Is it normal that i still pick my nose, pick spots, pick my skin, fiddle etc?

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So for as long as I can remember I have had these kind of habits. Like picking my nails (I stopped that now and instead pick the skin around my nails), picking my nose, picking scabs, picking crusty stuff from piercings etc. I also constantly tense and un-tense my muscles and have gone through other habits like raising my eyebrows, clicking my jaw, chewing the inside of my cheek etc.
I really don't think this is normal and I've never really talked about them seriously before just thinking they were bad habits that I will grow out of. But lately I'm starting to think I might never grow out of them... It's like my biggest, darkest secret. The fact that I'm an 18 year old girl and still pick my nose (I have to do it discreetly and my biggest fear is that someone might see me) gets me pretty down. My emotions have been up and down and I've never had the best self confidence. I have always tried to stay slim, dress nicely and wear nice makeup but my face is scarred from the constant picking of pimples whenever I get them, and stress has made me get lots. I want it to stop and I want to know why I do this!

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  • Shackleford96
    10 years ago

    Picking your nose is completely normal so long as it's done in private. Proper nasal maintenance allows for better airflow :)

    I am curious though, what are your favorite notes to play on the fiddle?

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  • Anonymous Post Author
    10 years ago

    i kinda eat it too though... and trust me i'm not some weird social outcast i would seem like your average teenager. this is just my dark secret ):

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  • squirrelgirl
    10 years ago

    It's called compulsive skin picking or dermatillomania. I have it too. My family members are always swatting my hands away from my face or making fun of me for picking my nose, but I can't help it. It drives me absolutely nuts whenever there are pick-able bumps on my flesh.

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    • GreyWulfen
      10 years ago

      Picking your nose is actually an absolutely natural and normal behavior.

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      • squirrelgirl
        10 years ago

        Constantly picking your skin and scabs isn't.

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  • vulcananon
    10 years ago

    Everyone picks their nose, I do, we just don't want to admit it.

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  • drego551
    10 years ago

    Pick away, just dont eat it ;D

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  • sunflower456
    10 years ago

    I am a 30 year old female and still pick my nose. It's natural.

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  • Ilovewinter12
    10 years ago

    I have the same thing!
    I always pick at my nails, the skin, pluck hairs from my chin, or pick at my head.

    I didn't even know that it was a thing, or that it had a name ( dermatillomania.), but now I do, so I don't feel so weird anymore.

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