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What Causes Habit Of Picking Lips?

hi i have a question i am a 22 year old female and i have a BAD habibt which i always pick my lips for example hen they are dry i keep picking even if the blood comes down i can stop i been like this since i was like 12 yrs old but the last 5 years its beeen so much worst that everyone notices me and always tell me to stop so my question iis do i have a mental health problem or wat thats what people tell me.oh ya i can like pick for 2 hours too. thanks for your time
Mon, 6 Oct 2014
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Hi dear.

I had gone through your query.

I understnd your concern.

Lip picking or skin picking may indicate impulse control disorder.

Or it may be part of obsession or OCD spectrum.

Need detail evaluation by psychiatrist.

It can be treated with psychological method called habit reversal and by drug therapy.

SSRI can be useful in impulse control disorder.

But before that consult psychiatrist and gget help.

I hope I have answered your question.

Still if you have a query then feel free to ask.

Thank you.
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What Causes Habit Of Picking Lips?

Hi dear. I had gone through your query. I understnd your concern. Lip picking or skin picking may indicate impulse control disorder. Or it may be part of obsession or OCD spectrum. Need detail evaluation by psychiatrist. It can be treated with psychological method called habit reversal and by drug therapy. SSRI can be useful in impulse control disorder. But before that consult psychiatrist and gget help. I hope I have answered your question. Still if you have a query then feel free to ask. Thank you.