Anyone else?

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My parents think i do this as a form of self harm. How to explain

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Will my hand ever look normal again

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Last post was 45 days ago and now some of the natural lines are beginning to return to my knuckle. About three months of no biting.

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It’s gotten bad.

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Game changers

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i’ve been picking/biting the skin/nails around my fingers for as long as i can remember. i only found out that this was a condition recently! my fingers can get rlly bad sometimes, does anyone have any advice to help?

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After shower. Does anyone’s look like this? And anyone else get the biggest urges when it does look like this?

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Just received my custom-made night guard. I originally bought my previous one for my clenching (which I still use), but found wearing during the day prevents me from biting my nails! So I bought one specially for the day and it's only 1mm thick! Very comfy!

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Ah, yes, not walking for me

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Anyone got tips to stop biting feet? I stopped biting my fingers but never stopped my feet. I think it's looked like this for about 2 years now. This is right after a shower.

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while i no longer bite the skin around my fingers, i have resorted to clipping my heel

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Finger covers?!?!?!

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it’s so painful. i’m supposed to have pretty, well-polished nails. not whatever this is. has anyone successfully stopped? how?

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Hi all! I’ve been biting my knuckle since childhood. I stopped once for six months and it almost looked normal. I haven’t bitten it for almost three weeks. Weirdly, wearing a ring on that finger has helped distract me from biting? Curious to see how it will look in a few months.

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I really need to stop, it's driving me crazy.

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Any tips on how to stop. It has been getting really bad now.

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*Warning: gross* Dermatophagia/onychotillomania

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Seems like i finally found something that works🙂

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Thanks to this group, I was able to get my hands back to healthy in time for my return to work. QT was an awful relapse for me (been actively fighting this for ten years).

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Don't give up hope! This is one year ago and today.

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Starting to really get bad again. Could use any motivations or tips on healing

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Over 20 years of biting. Any time I tried getting help for it, I was told it was “normal”. I’m glad I finally found out what this actually was just a few years ago.

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Do i have dermatophagia?

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My 6yo son. Would you guys consider him as having the disorder?

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Had almost completely stopped and haven’t relapsed in about a week. No open wounds or scabby bits so did some gel nails as a treat. :) We can do this!

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Update on my 6yo

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Guys, I’m losing it. Idk what to do anymore

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Dermatophagia during COVID - I can't stop but I'm terrified of getting sick.

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Any tip to stop ? I’ve schizophrenia and I can’t stop doing it , ima end up biting the whole finger skin off please help any tip is welcome

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Can't stop until all the white edges are gone

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Art woohoo

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gonna force myself to post here everytime i bite so ill finally get myself to stop :( i hope i can do it bc im disgusted by myself

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This one hurts, and not in the good way lol

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I relapsed again. So mad at my self I was doing to well. Any advice to stop.

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I’ve always wondered why the skin on my fingertips gets white spots while healing. Does anyone else get this and do you know why it happens?

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Chewing for 15 yrs. It brings me insane relief in the moment but the shame that follows is like no other. Step dad calls me a cannibal and it’s extremely hurtful. Husband is so loving but I get worried he will stop thinking I’m pretty because of this.

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Another update :) Three weeks no biting. Never forget your body’s amazing ability to recover! It’s never too late to stop. Info in comments.

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Good to know I'm not the only one. I'm 28 and never met anyone else that has this problem.

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update 🥲 does anyone know what is happening to it

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Hello, my fellow dermatophagians. Started looking more into why I do this and how can I stop?

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