I’ve Been Picking At My Scalp Flakes and My Hair Is Thinner In Those Areas Now

I am an 18 year old male and have seborrheic dermatitis on my scalp. Over the past few months little flakes started to appear attached onto my scalp, after a while i developed a desire to pick and scratch the flakes on my scalp in order to remove them. Doing this resulted in some parts of my hair becoming thinner, not necessarily hair falling off just looking thinner if you understand?

Will the follicles where i picked at my scalp heal naturally within time or is this permanent? Where my hair looks thin is not really noticable for now..
(I do not suffer from any MBP)

Picking at your scalp and/or hair causes traction alopecia. In some people, the picking gets so severe that a name to describe the process is worthy for your review — dermatillomania. I’m not about to diagnose you with this disorder over the web, but the hair could become permanently lost if you continue to pick or pull at your scalp.

Dermatillomania (skin picking) and trichotillomania (hair pulling) are both obsessive compulsive disorders and you should see your doctor if you find yourself continuing to pick at your scalp.

You can learn more about dermatillomania here. You can learn more about trichotillomania here.