Skin picking is often brushed off as a bad habit or a lack of willpower, but for many people it is neither simple nor ...

A woman living with dermatillomania has revealed how the compulsive disorder causes her to pick at her skin for hours on end, until her face is bleeding and hurts to touch. Many people might find ...

Oceanic Counseling Group encourages individuals experiencing Skin Picking Disorder to take proactive steps toward prevention. With the right strategies and support, individuals can learn effective ...

I have always been a picker. I remember it from my earliest playground knee grazes—the irresistible urge to peel off the scab as soon as it formed; to see the bright white flesh beneath. I knew I wasn ...

Millions of people compulsively pick their skin or pull their hair. Social media is helping some of them to recover. By Chloe W. Shakin Chloe Shakin interviewed nearly a dozen individuals with BFRBs, ...

A fear of being alone triggered my new habit. It was almost the holidays, and another good friend — one of the few left unmarried — became engaged. Immediately, the fear I'd had since childhood of ...

“If you have this gross gunk in your face, you need to be double-cleansing,” a TikTok skinfluencer told me a few days ago. As she described the product she was about to slather over her face, she ...

It falls under the category of obsessive-compulsive disorders and is also known as skin picking disorder or excoriation disorder. “For many, skin picking can be a response to feelings such as anxiety, ...

The 30-year-old daughter of Demi Moore and Bruce Willis got candid about her experience with dermatillomania in a social media post Tallulah Willis/Instagram Tallulah Willis is getting candid about ...

Tallulah Willis is continuing to bring awareness to skin picking disorder. The daughter of actors Demi Moore, 61, and Bruce Willis, 69, posted a throwback photo via Instagram on Saturday, August 17, ...