I do the same with picking certain spots on my scalp and have done so ever since I was abbot ten or so. They just feel bumpy and not smooth and I feel like I ha

I do the same with picking certain spots on my scalp and have done so ever since I was abbot ten or so. They just feel bumpy and not smooth and I feel like I have to smooth them. Of course, it only makes things worse. In reality, they look no different than the rest of the scalp. After I had chicken pox the bad habit never went away. At one point I was also picking my arms. Until this year, I never talked to anyone about it and thought of it as some sort of ridiculous addiction. At times I have managed to get it under control. The longer I go without it the easier it is. It's freeing to be able to talk about it in real life and here after over thirty years of denial and secrecy. The turning point for me was reading an article about it and realizing it is a disease, similar to OCD which I likely also have, and that I'm not crazy or messed up in a unique way. Thanks for listening and to others who share their own stories of this affliction.