12. Bad habits
“I used to keep my scales in a matchbox. I stopped when a friend found them, ” a Reddit user wrote, random cats appearing. Although this habit is rude, it is not uncommon. It belongs to the same type as nail-biting, picking other parts of the skin like pimples, etc. While none of them are good habits to have and some bad ones, they're all fairly standard. They are all of the types of obsessive-compulsive disorder, and sometimes they can be out of reach. To this Reddit user, it seems embarrassing that their friend found out that it caused them to break the habit.
Scab collection can lead to more severe problems, so it is good that this person has stopped collecting the scales and is hoping to pick them up as well. You can cause severe scarring of your skin if you continue to scratch the wound. Repeated swabbing can also lead to wound infection because the injury doesn't heal, which can spread and cause other problems. This type of behavior is often found in people with higher anxiety levels, so it may be beneficial to consider treatments that help reduce anxiety.
