Working the same patches of skin again and again means healing is slow. Scars may develop. People with skin picking disorder tend to avoid situations that involve showing skin (sex, swimming, parties). They might cover up their wounds with elaborate make-up. Some avoid leaving home altogether.
Skin picking is often met with incomprehension and treated as voluntary self-destruction. Anxiety, tension or boredom can make it worse and triggers can be anything from a stressful day to comments about appearance, a bathroom mirror or habitual picking places.
Working the same patches of skin again and again means healing is slow. Scars may develop. People with skin picking disorder tend to avoid situations that involve showing skin (sex, swimming, parties). They might cover up their wounds with elaborate make-up. Some avoid leaving home altogether.
Skin picking is often met with incomprehension and treated as voluntary self-destruction. Anxiety, tension or boredom can make it worse and triggers can be anything from a stressful day to comments about appearance, a bathroom mirror or habitual picking places.