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OCD. Dermatophagia (from Ancient Greek δέρμα — lit.skin and φαγείαlit.eating) or dermatodaxia (from δήξις, lit.biting) [3] is a compulsion disorder of gnawing or biting one's own skin, most commonly at the fingers. This action can either be conscious or unconscious [4] and it is considered to be a type of pica.
Dermatophagia is specifically biting. Both involve damage up to the point where you actually hurt yourself and bleed, but the compulsion doesn't go away - and the scars from both look different, in my experience. Biting scars tend to look white around the edges because of the moisture in your mouth, whereas picking scars can look callused and raw.
Annie is defeated badly by a formidable opponent in a hurdles race, and her confidence leaves her after that. Plato tries to help her get her it back by telling the story of "Theseus and The Minotaur", where an opportunity was taken to protect people in spite of the danger, and of William Tell, who put plenty at risk for his own sake and others ...
Works created prior to the 18th century are listed in Time travel § History of the time travel concept . A guardian angel travels back to the year 1728, with letters from 1997 and 1998. An unnamed man falls asleep and finds himself in a Paris of the future. Play - A good fairy sends people forward to the year 7603 AD. [1]
3. Make walking an engaging experience. The nerves about kids running off once they leave the stroller are definitely valid, but experts say parents can use safety leashes to keep kids close by or ...
It starts “ Én Istenem, Jóistenem, lecsukódik már a szemem ” and means, in its entirety, “My God, my good God, already my eyes are closing. But yours are open, Father. While I sleep ...
Show your kids that being active can be fun Physical activity doesn’t have to be grueling and challenging all the time. Even light exercise is beneficial for your mental and physical health .
Wayside School Is Falling Down. Wayside School Is Falling Down is a 1989 children's, dark comedy, short story cycle, novel by American author Louis Sachar, and the second book in his Wayside School series. Like its predecessor, it contains 30 stories, although some stories are interconnected in more complex ways than they were in the series ...