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ShortyLarge
245,017 M Seeking Peace
PathStep 27 Compassion hearts4,306 Forum posts102 Forum upvotes154 Current upvotes154 Age GroupAdult Last activeApril, 2024 Member sinceSeptember 21, 2017
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need help !! *tw*
OCD & Related Behaviors / by ShortyLarge
Last post
 June 3rd, 2020
...See more hi there! i'm posting here seeking some wisdom/recommendations on handling a few different things in regards to my BFRBs, so any replies are appreciated :) i am 16 and have struggled with dermatillomania and other BFRBs (chewing, biting lips/cheeks) for years now. i pick relentlessly at my scalp, shoulders, arms, face, and hands. it's gotten to the point where it hurts to shower, i can't be near a mirror without being triggered to pick, i have scars covering my body, and my scabs are constantly reopening and i find myself getting blood everywhere. all of my bedding has stains, some of my clothes, i get it on papers i'm writing and all sorts of things. my family knows i have a problem, but i don't think they realize it's problem that has a name and one that i need HELP with. they tell me i'm gross, if i'm picking they'll swat at my hands, tell me to stop or to go somewhere else and not do it around them (sometimes i do it without realizing). i dont know how to explain it to them or get them to understand. i am seeing a therapist, though. my other thing is that i am in a relationship with someone else who struggles with BFRBs. my girlfriend has trich and derma, and i'm not sure how we can support each other? any help is appreciated !!
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Trauma Support / by ShortyLarge
Last post
 July 20th, 2018
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Journals & Diaries / by ShortyLarge
Last post
 July 26th, 2018
...See more I'll just be using this thread as my personal diary/place to rant. Anyone is welcome to respond to my posts, I don't really care. Just please don't call me by my name (if you know it). Just call me Batty or Ballerina. Thanks
My Phobia
Anxiety Support / by ShortyLarge
Last post
 May 5th, 2018
...See more This fear has been eating me up for a while. I am a teenager and I feel so embarrassed of being afraid of something so silly. For as long as I could remember, I have had a fear of stuffed animals. For years I have had reoccurring dreams about stuffed animals becoming possessed/possessing me, making it so I can't move or talk or scream for help. I still continue to have these nightmares, just not as often. It has even lead me to the point were if I dream about a certain stuffed animal we own, I take large measures to try and avoid it, sometimes even throwing it away just because of a nightmare. I feel really embarrassed. Last time I mentioned it in 7 cups they started making up feared saying things like: I'm afraid of stickers, just to tease me. Help?
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