My girlfriend picks at her fingers incessantly until they are raw and bleeding. She is not very aware she is even doing this and claims she can't help it. Her fingers are disgustingly raw, sore, and sometimes bleed. I've suggested getting help, informing her doctor, or just wearing gloves to no avail. This behaviour has been apparent to me for almost 6 months now. What to do??
2007-02-03 03:22:39 · 3 answers · asked by teeyodi 2 in Health ➔ General Health Care ➔ Other - General Health Care
There is medication for this, she really needs to see a Dr.
2007-02-03 03:33:19 · answer #1 · answered by Thankyou4givengmeaheadache 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Help her replace that behavior with something less problematic. It is much harder to stop this kind of behavior by just simply quitting. This is because there is some internal reason that this is happening. So try and hlep her repalce it with a less problematic behavior and work from there. I had a friend who solved a similar problem by rubbing the tips of his fingers on the corners of paper triangels.
2007-02-03 11:36:17 · answer #2 · answered by Yahoo Sucks 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
She really needs to see a doctor. It might be something as simple as stress.
2007-02-03 11:56:00 · answer #3 · answered by Berdie 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