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 ...

Think people with hair-pulling or skin-picking habits can “just stop”? Science reveals why it’s not about willpower—and what ...

Skin picking disorder can affect your overall health. Here, we spoke to experts about the steps you can take to overcome it. We know we shouldn’t be touching our faces. Aside from transferring ...

Yes, I have a skin picking disorder – otherwise known as Dermatillomania – and it’s greatly impacted the quality of my skin, ...

DTM and TTM are often referred to as ‘cousin’ disorders, and in some cases ... of young women to confide that they’d been picking their skin or tugging their hair for years (some of whom ...

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

body dysmorphic disorder (BDD), hoarding disorder, trichotillomania, compulsive skin picking, hypochondria, and olfactory reference syndrome. Many of these disorders are treated primarily with ...