I have Dermatophagia
Hello I’m 19 and I’ve been addicted to eating my own skin. I have been doing this for about 9 years now and I can’t stop. This has been one of the most difficult things to admit to.
@understandingTortoise2071 Hello Tortoise, you're definitely not alone in struggling with dermatophagia, which is classed as a BFRB. I responded to another similar post on this subject earlier this week. They also come under OCDs, so I've linked to the self help guide on this. As a BFRB, they respond to both CBT and medication; I've also linked to an article from a popular website where the writer talks about her own dermatophagia and other treatment approaches worth exploring. Hoping that you find a way through this Tortoise; the forum is here for you.
I am 23 and i came to know, all about this now...I am biting and chewing finger skin and cheek skin from past 12 years..I tear my cheek skin and chew... Until severe bleeding..