What It's Like to Have Dermatillomania

[@Rock_Lee_The_Handsome_Devil]

Saying 'stop picking' to someone with dermatillomania is the same as saying 'stop being sad' to someone with depression

[@auburned-phoenix]

Oh you have cancer? It’s okay just stop it 🙂

[@lis9290]

Having this disorder and trying to stop is like having the most severe itch that you can’t scratch. Like sure, you could do it. But the feeling of not being able to “scratch the itch” is so overwhelming that you end up giving in to it over and over.

[@fluffypuppy7578]

I'm just glad I stopped picking my scalp because I started having builds spots. But now I pick my face even more. I just can't win.😔

[@abigailpaige8176]

I-I'm not alone...... wow... im not alone..... thank you

[@bekahlarue2212]

Abigail Paige |-/

[@suhairawsaj3638]

Abigail Paige so I have this? Because I relate so badly...

[@serien2782]

Why stutter lmao it's typing-

[@pennylol4597]

yes im so happy im not alone. so thankful for the internet

[@livmccloskey2321]

Abigail Paige trust me you aren’t. Happy to say that it can be helped.

[@novids9555]

Who else wears makeup to cover it and embarresed to wear shorts because of scars 😳

[@bekahlarue2212]

Ya

[@winnieb3324]

Right here bro

[@pimienta3760]

I don’t like using dresses for the scars in my arms, back and chest

[@oliviadicristo7743]

yup

[@sophlambo9963]

me

[@hem138]

**Watches this video while picking and scratching skin trying to stop but can't**

[@methy9124]

I'm only 17 and have scars all over my body. I don't even know I'm picking half the time. I can't go swimming, wear shorts, backless tops or anything that shows them. The most awful thing about it is that my mum turns it round so that it's all about her and that when I pick I'm "making her unwell". Constant criticism and saying that I look disgusting and diseased is not helping anything and has instead destroyed my confidence. We don't want to be covered in ugly sores, cuts and scars. We literally can't help it.

[@livmccloskey2321]

The Almighty Sloth I’m sorry that you have to go through that. I’m 17 as well and my condition is mostly based around the skin on my face and i want people to notice who I am as a person and not judge my appearance immediately but I feel like it’s all they see.

[@skylerrutherford6895]

I'm 12 and its namly on my arms and face, it really sucks. And I'm sorry your mom doesn't help with that, my family doesn't understand and gets mad at me when I do it

[@thissweetlife7250]

I'm struggling right now, and I feel worthless, so I came to this video just to read about people like me who don't want to feel ugly and who don't want to pick. 😔 ❤

[@mickibabe5495]

How do I tell my husband that saying "stop picking" won't work? That I have a serious mental issue that won't be cured just over two words....

[@palmtree1958]

show him this video?? If he's your husband then he should want to help you and surely he'll understand if you tell him a more helpful way to try and lessen your picking.

[@pennylol4597]

just tell him. say this is a mental Illness i cant just stop. its like telling a hurt person to stop bleeding cuz its not good for them.

[@siktwistofFATE89]

That feeling when your told to stop is indescribable

[@BijoubyBecca]

I was diagnosed with this...I do it for HOURS a day subconsciously and I only realize it when people tell me I'm doing it or suddenly something starts bleeding.. my therapist advised that I get acrylic nails so I couldn't pick.. it does help a little

[@mickibabe5495]

acrylic nails won't work, you'll wind up picking them off because you need to pick at your skin.... I don't promise anything, but this has happened to me twice.... Plus acrylic nails doesn't make it impossible to pick, you just find weird ways to hold your fingers until it works.

[@deliran]

Dizzyallaround I suggest gel nails it puts caps over your nails making them less sharp. Make sure you ask for round edges and Pinterest has great gel designs ideas. You have to find the right salon as well. Yelp is helpful and friends. The right place and glitter on top of the gel will make it last weeks!! Also I have been picking my body since I was 5. I'm also inattentive impulsive and hyperactive. At the age of 28 I was diagnosed with ADHD. I've started medication and when I'm on the medication I have no desire to pick at my skin!! Dermitiliamania is not commonly associated with adhd but if you do pick at your body I advise you to check at an adhd questionnaire and see how it goes if those symptoms resonate with you talk with a professional and see what happens. I suffered so long and no one thought to connect the two together.

[@daveyboi8275]

I have this because I pick at my face, back, shoulders and others. But I did acrylic nails and I couldn’t take it anymore and rip those nails off and use my real nails to pick at my face.

