My understanding is that skin picking disorder (which also goes by other names) is technically a separate disorder than OCD but it's considered related to OCD because it's an obsessive-compulsive behavior. I apologize that my previous comment wasn't clear.oh no its fine! i just wanted to put out the fact i also have dermatillomania bc it was mentioned.. i wasn't really sure bc whenever i look up causes behind it i usually get ocd related stuff, which i'm not really sure about yknow what i mean?
CinnamonSugar wrote:I think I know what you mean.My understanding is that skin picking disorder (which also goes by other names) is technically a separate disorder than OCD but it's considered related to OCD because it's an obsessive-compulsive behavior. I apologize that my previous comment wasn't clear.oh no its fine! i just wanted to put out the fact i also have dermatillomania bc it was mentioned.. i wasn't really sure bc whenever i look up causes behind it i usually get ocd related stuff, which i'm not really sure about yknow what i mean?
I think I know what you mean.that sounds so unreal; honestly i forget how underdeveloped the psychological field is and how its barely gaining any studies in our modern era :/
It seems to me that the psych field is constantly changing. People hadn't heard of skin picking when I was growing up. Seriously. A teacher reported me to the school counselor for skin picking & the counselor had never heard of it before. Now, at least it's recognized as a disorder. But, I think the professionals are still trying to figure out all the details.
There's probably multiple different possible causes & different treatments that work depending on the cause.
I don't think I have seen this anywhere, but I wouldn't be surprised if it was related to ADHD, too. Like, I can't sit still, so I pick at my skin.
Edit: oh. A quick search says I'm not the only one that thinks it's related to ADHD. Skin picking, hair pulling, nail biting, and cheek biting are all related to ADHD.
I think I know what you mean.I have like. A weird amount going on in my head, but I remember when I bought up picking to my psychiatrist he seemed rather concerned. I never considered that it would be disordered behaviour, but since then I've heard heaps about this!
It seems to me that the psych field is constantly changing. People hadn't heard of skin picking when I was growing up. Seriously. A teacher reported me to the school counselor for skin picking & the counselor had never heard of it before. Now, at least it's recognized as a disorder. But, I think the professionals are still trying to figure out all the details.
There's probably multiple different possible causes & different treatments that work depending on the cause.
I don't think I have seen this anywhere, but I wouldn't be surprised if it was related to ADHD, too. Like, I can't sit still, so I pick at my skin.
Edit: oh. A quick search says I'm not the only one that thinks it's related to ADHD. Skin picking, hair pulling, nail biting, and cheek biting are all related to ADHD.
I genuinely fucking hate college and i don’t care what anyone says to me anymore, i WILL drop out because i KNOW its the one thing that continues to depress me and make me unhappy. Maybe if they didnt pile literal stacks of work for someone who is clearly very mentally ill.Please feel free to vent here.
I appreciate the advice but my experience is much unlike yours. I'm happy you were able to get the help you needed but I live in an incredibly conservative community who barely listened to me when I first suggested I have depression--why? Because I'm "too smart." Yes, they literally told me I'm too smart to be depressed and unhappy.I dropped out of college, and I don't know that I'll ever go back. I had very lofty ideas of what college would be, but I hated it, for the most part, and also found that, even with accommodations, the system didn't work for me (I have ADHD, and at the time, my PTSD was very bad, and I was "coping" with it through addiction.) I don't have any strong advice, but, what you're feeling isn't in any way irrational, and I think you're making a good choice. And yes, you can always go back to college as an older adult, I have a friend who's doing that right now.
I'm also an immigrant who was forced into the American education system and I honestly cannot stand any of it. I wish things were different. I love my major, I love learning, I love the concept, but the way America executes its educational system is literally garbage, especially in poor communities like mine. Also, I have BPD, which pretty much rules over my entire life. Even if I did try not to drop out, I think it would lead me to doing bad stuff to myself because I'm just too unwell for a system built for people not like myself.
Again, I do appreciate the help, but I've made my choice to drop out in a year. I plan on making a small business and gather in income through making accessories when I move in with my boyfriend. He has a talent for selling things somehow, despite me being the extrovert and him being the introvert. I'm sure I'll be able to compensate. And I do always have the option of going into education as an older adult if I did change my mind, but I doubt I would--I'm rather stubborn.
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