eleanorigby
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Yet another "is this OCD" question. I've been researching OCD and my symptoms don't really make sense in any other disorder, but aren't quite like I've read about OCD. I compulsively pick at my skin. This is a daily thing for many years (since I was about 12 and I'm 25 now). I know everyone picks at their skin, but this can go on for hours at a time, often causing real damage. I make myself bleed almost everyday from this habit. I use tweezers to dig at my skin, pull out potential ingrown hairs and other horrible stuff. Sometimes I even pluck the hair out of my legs. When I'm at school or work, I constantly rub my hands over my face and neck, feeling for any irregularities. Is this OCD?
I also "soak" my hands on a daily basis. I fill the sink up with burning hot water, then hold my hands under for as long as possible. I will do this a few times a day. I do not connect any of these activities with disastrous expectations (like something bad will happen if I don't do this), I just find both activities to be relaxing, as weird as that sounds. I'm also really paranoid about serial killers, like I think about them on a daily basis, but this just may be a weird me thing, not OCD.
I also "soak" my hands on a daily basis. I fill the sink up with burning hot water, then hold my hands under for as long as possible. I will do this a few times a day. I do not connect any of these activities with disastrous expectations (like something bad will happen if I don't do this), I just find both activities to be relaxing, as weird as that sounds. I'm also really paranoid about serial killers, like I think about them on a daily basis, but this just may be a weird me thing, not OCD.