Hi,
My husband has been picking his skin on his face for 4 years now. It started because he had an autoimmune disease and it took the doctors over 6 months to diagnose it correctly. As a way to take matters into his own hands, he started picking at the skin on his face and now his autoimmune condition is under control but he will not stop picking. The worse part is he does not think he has a skin picking condition, he thinks he is picking to help with the autoimmune condition. We have seen multiple rheumotologists, done the most advanced testing and seen so many dermotologists who all say the same thing: He is under remission for his autoimmune condition and that this is a seperate skin picking condition now that he needs to seek counseling for. He refuses to listen to any of them. Claims the doctors don't know what they are talking about and continuously picks at his skin. He spends hours a day picking at his skin and then gets high because the sores on his face are so painful. We have not had a functioning marriage for 4 years now and I am feeling like my patience is coming to an end.
- Is there anything you all can suggest here?
- Is there anyone that is going through something similar who I can connect him with so that he can at least start to understand that he has a skin picking condition and this is not his autoimmue disease?

Thank you so much