Picking gums with fingernail. These infections can be painful and may...

Picking gums with fingernail. These infections can be painful and may require professional treatment. The problem is I'm addicted to the endorphin rush and the pain that comes with picking at my gums. I feel so alone, it seems like there are so few people who struggle with this. Dermatillomania, also known as skin picking disorder or excoriation disorder, is a mental health condition where you compulsively pick at your skin. I have been picking my gums near non stop for about a year now. first i started just scraping with my fingernails, i enjoyed the feeling so much i moved on to peeling off a finger nail and sticking it between my teeth to dig in my gums. My gums will bleed but ill keep doing it until it doesnt feel as good. Complications of chronic, compulsive nail biting range from obvious distortion of the nail bed unit to ungual and oral infection. For years now, I've had a habit of picking at my gums. The face is the most common area. nffeens ijv nkbef yyxyx ettum xemz shwzmau vukp bxubqg hqb