Anyone Pick their Skin? (Bad habits)

[Volk9]

WHile nowhere near as bad as my mom, I've had the habit of picking my skin; specifically on the bottom of my feet and upper palm of my hands (where it doesnt hurt).

[Gadough]

DTF has certainly been odd today.

But to answer your question, no, I don't.

[bout to crash]

When it peels, I pick it. It's very addictive.

Scabs and sunburn OMG

[Volk9]

When it peels, I pick it. It's very addictive.

Scabs and sunburn OMG

 

[bout to crash]

Also yeah, it doesn't hurt on the feet UNLESS you go too far and then it fucking hurts to walk for like two days 

[Volk9]

Also yeah, it doesn't hurt on the feet UNLESS you go too far and then it fucking hurts to walk for like two days 

Yup. I'm picking it with a knife right now on the bulky part beneath the small toe

[SystematicThought]

Note to self, never use the knives at Volk's

Anyways, my bad habit is picking at my gums with my fingernail

[Tripp]

I like to pick the skin under my fingernails.

[Edan the Man]

I occasionally pick at skin (though I've never used a knife to do it ).

And I chew fingernails, a lot.

[Volk9]

Note to self, never use the knives at Volk's

Anyways, my bad habit is picking at my gums with my fingernail

Hmm, never heard of that one. Assuming it doesnt hurt much?

I like to pick the skin under my fingernails.

I do that too sometimes, but not as mnuch

I occasionally pick at skin (though I've never used a knife to do it ).

And I chew fingernails, a lot.

I chew my fingernails a lot too (moresoe when i was a kid).

[SystematicThought]

Note to self, never use the knives at Volk's

Anyways, my bad habit is picking at my gums with my fingernail

Hmm, never heard of that one. Assuming it doesnt hurt much?

Not too much. When I was 4, I used to do it until the gums would bleed. Not anymore though. It's a nasty habit though.

[Ultimetalhead]

I tend to peel off the skin on my fingers. It makes it hurt to play guitar, but it's pretty hard to stop. There's also spots on the sides of my big toes that tend to peel very easily. I used to bite my nails like a motherfucker though.

[Ħ]

Yeah, from pimples, it used to be pretty bad and still is, but I'm working on it.

[MetalManiac666]

Yup. I'm picking it with a knife right now on the bulky part beneath the small toe

Anyways, my bad habit is picking at my gums with my fingernail

These made me cringe a bit.

But to answer your question, no, I don't.

[Jamesman42]

Yeah, my feet suck and itch and pick some skin off. It's gotten a lot better over the years though, requiring much less scratching/inevitable picking

[SystematicThought]

https://ehealthforum.com/health/topic107780.html#b
Apparently what I do to my gums, I am not alone.

Looks like I need to write my own 12 Step Suite 

[ricky]

dude, you guys are totally creeping me out.

[MasterShakezula]

I have naturally dry skin, especially my scalp.  As a result, if I go outside for too long in the heat, it cracks and flakes, and I end up peeling/scratching largish chunks of me epidermis out. 

[Fuzzboy]

[MasterShakezula]

Um, it gets uncontrollably itchy, and I am compelled to proceed to scratch it. 

[Jamesman42]

https://ehealthforum.com/health/topic107780.html#b
Apparently what I do to my gums, I am not alone.

Looks like I need to write my own 12 Step Suite 

LOOK IN THE MIRROR
WHAT DO YOU SEE?
THE BLOODY ORIFICE
PICK IT AND BLEEEEEEEEEEED

[lonestar]

I have large scale plaque psoriasis and pick/itch my skin habitually, for twenty years now.  New meds in the last six months have made it much better, but it will never completely go away.





cup- sound like you may have early stages, ask your doctor or go to a dermatologist and have them look at it, get a jump on it early.

[Jamesman42]

One thing I learned from somebody to get rid of dandruff and other dry skin problems is to firmly rub that area of the body with your fingertips as if you were massaging it or lathering your hair with shampoo. For example, I have a thick goatee beard and it can easily have dandruff in it, but if I take a minute in the shower to massage my chin where the beard is, it has no dry skin whatsoever. Same with my eyebrows, and behind my ears (Yeah, dry skin plagues me).

I also started trying this with my feet to good success.....so much less scaling/itching that it actually seems like my feet are healing completely.

[Kosmo]

Yes I do and I'm happy to see that I'm not alone. 

[AcidLameLTE]

I'm really bad for biting my lip and then biting the fresh skin on my lip. It really annoys me!

[Fuzzboy]

I bite the inside of my cheek waay too much. My nail biting used to be so out of hand that my fingertips would ofter bleed, but I only chew on em every once in a while, so it's not too bad.

[jsem]

I bite my fingernails a lot. Used to be my toenails too when I was little, thankfully I stopped doing that.

I never use a nail clipper for my fingernails, and cannot remember ever having done so.

[ReaperKK]

I do, on my arms but I'm getting better at not doing it.

[bout to crash]

One thing I learned from somebody to get rid of dandruff and other dry skin problems is to firmly rub that area of the body with your fingertips as if you were massaging it or lathering your hair with shampoo. For example, I have a thick goatee beard and it can easily have dandruff in it, but if I take a minute in the shower to massage my chin where the beard is, it has no dry skin whatsoever. Same with my eyebrows, and behind my ears (Yeah, dry skin plagues me).

You get eyebrow dandruff, too??

 

[ZBomber]

Yes, on my pinky. I'm actually missing a small chunk of my pinky because I tend to pick at it so much.  (although it has kind of grown back I think)

[chknptpie]

I bite the inside of my cheek waay too much. My nail biting used to be so out of hand that my fingertips would ofter bleed, but I only chew on em every once in a while, so it's not too bad.

I don't know how I started doing this, but biting the inside of my cheeks is the hardest habit to break! I don't even realize I'm doing it. I also pick at my cuticles.

[carl320]

I tend to peel off the skin on my fingers. It makes it hurt to play guitar, but it's pretty hard to stop. There's also spots on the sides of my big toes that tend to peel very easily. I used to bite my nails like a motherfucker though.

This.  I stopped biting my nails after I got braces, but then I really started picking on the skin on my fingers.  I've been trying to cut down on it, but it's hard 

[Jamesman42]

One thing I learned from somebody to get rid of dandruff and other dry skin problems is to firmly rub that area of the body with your fingertips as if you were massaging it or lathering your hair with shampoo. For example, I have a thick goatee beard and it can easily have dandruff in it, but if I take a minute in the shower to massage my chin where the beard is, it has no dry skin whatsoever. Same with my eyebrows, and behind my ears (Yeah, dry skin plagues me).

You get eyebrow dandruff, too??

 

yeah...

I'm gonna rudely assume you want to date me now, but I only date girls who eat their boogers.

[glaurung]

I've been trying to kick my bad habit of chewing my nails for years. I do it enough that it's actually worn down a notch in one of my front teeth and two of my other front teeth have had small chips in them that I needed to get filling over.

I know it's just a matter of willpower but it is a really hard habit to try and break. Most of the time when I do it I'm not really conscious of it.

[bout to crash]

You get eyebrow dandruff, too??

 

yeah...

I'm gonna rudely assume you want to date me now, but I only date girls who eat their boogers.

I CAN CHANGE!