Why am I picking my skin?

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Hi I put skin picking down to anxiety but I have always done it and only recently realised it is due to OCD. I even started doing it secretly at work and I feel so guilty afterwards. I try to focus on something else so I won’t touch. But it’s a struggle I always pick. It might not ever go away but are there ways I can handle it better. Any ideas?

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