If you have a habit of scratching your legs to bleed how do you get em back to health?

Question

How do you get your legs back to looking healthy and stop scratching your legs whenever you're nervous(whether you realize you're nervous or not).

whether I wear long pants or cut my nails short I still scratch

Answer 1

OK -- been there. These folks don't get it. It's not a psycho things, it's stress. You see, our bodies react differently to stress. For me, I have always internalized the stress. I get horrible stomachaches, headaches, etc., but I also get intense itchiness. You may be having this too.

I scratched my body enough to give me welts all over the skin. I had sores on legs, arms, the neck, etc. What I did was get a little orange triangular pill from my GP (if you describe it that way, there's only one) which was prescribed to kind of deaden the nerve endings near my skin, so I wouldn't scratch it. I then let the sores heal naturally. Then, since I knew the trigger (stress), I attacked the trigger. I cut out or solved all the aspects which were stressing me to such an extent. (It turned out I had a horrible deadly allergy to lemon juice, which was also attacking me on the outside, since shampoos tend to have it as an ingredient -- and I'd been stressing about what this thing was that sent me to the emergency room so much). So, when the stress levels went down, I phased off the pill, I found out I did not itch as much. Now, I am educated about it -- if I find myself scratching, I learned to ignore the itch, and I have no more sores all over the body from the scratching. Good luck!

Answer 2

I'm the same way! I scratch my legs until they bleed. They aren't even itchy but I just scratch and scratch because it feels really good... way better than scratching should be. And even though it feels amazing while I'm scratching, as soon as I stop it hurts or is uncomfortable... which makes me scratch more.

It is definitely a stress thing for me. I scratch a lot more when I'm studying for a test or stressed about a class or if I'm in a situation that makes me anxious/uncomfortable.

I only scratch certain spots. My legs (the ones I do the most) and If I'm really stressed I'll scratch my wrists, inside of my elbows, knuckles and my neck. You know I am super stressed/anxious when I start scratching my neck.

Its really hard to stop! I want to know how to! My legs are all covered in scabs and red bumps... its gross :[

Answer 3

Simple answer - stop scratching, with time they'll heal
(If only it were that easy!)

Longer answer -- sounds like you might have dermatillomania. This requires medical treatment. I'm not sure how accurate the following website is, but it looked helpful at first glance http://lilboh-nfl.dnsalias.com/Dermatillomania/index.php. Otherwise here's another resource if that one doesn't pan out, http://www.ocdla.com/compulsiveskinpicking.html.

These are frustrating diseases. I don't mean to pick fun. It just sounds so simple, right, stop picking? And yet I know 90 year-olds who haven't been able to quit despite what it's done to them. I do hope you can find some help.

Answer 4

Dermatillomania (also known as compulsive skin picking or CSP) is an obsessive compulsive disorder characterized by the repeated urge to pick at one's own skin, often to the extent that damage is caused.

Sufferers of dermatillomania find skin picking to be stress relieving or gratifying rather than painful.

Damage from CSP is common on the face, back, scalp, and extremities, and is usually caused by a mixture of picking, scratching, biting, and tweezing. Focus may be placed on ingrown hairs, scabs, insect bites, pimples, or cuticles. Sufferers of the condition may enter a trance-like state, only to be confronted with the results afterward.

Research into the cause of the condition has been limited, but it has been linked to obsessive-compulsive disorder. Some sufferers feel that "picking off" pimples or skin abnormalities may help them look more "normal", which is a symptom of body dysmorphic disorder.

Many sufferers feel the need to create pickable surfaces in order to satisfy their compulsion. This may lead to self-harm in the form of mutilation or cutting in order to produce scabs. Some sufferers report picking at inanimate objects or others' skin.

Few psychiatrists have studied the disease but some individuals have found relief through cognitive-behavioral therapy.

Recent research suggests that dermatillomania may be a part of behavioural genetics, as a general behavioral disorder that results in the inability to control impulses. Many sufferers may be the children of alcoholics or parents with other behavioral problems. [citation needed]

Dermatillomania sufferers often have other impulse control disorders, such as eating disorders, alcoholism, obsessive-compulsive disorder, codependence, perfectionism or social anxiety disorder.

SEEK PSYCHIATRIC HELP!

Answer 5

Maybe shes got some allergy or skin problem. Don't worry, take her to a Dermatologist.Get the prescribed medicines. Tell her to give more attention towards her own Hygiene.

Answer 6

I can help. You need an all natural mineral supplement to calm your nerves to you stop hurting your legs. Secondly you need a product with Aloe and Silver spray to keep the wounds clean and heal the skin quickly.The supplements are inexpensive, easy to take and have no negative side effects.

email me for more info, Id love to help!

Answer 7

My daughter and I both have this. You must use cortisone cream. After you get it cleared up put it on every other night and in between use baby lotion. When ever you go to scratch, stop yourself. God bless you and everything will be okay!

Answer 8

wear long pants or stockings all the time, you will notice what you are doing then, and use a medicated lotion on your legs, like gold bond. keep your nails cut very short.

Answer 9

See a dermotologist, there is a reason for the scratching.

Answer 10

use cocoa butter to fix the scars and use thick extra thick lotion like body butters and so fourth stuff so think you don't itch