lil_sammi
15-08-08, 16:21
Hi everybody.
My name is Samantha and I am 19 years old. I have been diagnosed with anxiety, severe depression, OCD and IBS. I came across this site while searching for OCD scratching. I think I may have found some like-minded people here and I would really like to know if there are others out there just like me. Since the age of 4 I have been scratching my skin for no apparent reason, after seeing many professionals it was finally diagnosed as OCD (although I have also had the type where you switch things on and off, etc.). I am working with a psychologist at the moment but nothing seems to be helping and nothing has helped me in the past 15 years that I have been scratching. I am at my wits end - sometimes I don't even notice I'm doing it and when I am aware of my scratching I don't stop because I feel like I have to finish. At the moment my face is SO bad that the make-up won't even cover what I've done and I never leave my house because I'm too embarassed by the way I look. Even during the sweltering summer heat here in Australia, I cover up my whole body in jumpers, jeans, etc. because I scratch all over and I'm too ashamed about the way my skin looks. Please can somebody help me or offer me their similar stories? I feel like I am the only person in the World who does this.
My name is Samantha and I am 19 years old. I have been diagnosed with anxiety, severe depression, OCD and IBS. I came across this site while searching for OCD scratching. I think I may have found some like-minded people here and I would really like to know if there are others out there just like me. Since the age of 4 I have been scratching my skin for no apparent reason, after seeing many professionals it was finally diagnosed as OCD (although I have also had the type where you switch things on and off, etc.). I am working with a psychologist at the moment but nothing seems to be helping and nothing has helped me in the past 15 years that I have been scratching. I am at my wits end - sometimes I don't even notice I'm doing it and when I am aware of my scratching I don't stop because I feel like I have to finish. At the moment my face is SO bad that the make-up won't even cover what I've done and I never leave my house because I'm too embarassed by the way I look. Even during the sweltering summer heat here in Australia, I cover up my whole body in jumpers, jeans, etc. because I scratch all over and I'm too ashamed about the way my skin looks. Please can somebody help me or offer me their similar stories? I feel like I am the only person in the World who does this.