Poll - What do you pick?

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Just curious!

[Karman]

The only problem with this poll is that you can only pick one answer... I pick just about ANYWHERE there is anything to mess with, but primarily my face, arms, and back. Since you were curious - hee hee.

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You know, I was hoping that we would be able to choose more than one answer. If I could edit the poll, I'd make the last two choices "other" and "all of the above." LOL

[Kari]

Does anyone happen to pick their lips or bite the inside of their mouths? I guess this could go under "other", but its my main target area. The bag thing about this is its not only when I'm in front of a mirror, its all day long! I'm even picking right now as I read and type. I can't believe this many people out there have the same problem. I'm glad I found this website.

[Karman]

Hi Kari - Yep, I pick my lips, too (not the inside of my mouth, though). It's one thing the Haldol really hasn't helped me stop. It's like I have chapped lips a lot of the time (even though I live in Florida, which has a humid climate - I spend a lot of time in air conditioning) and can't leave them alone. I hope that makes you feel not so alone!

[cant stand to pick anymore]

My answer is my legs. Mainly the shin area. I also chew the skin off from inside my mouth.

[kibacat]

mine is also mainly the insides of my cheeks. i am doing it right now! it is very frustrating. i have been trying to divert my attention to rubbing a bumpy stone or lumpy ball in my hand these days, and sometimes that helps. last week i hardly chewed at all! but it seems now i am slipping back into it. heh, doesn't it seem funny when people complain about a canker sore, when i create them on myself constantly!

[beanshadow]

I've always picked my fingers; that's my main area.

[smoothie]

I pick my fingers till they bleed,....makes me crazy and hurts too!

[lonelyone]

i pick my face, backs of upper arms, back, back of thighs, and butt. if the rest of my body had bigger pores, i'd be picking there too. its very frustrating because i look fine when i'm wearing clothes and some guys are interested in going out with me but i always break it off quickly because i can't take my clothes off.

[Jlove]

hey there,

I saw scalp listed on the poll. Is that when people pick their heads until they make scabs? My sister does that.

[zitBgone]

i pick my nose alot, i guess thats falls in the category of my face, but yeh i hate my face, and i cant stop picking any bump or whiteheads,

[moon]

face, upper and lower arms, buttocks (really bad), upper thighs (really bad),

i have started on my fingers some

i pick my lip every now and again...but bad enuf for it to bleed

and i have these places on each inside cheek where i have chewed on the inside of my cheeks for as long as i remember...they are shaped like a growth or something...sometimes I will bite them off..and then begin to chew at my cheeks again until a new one forms...i had never even thought of those places until someone mentioned they chewed or picked inside their mouth....

I had never wanted to admit this but since someone else did I will too...I do pick my nose a lot..enuf to cause sores inside of it...*gross* i know

[envy1230]

honestly i pick f*cking everything, no joke. I managed to stop picking my face for the hour because im going out tomorow and fear of looking like a freak has subsided my compulsion (temporarily), but i've just focused on picking my back, chest, arms, legs, ears, and anywhere else i can find a simple imperfection. What the hell is wrong with me??

[ivy]

I pick my face and back mostly. And the inside of my mouth is all rough from chewing at it. I find that when I am stressed I pick more... I have taken up knitting and that helps me keep my hands busy. Thank you so much to everyone for sharing their stories... I am so ashamed of what I do I have never talked about it and it is great to know I am not the only one.