in place? Like I'm not going to hold one of my organs to a higher beauty standard than the others. It's not even that I don't think skin picking is harmful for me, it's the way that doctors focus on scars and stuff to try and convince you to not have a problem anymore. Like okay? That's weird of you!

[youremyonlyhope]

Living with Body Focused Repetitive Behaviors

Me: *Is super stressed over life.*

Trichotillomania: Time to pull some hair! C'mon. You won't even notice you're doing it. It'll make you feel better.

Me: NO. *Spends 4 days putting hair in a mini twist protective style* There.

Dermatillomania: Hey. Your hands are free. And restless. And dry... Pick your skin. Bleed. Bleed.

Me: Stop! *Starts up a new crochet project to keep hands busy.* Ok cool.

Onychophagia: Hi hi. Your nails are.... perfect biting length... you should do that.

Me: Noooooooooooo *Paints nails.*

Dermatillomania: Oh look, you got some nail polish on your skin. Pick it off... now pick some more...

Me: SDJAKFDSJFKLDKAFDJKLAFJDKSAKLFDASL

[gearwe]

I must not pick the scab. Picking the scab is the skin killer. Picking the scab is the little death that brings total obliteration. I will face my scab. I will permit it to pass over me and through me. And when it has gone past, I will turn the inner eye to see its path. Where the scab has gone there will be nothing.

Only I will remain.

[lemonwrap]

Imagine: Ghost with dermatillomania, who picks and scratches until he bleeds. Sometimes he doesn’t even know when he’s doing it. It was worse when he was younger, especially after his brief stint with Roba—until he donned the mask. Ghost learned that he’s more comfortable covering his face and multitude of scars on it, and the mask, long sleeves, and gloves have the added bonus of covering the scars from times when he couldn’t stop.

[maraeffect]

do i have any mutuals who also struggle with compulsive skin picking/dermatillomania? i'm trying to stop/minimize For Real for the first time, and it's so hard 🥲 I'm also CLUELESS on what i'm "allowed" to get away with, vs what restarts my relapse counter. pls lmk via reply or message if u have experience w this 🥲🥺👉👈

[star-spangled-man]

come to the realisation that many of my problems would *poof* into thin air if I simply did not have SKIN!!

[ducktollers]

if you’re not supposed to break dyshidrotic eczema blisters because it “increases the risk of infection” and “makes it worse” and “delays healing time” then why did they make them so fun and easy to break.

[shopcat]

this is gross but i'm gonna say it anyway. pimples that seem to make an audible popping sound & those weird kind of hard little short string things that feel like painlessly pulling roots out are totally worth fucking up your face for #sorry

[cistematicchaos]

I had someone recently point out to me that if I don't stop picking at all my skin [which I am incapable of], that I'll have scars for the rest of my life and it was soooo funny. like. I hate to be the one to break it to you my friend but i happen to LIKE scars T_T that is NOT the incentive you think it is