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I guess if I have a scab or something I may pick at it ... I don't *always* do this anymore but when I was younger I did.
I don't think it's an OCD thing for me because I'm not really OCD at all. I lie on the other end of the spectrum for that one. But it may be anxiety. I notice that I do this more when I'm stressed out, though I don't *have* to be stressed out to do it. I can simply be bored and unfocused.
This will sound silly but because mine is mostly the cuticles, the thing that helps me most is getting a manicure where they trim the cuticles. It's not foolproof, but if there's nothing to bite, I won't do it (plus I want them to keep looking pretty). But unfortunately I can't afford to get one very often.View Thread

I guess my question is this: what do I do to go about getting a diagnosis? Partially I'm a little bit worried because I mentioned it to my last PCP and he basically told me I didn't have it and was paranoid for thinking so (not in those words, but he made me feel like a ... psychological hypochondriac? Is that a thing?).
I live in a somewhat rural area and I've checked directories both for ADD specialistics (none less than 3.5 hours away), and general psychologists in the area, one or two of which list ADD as a specialty. But one of them doesn't seem like he handles it much at all, and the other, a woman, maybe deals with it a little more but only in children.
So I'm wondering: is it better to travel to see a specialist or to stay in the area with someone who doesn't have as much experience with it? Or is there a third option? I know there's a lot of online counseling stuff popping up? I would prefer to steer clear of this, but can it be legit?
I'm also wondering about the issue of medication. The main reason for me to consider a diagnosis would be because this would enable me to get a prescription, but I don't like taking pharmaceuticals of any kind unless absolutely necessary, so I'm wondering if you think it's truly worth it for me to even get the diagnosis? Otherwise it'll just be trying to manage it on my own anyway, right? Or am I totally off base here?
Just a little bit confused and I'd like to hear from some people who've dealt with this before I spend the time and money going to a specialist for a diagnosis.View Thread

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