[@Thatvividcolorist_]

Acrylics made it worse for me bc i can pick better with them on and will pick them off

[@bellabarbarito6262]

They help me a little bit. And when they came off, my face got much worse so I just put them back on

[@iialleysparksii5297]

I pick myself all the time, it started in grade six and it's continued.. I pick the skin on my back, arms any bumps on my legs, chest, face and lips. my nose is red and bleeding cus I pick the skin on it too. I haven't been diagnosed but this makes me feel like I'm not crazy

[@angie2989]

IIAlleysparksII every single thing you just said in this comment is exactly the same with me.

[@ariannastokes8362]

Then why is your profile pic a girl with a perfectly white nose ?

[@angie2989]

Arianna Stokes because Snapchat filters make your face look perfect

[@skylerrutherford6895]

Ive been picking my skin ever since like kindergarten or 1st grade

[@Illumiyumi]

I'm glad there's a video on this, dermatillomania is something that you can't stop, I have it and I can't stop just because someone told me to. It's hard.

[@rainbowroadthekilljoy8]

When I'm told to stop picking it makes me anxious and want to do it more.

[@KhmerL0VEKhmer]

I pick my lips, it feels good. I know it started in the 2nd grade when my teacher was reading. Lipstick won't stop me.

[@livmccloskey2321]

Marady Mon wear chapstick and keep your nails short. As a face picker I know it creates a slick surface on your lips, making them more difficult to grab, also, chapstick prevents skin tags from dehydration from forming, which will give you less to grab on to.

[@MohauNtlhe]

This is one of the realest videos on dermatillomania I have so far. Thanks for this and you are gorgeous, you are amazing and you are more than derma and you deserve the bestest in the world **sending you hugs

[@isywoodcox7737]

I would love to show this to my mother, too bad I don't feel like being grounded. I have massive scars on my arms, legs, chest, and face. My mom knows that it's called dermotillomania, that I dont realize I'm picking, but the only things she is "Just stop picking!" Very, very, very, aggressively.

[@livmccloskey2321]

Isy Lets Play! Show her anyway

[@thissweetlife7250]

I'm sorry you have went through that. Hopefully things have gotten better for you since you commented about this.

[@bethanyangelstar]

I pick all over my body, because I have really bad keratosis all over. So, I essentially am covered with the spots I pick the most. I can't even do normal things like "cover mirrors" because it's on my hands, legs, feet, etc.

[@Gikarin.Gamemaster]

Bethany Angelstar saaaame

[@angie2989]

Bethany Angelstar saaaame

[@angie2989]

Ariel Banks that’s actually kinda scary because I typed “saaaame” without even reading your reply first 😂😅

[@skylerrutherford6895]

Yeah, I have chicken skin on my arms/shoulders and sometimes on my knee caps and it doesnt help with this

[@lisandriabarnes1741]

Me too!! I'm just thankful to find out I'm not alone with this...

[@chynnadoll7815]

It’s really hard. Even keeping my hands busy doesn’t work all the time . My hands get tired. I get bored of cross stitching. I get tired of writing easily. People like us need more help !

[@sophiahildreth]

Ty for saying that “I can’t just stop”.

[@Groundhog27]

I been doing this on my scalp and mainly on my arms as well. been doing in since i was around 7 and lately it's gotten to the point where I made a giant hole in my scalp because I keep digging and picking at the same area day after day , but for some odd reason I can't stop digging at that same area and not my hair fell out there and hasn't grown back .

[@Groundhog27]

I also sometimes do it in my sleep as well

[@novids9555]

me too everywhere several times a day for 3 or 4 years now its hard not to stop

[@deliran]

For all reading this I have been picking my body since I was 5. I'm also inattentive impulsive and hyperactive. At the age of 28 I was diagnosed with ADHD. I've started medication and when I'm on the medication I have no desire to pick at my skin!! Dermitiliamania is not commonly associated with adhd but if you do pick at your body I advise you to check at an adhd questionnaire and see how it goes if those symptoms resonate with you talk with a professional and see what happens

[@Distortedlove17]

I do the same thing but only my scalp. But i have dandruff and i had been doing something like that but just like rubbing my head and watching the dandruff fall but i usually did that during tests in school. Than i started eating it, and it started getting to the point i would scrach my entire head and eating the dandruff from under my nails. Than i started getting scabs from it so i would scrach and scrach and pick at the scabs and i ate them too. And so i space out searching for bumps and pick at them and eat the scabs. But i still eat the dandruff too. So i decided to search it up and dermatillomania kept popping up but idk if thats it. I feel so gross about it but i can't figure out a way to stop because ive tried distracting my hands and telling myself i wont do it but i end up doing it randomly. ive been trying to tell someone close to me but i get so scared that they will think im gross or not understand so i dont know what to do.

