#Addiction
I’m addicted to biting my own skin. I can never stop. It’s always too late. I go too far. Biting for me started at a young age, about 8 if I remember rightly. I was just about to board a flight to Cyprus, anxious and excited to see the aircraft. I couldn’t wait. Because it was long and was bugging me, I decided to bite my pinkie nail, yet this was the first time I’d gone too far. It started bleeding, which was so embarrassing for an 8 year old, urging to be as independent as possible. I hid this from my parents by biting a little bit of skin from where my nail was, leaving an area for the blood to sink into. This carried on, and then the addiction started.
The addiction was and still is biting the end of my fingers. Each finger gets their own bite, working from thumb to pinkie, making sure they’re all looking amazing and there’s no rough edges. OCD plays a part in this to be honest, the obsession to ensure my fingers are looking perfect.
So from the age of 8 (I’m now 16) I’ve always bitten my fingers. They sometimes bleed, they sometimes carry on so far the missing skin reaches the joint in my finger. I try to stop, but this mental condition stops me from doing it. It’s not like smoking, where you can just throw the pack away, I can’t throw my fingers away.
If anyone has experienced anything similar to this, including biting skin, tips, treatment, next steps, please let me know. I’m desperate to stop this condition before it’s too far beyond repair.
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