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Mental Health (Expert Forum)
Fingers to the bone
Answered by
Roger Gould, M.D. - Mental Health, Wellness
Questions posted in the Mental Health forum are being answered by Dr. Roger L. Gould, author of the Mastering Stress and Depression program and affiliated with the UCLA. Department of Psychiatry. Topics covered include anger, attention deficit disorder (ADD) , bipolar disorder , dementia , electroconvulsive therapy (ECT) , learning disabilities, memory, obsessive compulsive disorder (OCD) , panic , personality disorders, phobias , post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) , schizophrenia , stress , transitions, and work problems.
Fingers to the bone
by CrashWorship, Mar 20, 2002 12:00AM
why am i able to bite my nails till i tear them up by the root, reguardless of the pain and blood and how ugly it is. my girlfriend can't stand it. i have been biting them for 20 years, i dont know what to try, none of the obvious solutions have worked, i need some very powerful motivation, or just some really serious help.
do any of you have any advice that may actually help?
~Crash (Adam Ryckman)
(***@****)
do any of you have any advice that may actually help?
~Crash (Adam Ryckman)
(***@****)
Doctor's Answer
by Roger Gould, M.D., Mar 21, 2002 12:00AM
, Mar 21, 2002 12:00AM
Adam, have you tried seeing a therapist who can help you understand why you are doing this so you have some choice, and some motivation. That same therapist can also help you stop. That is the only solution that makes sense.. if the therapist is a psychiatrist, and you decide you want to stop, then there are also some medications that can help.
