I do that. I scratch myself. I pop unready pimples. I pull out my hair. All to get a scab to eat it. And Idky. I know it's gross. And it hurts to peel it off but (okay might get gross to some) when I feel my teeth stick together from chewing on it, it's so relieving. And there are names for this. Either Dermatelomania, or Trikotellamania. Don't quote me on the spelling. I'm so bad at spelling. But it's a mental disorder in itself. Not connected to anxiety, depression, OCD, none of that. It's its own thing. And I'm pretty sure I read somewhere that the reason why some of us do this was because it takes us back to our primitive states, and it's like we're grooming ourselves, in the place of ticks. Back when we were hairier. We would see something, pick it, and eat it. *shrug*
Is it normal that I want to cut myself to pick at the scabs and eat them?
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I do that. I scratch myself. I pop unready pimples. I pull out my hair. All to get a scab to eat it. And Idky. I know it's gross. And it hurts to peel it off but (okay might get gross to some) when I feel my teeth stick together from chewing on it, it's so relieving. And there are names for this. Either Dermatelomania, or Trikotellamania. Don't quote me on the spelling. I'm so bad at spelling. But it's a mental disorder in itself. Not connected to anxiety, depression, OCD, none of that. It's its own thing. And I'm pretty sure I read somewhere that the reason why some of us do this was because it takes us back to our primitive states, and it's like we're grooming ourselves, in the place of ticks. Back when we were hairier. We would see something, pick it, and eat it. *shrug*