it is called skin picking (excoriation) disorder – an impulse control disorder that affects as many as one in 20 people. “Picking at the skin is very common and occurs on a spectrum ...

Likewise, SkinTok (the skincare side of TikTok) can be a way to learn more about skincare or even find community and feel ...

For some, these changes may result in scratching or skin picking. For others ... and obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD). However, psychogenic itch may also be a symptom of neurodegenerative ...

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 ...

N-Dubz singer and former X Factor judge Tulisa Contostavlos previously opened up on her health battle that left her picking ...

For Phaedra Longhurst, 27, the effects of skin-picking disorder dermatillomania, eczema and acne are more than just skin deep. And she's not alone. Each year, about 13 million people in the UK ...

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

Although the influencer wasn’t speaking directly to me that day—she didn’t know me or my skin concerns or my skincare ... My feverish, dopamine-fueled picking sessions would leave me raw ...

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 ...

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