I realize that but it still is disturbing to me. I thought one of the founding thoughts for physicians is to do no harm. In my opinion, I think it should be directed not only to the body but to the mind. Words in my opinion can do a lot of damage.

The person who named it "picker's nodules" never had this disease. I also feel treated like I am the one causing this horrible affliction. I keep trying to explain I am not doing this to myself, I am responding to neuropathy zings, intense pain and itching (more than a bee sting), and it is relentless. It is not a conscious decision to scratch myself bloody while I am sleeping. It is not a sudden onset mental health tic disorder, nor is it meth/opiate sores, it is a real disease that is systemic and debilitating.

Hi I'm sorry you hear that you suffer from this. I've been dealing with many if the symptoms myself for over a decade. I don't really know why it is characterized by doctors as for "Pickers" Perhaps some effected by this do that. I often scratch and that has caused the area to open and get infected. I'd suggest you ask your dermatologist as there appear to be a range of symptoms and individuals react to them in different ways.

Cathy ~ You took the words out of my mouth! The internal damage can be irrepible, and some things we never really forget.

Any doctor that says don't scratch doesn't have a clue what we are going through. "Don't scratch" lol