Dermatillomania: Natural Remedies for Skin Picking
Dermatillomania: Natural Remedies for Skin Picking We all touch, from time to time, a small scab, a dry pimple, a peel that starts coming off. Normal. In people with dermatillomania, this ordinary gesture turns into compulsive behavior that lasts hours, leaves behind wounds, scars, infections and a deep shame hidden under long sleeves, thick makeup and pants even in summer. The condition, also called skin picking disorder or excoriation disorder, affects 2-5% of the population and belongs to the same family as trichotillomania: body-focused repetitive behaviors, or BFRB. ...