Multiple BFRB's?

[ovdriftingsmoke]

I have recently been researching Body-Focused Repetitive Behaviors, everywhere I have looked it'll generally say 'people will have 1 or 2 BFRBs as they are closely linked' well I have:

Dermatillomania (skin picking)

, Dermatophagia (skin biting/chewing & eating)

, Onychotillomania (pick/pull off nails)

, Onychophagia (nail biting)

, Rhinotillexomania (nose picking)

, Trichotillomania (hair pulling)

, Trichophagia (hair eating)

& Lip bite keratosis (chewing/eating of lip skin).

Obviously I'm very aware I'm doing all this and it plays on my mind a lot and stresses me out more, My question is, Is this AMOUNT of behaviors normal?

and how do I even begin to tackle them?

[Cathy63]

I'm not a professional, but I'm thinking maybe anxiety is leading to all that. Anxiety causes different issues for different people. For me it causes gut issues and migraines. Is there a mental health clinic by you? That might help. They would tell you if the things you're going through are caused by anxiety or another root cause and tell you what you should do. Good luck. Sorry I couldn't be of more help.

[mamalauryn85]

I am going through similar problem but only with biting my nails. Its been horrible but I started by reaching out to doctor to get back on something for anxiety and a mood stabilizer. I'm trying to see a therapist to start behavioral therapy. I've bought gloves and all kinds of stuff to try and help.