“I’ve struggled with dermatillomania, also known as skin picking, for over a decade. Here’s how it has affected me” While some people will pick at areas all over their body, I limit ...

My therapist tried to help. I tried reading up on body-focused repetitive behaviors (BFRBs) and dermatillomania (skin-picking disorder), and learning new skills like urge surfing and replacement ...

But sometimes, the nervous ritual can belie a condition called dermatillomania, which is an unhealthy obsession with picking your skin. Sometimes, dermatillomania (also known as skin-picking ...

Dermatillomania (DTM ... the behaviour frequently becomes more of an unconscious habit, with people picking at skin with tweezers or fingers even when there are no negative feelings.

These include pulling, picking, biting, or scraping one's hair, skin, or nails. The disorders include trichotillomania (compulsive hair pulling), dermatillomania (compulsive skin picking ...