WARNING: VENT/RANT. About my dermatillomania and my mom.

[Carly Mayor Of Caketon]

Ugh, I just need to vent about this, because I feel like Bell Tree Forums is a safe place to express my feelings. So, as some as you know, I have dermatillomania. Basically, I pick at my skin, sometimes subconsciously. So, my mom hates this little bump over my eye for some reason. She has been urging me to get rid of it for the past few days. So I finally "snapped" (I didn't yell or anything, just told her what I felt about what she was saying) and I said "Why don't you like it? Do you think its ugly? Do you think it makes me any less beautiful?" and she responds with "You pick at every other part of your body, but you can't get rid of that?" I am a little upset, not too much, but it hurts, especially knowing that she knows about my issues, and decides to encourage me to do it, even though she knows I hate doing it. I am very self conscious already, but her saying that makes me even more self conscious, makes me think that other people notice my scars and scabs on my skin. I hate it. I really do.

Thanks for listening to me vent. I appreciate it.

 

[Mega_Cabbage]

Maybe she doesn't understand why you do it? Do you do it because of anxiety, stress, boredom, enjoyment, or something else?

 

[Carly Mayor Of Caketon]

All of the above. I've shown her numerous articles about it.

 

[Bunnilla]

How do you get enjoyment out of like making yourself bleed if it's a scab?...
Also that was a pretty harsh comment for being a mom. .

 

[Chrysopal]

I'm sorry. I hate it when people tell me to take my pills and stuff for my mental illness. I do take them but some people are just so angry they say hurtful things they don't really mean. I'm sure your mom wants you to get better she just can't understand it like you can :3

 

[seliph]

Your mom sounds like a case I'm sorry about that. Picking on your kid for how they look is bad enough but exploiting their disorders... Geez

Do you have anyone you can talk to about it at least?

How do you get enjoyment out of like making yourself bleed if it's a scab?...

It's a disorder.

 

[Bunnilla]

Your mom sounds like a case I'm sorry about that. Picking on your kid for how they look is bad enough but exploiting their disorders... Geez

Do you have anyone you can talk to about it at least?



It's a disorder.

I know but you still have a conciousness...

Anyways your mom shouldn't be like that, I agree with Sammy she just doesn't understand it the way you do

 

[nintendofan85]

I'm so sorry to hear this. I have a similar disorder where I bite the skin around my nails.

 

[boujee]

so does she knows you have dermatillomania or did you just show articles to her about dermatillomania and expect her to know that you had it or

 

[Jake]

For vent posts like this, please use the What's Bothering You? thread. Thanks!