Posted by anita on January 14, 2001, at 18:01:16
In reply to Not hair pulling but Scalp Picking?, posted by Cath78 on January 13, 2001, at 14:06:48
Hiya,
I used to go thru phases of doing this, in a mild way, before I started on meds. Oddly, my father used to do this too. It may be an obsessive-compulsive thing as well as maybe a self-injury thing. Are you on an SSRI? They helped me with it, and I haven't done it in years. Also, using a medicated dandruff shampoo seemed to help with healing.
anita
> Okay I don't pull my hair out, but I do pick at my scalp. I do it sometimes without realizing that I'm doing it. It's not so bad that people could notice although sometimes I've avoided getting my hair cut because I didn't want my hairdresser to see the scabs on my scalp. Does anyone else do this? Why do I like doing this? How can I stop?
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