[@maddigodoffrenchfrys9387]

you do it on your scalp too? im so glad im not the only one who understands what its like to have blood on your fingernails, and hate taking showers because it burns

[@MNJGaGa]

Been picking my scalp. Have 3-4 places at my scalp which i scratch until it bleeds. I regret it every fucking time but i can't stop! I feel embarrassed to go cut my hair so i just use my trimmer to buzz them and hide it with snapback.

[@rhianna745]

MNJGaGa I pick at my scalp to people say "what's that red stuff on your head"? And I always have to make excuses

[@MNJGaGa]

I was tired of hearing that so started to hide it.

[@fortoutface8078]

I also pick at my scalp, and I always feel embarrassed and ashamed whenever anyone's around. Especially when I start bleeding a lot...

[@deliran]

For all reading this I have been picking my body since I was 5. I'm also inattentive impulsive and hyperactive. At the age of 28 I was diagnosed with ADHD. I've started medication and when I'm on the medication I have no desire to pick at my skin!! Dermitiliamania is not commonly associated with adhd but if you do pick at your body I advise you to check at an adhd questionnaire and see how it goes if those symptoms resonate with you talk with a professional and see what happens

[@persephonehades7547]

There could be co-morbidity with it, but dermatillomania is diagnosed when there is no other illness or lifestyle choice causing the picking. It's like how clinical depression is diagnosed when there is no other cause for it.

[@thissweetlife7250]

I have adhd as well. I was diagnosed recently, but I've been picking and diagnosed with Dermatillomania since age 10. I think people with Dermatillomania can also have other things going on like ADHD and I feel like it's pretty common actually.

[@selinebrady9667]

It’s ruining my life how do I stop

[@persephonehades7547]

From the bottom of my heart, thank you for this.

[@elizabethbennett8909]

I used to spend an hour every morning picking and covering it up before school when I was a teen. Anxiety was so intense.

[@fortoutface8078]

Damn I relate too much to this...

[@jememe5209]

wow. realising now that i’ve has symptoms from grade 6. why is it so hard to stop? i’m so fed up and bawling my eyes right now. why me?!!! i just want jt to go away. AWAY. i hate it so much. STOP IT. but i can’t!!!! i’m so fed up. SO fed up

[@rinavenessa2291]

When i first told my boyfriend that i pick my skin he looked at me with disgust and said jus stop it and today i showed him this video and he jus said thats interesting

[@alimclaughlin1506]

I just discovered that I’ve got this... been dealing with it for 5 years without even understanding it. I’m so humiliated about it and it hurts to find myself picking every time.. I wish I could just stop but I know I cant. 😔

[@Royal_Solbangul]

Im crying...

[@MiMi5789MiMi]

Mine is so bad that I had a simple ingrown hair on my thigh and I picked it out......the next day it had a scab......as the days pass and I continue to pick at the scab the area gets bigger and bigger I also have a small bit of OCD so I feel I have to pick until the area is free of any rough spots and it’s all soft skin even if it’s the soft skin layers down from the layer that should actually be there. I picked this area so bad n so deep it required 3 stitches....1 stitch deep down to close it and 2 on the outside to turn the circular wound into a slit instead. Welp they didn’t do my stitches correctly and slowly day by day with each movement my body pulled the stitches apart so that not it’s an oval instead of a slit and I could see right down into the hole. Eventually scans developed around the stitch and I picked at it and bam....the stitches were damn near out n only attached to scab n not inside my skin anymore so I pulled them off the scab n out my leg. I went n got it looked at days before n was told they weren’t placed right and it will take forever to heal. Now it’ll heal in a circle instead of a slit and the edges heal first n becomes rough so I feel so compelled to pick it off. When I get hold of a piece of the edge n pull at it it pulls off in a line following the circle and that gives me anxiety relief because it’s a perfect circle. I’m scared it won’t heal because I don’t allow it and it’s very frustrating that I’ll have a scar there for years and years maybe even my whole life but in the moment we don’t think about that we just want that relief. I’ve had anxiety so bad that I wanted to create a new scar just to pick at it and relieve my stress. I wish there was a way to stop this.

