Skin Picking, Nail Biting, And Other Compulsive Behaviors Have Increased During The Pandemic

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I pull on my hair quite a bit on a good day, so when my mind is tied up with COVID-19, social distancing, and all the changes to our daily schedules, my ritual of playing with my hair is something I can control — so I do it a lot more.

hair when I was holding or was carrying him around in a carrier.. I’ve done this my whole life, especially when I am stressed or anxious. My parents would always tell me to stop. My grandmother told me I’d never get a boyfriend if I didn’t quit playing with my hair.

I’ve caught myself several times doing it during sex when I’m not present, or while having lunch with friends if I have a lot on my mind. There have been times when I’m watching television and my arm falls asleep because it’s been pulling at my hair. It’s a habit I’ll probably never break. It brings me comfort, and at this point I’m not even aware I’m doing it half the time.

Since last March, when everything was shut down and things were so uncertain due to COVID-19, my son’s been twisting a lock every time he comes down stairs in the morning. He’s twirling when he eats. He does it when he’s doing his homework. I even watched him do it while he was driving me to an appointment.I also noticed my boyfriend has been biting his nails all the time, something he never did when we started dating a few years ago.

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