Please welcome first-time contributor Patrycja Marciniak, a 24-year-old graphic designer, artist, and photographer from Poland who has struggled with depression, anxiety, and dermatillomania, the u…

It is important that we eliminate all misconceptions about excoriation disorder (aka, dermatillomania) and spread the word before these common myths become attached to this condition. Many of us have already heard many of the falsehoods listed below, so we need to make sure that these reflections don't become accepted views on what dermatillomania is and how it affects us.

Find helpful products to reduce skin picking and the damage dermatillomania, or skin-picking disorder (SPD), can cause. Also called excoriation disorder, SPD can cause problems with self-esteem and confidence in social settings. Learn more about managing skin picking disorder/dermatillomania with helpful tips and tricks from a therapist diagnosed with SPD.

“For as long as I can remember, I’ve been a skin-picker.”

It is important that we eliminate all misconceptions about excoriation disorder (aka, dermatillomania) and spread the word before these common myths become attached to this condition. Many of us have already heard many of the falsehoods listed below, so we need to make sure that these reflections don't become accepted views on what dermatillomania is and how it affects us.

I thought it was just a "gross habit" — but it was more serious than that.

DERMATILLOMANIA (SKIN PICKING DISORDER) • Repeated picking at your skin • Often occurs on the face, but can be anywhere

Simple but effective trick for coping BFRBs such as dermatillomania and onychophagia: tape your fingers with medical adhesives.

Paula Saadatmand, 27, from Canada developed dermatillomania after suffering a miscarriage when she was 20 and even used tweezers to tear her own skin, but has now recovered.

"No one seems to know this exists."

Dermatillomania is commonly referred to as the "skin-picking" disorder (SPD); Read about my personal experience including how I treated and manage my Dermati...

Samantha Wake, 20, from Shropshire, has a condition called dermatillomania, or compulsive skin picking, which is taking over her life.

I recently wrote a blog on skin picking (Dermatillomania), which focused on what skin picking is and how it can start. Now we have the pleasure of some words of wisdom from Sophia Brooks, who set u…

What it's like to live with skin condition dermatillomania AKA skin picking disorder and how to combat it.

Dermatillomania symptoms - 1. Repetitive skin picking 2. Skin lesions 3. Pre-picking tension 4. Impairment in daily life

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Decorate laptops, Hydro Flasks, cars and more with removable kiss-cut, vinyl decal stickers. Glossy, matte, and transparent options in various sizes. Super durable and water-resistant. Excoriation or dermatillomania Definition Also known as excoriation disorder, or compulsive skin picking, dermatillomania is a psychological condition that manifests in the form of repetitive touching, scratching, picking, and digging at one’s own skin. It is an impulse-control disorder and one of several body-focused repetitive behaviors (BFRB) currently classified in the DSM-5 as Obsessive Compulsive and Related Disorders. Dermatillomania affects up to 5 percent of the population and approximately 75% of those are female. The difference between dermatillomania and normal picking at skin imperfections and irregularities, is that the behavior is chronic, results in tissue damage, and causes the individual marked distress and dysfunction. Symptoms Repetitive skin picking extends to pulling, scrapin

It's a never-ending, vicious cycle of urge, satisfaction and pain.

This writer has struggled with compulsive hair pulling and skin picking since she was young. For her and others who suffer, there are only mildly effective treatments, though new efforts are underway.

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Dermatillomania is an obsession with picking and popping your skin.

She is now trying to raise awareness of the condition.

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I am part of a few online communities for folks with BFRBs, specifically trichotillomania (hair pulling). I also attend monthly meet-ups with other hair pullers, nail-biters and skin-pickers in Minneapolis. Over the years, friendships have formed within these groups and I’ve noticed something interesting: even though we’ve all found a different way to deal with …

Genius strategies from people who deal with it.

Lauren McKeaney, 35, from Chicago, suffers from dermatillomania - an obsessive-compulsive disorder characterized by repeated picking at one's own skin.

Skin picking isn't just a bad habit - it can be a disorder. This article discusses how ADHD can trigger body-focused repetitive behaviors like skin picking. By gaining insight, we can stop picking, minimize tissue damage and develop healthy skin.

It's a daily battle.

I never practiced healthy eating habits growing up. I’d skip breakfast every single day out of convenience. When it came to the rest of my meals, I ate whatever I wanted. I was an emotional eater and…

What it's like to live with skin condition dermatillomania AKA skin picking disorder and how to combat it.