[@skylerrutherford6895]

I really hate having it cause sometimes ill run into something sharp and it will make a large cut, and then i pick at it. When I go to school some people look at me weirdly and i know whats going on in their head, and they are thinking I self harm myself. And I don't, and never would. But also have "chicken skin" doesn't help my issue at all and makes it worse, thank goodness that this video exists cause its not like you can just stay "stop picking" wont make me just stop. And i always do it without thinking, glad I'm nit alone

[@bvtest3465]

I have a bunch of spots on my face. On the off chance I'm not touching my face, my mom comes up to me and pokes at me, telling me how bad my face looks. Then it starts to itch and burn

[@funnyvideos0050]

i pick my lips too ... Like i try to peel my lips when its dry or like chapped.. Even my skin.. Like when something is a little itchy in my skin i scratch it like for how many minutes until it bleed and its not hurting not until i stop but yeah when im doing it ... I feel like it is a sign of relief when im too anxious or stressed ...

[@cocacolatoes3553]

Kristin Faith omg I do the same thing! I think trying to keep your lips moist (like putting chapstick on a lot) can help with that! And when you want to pick apparently keeping your hands busy helps. Whenever my picking gets really bad I usually wear gloves or put bandaids on my picking spots

[@justasarah5135]

I always pick the skin on my thumbs, i've been doing it for so long and my thumbs are really ugly and sore. I used to think I was weird or something and I had no idea it was an actual disorder :o

[@OfficialEmilyClaire]

Sarah Balduzzi I do the same thing

[@pennylol4597]

i do the same thing but to all my fingers

[@jessicataylor3789]

Me too, I didn't know it was an actual disorder. I feel better knowing that it is but at the same time I feel scared because I have a disorder.... I do it to all my fingers, they are so ugly. I hate showing my hands, but I do pick even in a room full of people, in the car, everywhere. 😨

[@shauneali]

I wasn't diagnosed with this .. I never had a proper check up actually 'cause my mom would always tell me that it's skin asthma and it's just my bad attitude that's why my skin is ugly. People never understands ... I just discovered this now and I guess it is my condition.

[@Sclafani_art_studio]

I pick at my nails and around my nails mostly. I'm also a serious lip biter and I chew the insides of my cheeks. I hate doing it because the skin becomes practically raw, and it hurts sometimes. It's a gross habit I don't know how to stop, it's like a cycle of picking at things, and once it heals I have to pick at it again. I used to pick at my scalp but thankfully I have pretty much stopped doing that out of embarrassment. I have done these things my entire life, what is the cause? Anxiety, perfectionism, OCD, boredom??

[@gh00stie62]

i'm a mostly nail picker too. my husband always says stop picking but its just so hard to sometimes. & then when i see how bad my fingers look i try to fix them which makes it worse. i do mine mostly out of stress but sometimes boredom too

[@possessedslig]

I do it to my knuckle, just the one luckily but it's completely mangled. I didn't realise this was actually a thing a lot of people have. I've been doing it for as long as I can remember, it's really hard to stop, my girlfriend smacks my hand all the time but it doesn't help. I have to stop I don't want to pass it on to my potential children.

[@andreaconnor1570]

Yay I’m not alone :D

[@lelediamondASMR]

I have this an it's gotten worse over the years an it's hard to stop

[@justabunneh6490]

IT's gotten especially bad the last few months... I tried teaching myself crochet, and it helps a lot, but when I'm not crocheting, my hands wander to my face and scratch and pick and scratch... all day. For hours. In a trance. I'm trying to hard to learn new techniques to help curb it, but it's so frustrating.

[@bodybalancer]

Justa Bunneh i have had this idea that it might be cool to start a group - and make stuff- and sell it- maybe part f proceeds could go to something to try to help with creating more content to spread awareness or go to any programs that help with treatment although that's maybe too expensive to get involved on the medical side and those centers usually already have fundraising going on - but it would be cool to get together and instead of picking maybe make knit or crochet clothes :) it would be cool to have people with dermatillomania model the items even with their scars- to show ourselves and the world that we are still beautiful. That's really cool you've already been teaching yourself to crochet.... if you or we all had an etsy shop with some pretty crochet swimwear i have always loved that look for summer.... 💕✌️

[@lizrichens9367]

I am 52 and just only now realized it's an actual condition .....shit

[@rancharmyers3233]

Liz Richens yes, I just found out that there’s a name and condition for this. I pick my lips and my legs. I have tried to stop, with no luck. Anyone with suggestions to stop?

