#maybe his habit even extended to his shell - he'd try to peel off his scutes even if they weren't ready to come off
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Rise!Raph Dermatillomania Headcanon
It started when some of his scales started to develop into spikes. He was self-conscious of the small protrusions on his skin and disliked it's uneven texture, so he'd try to scrape them off to recover it's smoother surface. It didn't work out in his favor and eventually, his spikes became too abundant to be able to scratch away. Picking became fruitless. Even so, he continued, because the act of pulling away pieces of skin was soothing.
He wears lots bandages to shield his skin from his nails. They also help any cuts or scrapes he aqquires to heal without him picking at them. He got himself a rubik's cube to keep his hands busy. The puzzle solving element calms him down.
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#maybe his habit even extended to his shell - he'd try to peel off his scutes even if they weren't ready to come off#when he was especially stressed and he'd managed to take off a large enough piece of skin or scute - he'd put it his mouth to chew on#he messes with his mask fabric as another alternative - so his mask is a little frayed#skin picking#dermatillomania#rottmnt#rottmnt headcanons#rottmnt raph#my post#rise of the tmnt
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