Posted by 2em on June 22, 2003, at 12:28:43
In reply to Re: Cuticle destruction (longish), posted by fuji on June 22, 2003, at 9:31:38
Thank you all for the insight to this. It
is definitely, good to know that there are
others who have experienced this. I looked up
trichotillomania in the DSM and its diagnosis
does not pertain to fingers, just hair. Which
of course does not mean that it is not related.
The connection with self-mutilation is something
I have not considered and feels more right. It
does feels compulsive but I have never had any
other indications of OCD. I didn't mean to
imply that my therapist or Pdoc were dolts just
that there doesn't seem to be a wealth of info
out there on this particular behavior. As my
therapist said there are alot more harmful ways
that anxiety could manifest itself than just
picking at my cuticles.
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