[@veselin4504]

I wish my mother would understand this

[@JessiJ07]

Hell...I pick at my face with my sheet been doing it since I was a child it helps be sleep

[@xZaphira]

I haven't been diagnosed, but i've been picking my lip's skin for years and they are always injured and hurting. I do it unconsciously, specially when i'm stressed, and i have to use all my attention and will to not hurt myself. It's just horrible.

[@mickibabe5495]

Paulina Schöbitz I'm pretty sure any doctor would diagnose you with it. I'm not medically diagnosed, I know I have it because I've looked into the categories you have to meet in order to have it and I fit every single one... I've been doing it since I was about 4 or 5, so 13 or 14 years.

[@YadiraEspitiaVelazco87]

Girls and boys doing this I started doing this when I was like 12 I started to feel anxiety when my parents divorced then I got rebellious I didn’t care about school my parents both had new partners I felt left out like they both were better without me in their own little world I started being very promiscuous and had boyfriends on and off until I met my Husband which was a very unhealthy toxic relationship we both had parents but in that time of our adolescence they were not there to give us advice or guide us so we did what we felt was right for us we would get into physical fights verbal abuse I was very insecure so I would never really defend myself even though I felt unhappy and knew deep inside it wasn’t right the way he would treat me it actually made me feel wanted and at least it would distract me from my home issues i started skipping school joining the wrong crowd getting influenced by others to do drugs got pregnant at 14 we had to tell our parents my mom took me to the doctor she confirmed my pregnancy my mom was disappointed my dad never said anything to me my boyfriend was scared my mother in law was nervous couple weeks later I had a sharp pain in my stomach I started bleeding went to the gynecologist they checked my stomach and I had a natural abortion the doctor said my womb was to small to nurture and carry a baby full term so never my baby never made it i had to stay in the hospital they washed my insides to take out the rest of the embryo or else i would get an infection I had depression and went crazy picking at my skin for years, still was in the same toxic relationship got pregnant again at 17 pregnancy went full term I had a lot of anxiety had my baby girl and she was my Joy even if I had a bad day or a fight with her daddy she made it all go away finally I could love someone the way I wanted to be loved we went through a lot of pain and hurt and good and bad times but to get the story short we found hope in Jesus I pray now when I get anxiety it helps I listen to worship music helps me relax and I have four beautiful children I am married with the same person I had my first child with and we aren’t perfect but God has has been good to us Thank you for anyone reading this God bless you cast your anxiety on him for he cares for you 1 Peter 5:7

[@deinterval943]

I have dermatillomania and i've been picking at my fingers, shoulder/neck area, as well as my face and back. I haven't been diagnosed with it, but it's really annoying and now I feel like I'm not the only weird person.

[@adhdmombrain]

My friend of like 10 years didn't know I actually suffer from this and I sent this video to her

[@ionreallyknowatthispoint2597]

I have it too, none of y'all are alone !

[@Eli1993.]

seriously,everything you said in this video resonates with me and is 100 percent on point.been dealing with this for years now

[@summero-my5in]

I already bit my nails down to nothing. So at some point I decided a mechanical pencil works for picking my skin, specifically on my arms. Hell no... Way more skin breakage, blood, unnecessary holes in my skin where I poke at what I think is a pimple and is really nothing. Pencil lead going straight to my blood stream... But I still can't stop. It's the worst when I'm bored... second worst when I'm anxious.

[@mysticalplatinumespeon3176]

I hate my dermatillomania and I’m trying to hard to stop. Everyday, I keep track of how many times I pick and I try to keep the number low as a goal to work to. However, it doesn’t always work and I get high numbers... I wish there was more ways to avoid the urges.

[@itsyour1Eva]

I am unconsciously picking 24/7 and when my mom spots me the exact words come out of her mouth “STOP PICKING I just don’t understand…you don’t like all the scars on yourself so why create them?” And it makes me soooo mad because I CANT JUST STOP. I am tempted to send this to her but idkkk

[@karosonj1]

Mom: "Stop picking already! This looks ugly, do you know you that you will get scars/infections/.... -" I KNOW, instead of making me feel guilty and bad about myself (which will only worsen my condition) try HELPING ME MAYBE and actually change things???? "I can't help it, it's a disorder" "UGH, no it's not! Stop exaggerating yourself into mental illnesses to pity yourself and Just. Stop. You're not crazy, so leave me alone with all your fake-mental-illness stuff you always talk about, it's all in your head, so get over it." Thanks mom, you're a real help.

