RE:RE: Compulsive scab picking

[JS]

I saw the questions to compulsive scab picking and had to respond because I've been searching the net and this is the first mention of it I could find.  I'm 34 and have had this problem since early teen years.  I usually pick at my skin and scabs in places that don't show or can be hidden w/ clothing: legs, upper arms, but will also pick at exposed areas as well.  It is embarassing and I want to and have tried to stop for years, but just can't do it.  I will pick at cuts and scrapes and make them worse or if I don't have a cut or scrape I will pick at blemishes and cause a scab to form.  I'm generally able to stay away from picking at my face.  Like R.S., I otherwise function fine in life, I'm married w/ a child, and have a job.  My wife has likewise been non-judgemental. I'd llike to say understanding, but to be honest, I don't understand my compulsion myself.  I do not consider myself as OCD, but can see some aspects of it in this.   My question is: WHAT CAUSES THIS AND HOW CAN I STOP?

[yayasis]

ok so I've been picking since i started breaking out as a teenager. Its getting out of control lately. Its so bad that i don't even want to go out of the house. I try to cover my scabs up with make up but it doesn't last. I also pick at my scalp i had picked a scab and it still has not healed and its been about two months. I feel ashamed and embarrassed by this. I need to stop but i can't. My mom picks too i think this is where i learned thus nasty habit. I look in the mirror everyday and see that my face us filled with scars and i get depressed. I know i need to stop but i feel like i'm already too far gone. I need some help

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