Many people pick at their skin from time to time but when picking becomes uncontrollable, it sometimes crosses the line into becoming a skin-picking disorder (Dermatillomania or Excoriation Disorder). As …
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As cases of the novel coronavirus infection, COVID-19 increase across the UK, many people are unsurprisingly experiencing increased levels of anxiety. For those who live with mental health conditions such …
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For the majority of my life, picking my skin has been a major issue. Whilst the sensation of picking is, for the most part, therapeutic, the aftermath is quite different. …
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Is my skin-picking a habit or a compulsive disorder?
by Kim On Skinby Kim On SkinI’ve been an anxious person for as long as I can remember. I was always worrying and overthinking. So much so, that I would bite my nails down to little …
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A few months ago I wrote a post about living with Deramatillomania and how much picking my skin on a daily basis deeply impacts my life. I was overwhelmed not …
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We’re going to visit auntie, we would always walk to a large building filled with many rooms and I remember thinking gosh aunties very rich in my childish mind. Little did I …
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Today is World Mental Health Day. It’s sort of like a big deal in the world of Mental Health because, it’s a day of epic awareness! It’s also the day …