Something sinister inside me lit up. It was like the intrusive thought "I'll always be alone" had fused with picking my skin, and from there, I just couldn't stop. I began regularly scanning my ...

“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 ...

“The more we pick at our skin, the most likely we are to scar – my ‘picker’ clients get a lesson on how to do it properly to avoid scarring,” she says. “But also dehydrated skin doesn ...