[@rachieleigh1234]

I have the same disorder. I’ve always had it. I would rip the skin off my lips, the sides of my nails, etc.

[@Duskbluesky]

It really fucks with your every day life. Unbelievably frustrating

[@ariaweiss6763]

My dad and mom have probably told me 20 times a day since I was at least 10 to “stop picking” he thinks I’m disgusting and it freaks him out. Trust me it freaks me out too, but the relief I get from doing it makes me forget about the whole world around me, crazy

[@Noratheboss2234]

So when I was 8 I got lice and it was very stressful especially for my age, it also caused me to have lots of dandruff and I would pick at my scalp to try and get it off. It went on for a year and a half on and off. I stopped for a really long time, then last year I started picking my lips, which I still do but not as much now, as I started picking at my scalp again. It burns so bad in the shower. I literally do to every second its stressful to stop. I don’t have a diagnosis, and I don’t know what to do.

[@kirby7248]

I’m 14 and I’ve been picking non-stop since I was 10. My mother doesn’t believe in mental illness even though multiple conditions have been suggested by multiple doctors. I have pictures of how red and bloody my arms get. I hate wearing tank tops, any backless shirts, and most of all I hate showing anyone my body. I know it sounds crazy but teenage girls love to show off their boobs and crap but I can’t even feel good in my own body let alone show it to anyone else in any way.

[@amandaw.1939]

I thought everyone did this. Today I’m 29 years old and have been doing this since I was a preteen.... had no idea that picking like this had a name.

[@angie2989]

this actually made me start crying because whenever my parents see my arms they say “your arms will never get better if you keep doing that! Stop it!” But they don’t know how hard that is...

[@jemmajens9583]

I don’t know if I have it or not, because my thumbs and my lips I always pick at, and they’re always ripped up and it can be hard to Bend my thumbs sometimes or eat with my lips. but I don’t pick at other areas like these vids show. And in my household meant all health isn’t talked about so I can’t go to therapy or go to someone who could actually diagnose me because my parents would think I’m ungrateful, but maybe I have a less severe version? Idrk.

[@avalikesllamas1557]

I’m watching this with blood on my fingernails. I can’t help but pick at my lips they bleed all the time but even while they’re bleeding I continue to pick. I pick at the skin beside my nails to. My mom says I’m disgusting for doing these things but I can’t help it. It’s like an addiction. And even after doing all the research on why I do these things I’m to nervous to tell anyone I might have a skin picking disorder. I hate myself for it my lips always have blood spilling from them but I can’t stop. It make me feel good. It’s stress relieving. It even helps me focus in class. I just stopped to pick at my lips for a few minutes. I need help but I’m to scared to ask for it.

[@ILoveMyCuteboii]

Am I the only one who knows I’m doing it but can’t stop? Like I know there’s a piece of skin that I need to get off? And I pick until I bleed and my fingers are raw

[@notme3897]

Could someone please tell me if I have this I just discovered this today and I just don't know I pick at my toe nails, fingernails, my lips and the souls of my feet I'm not sure what it is but it's embarrassing and my friends tell me to stop but I can't and then I just start crying when they tell me to stop because I know that I just can't

[@angelvictory5064]

I believe I have this problem as well. I once read cuts release small amounts of dopamine, I'm not sure how true this is in regards to my condition. I've also noticed it happens when I'm anxious as well. I also read primates show similar behaviors that were significantly reduced once they were introduced to stimulating tasks. My boyfriend helps by observing this behavior and reminds me to stop. Good luck! Thanks for sharing! ✌

[@thissweetlife7250]

I feel like it definitely had something to do with dopamine for sure.

[@jeanette792]

Thank you🙌🏼🙏🏻

[@makeeblah]

i don't wish this shit on my worst enemy. i mainly pick at my lips and sometimes it bleeds. it's such a hard habit to break.

[@serrineajackson8061]

I do it daily to my fingers and big toes to the point I draw blood...I have tried everything...recently I discovered I do it in my sleep to..so now I use medical paper tape to cover my fingers..I tend to focus on one hand at a time.

[@btsstan3971]

Ive had this problem since i was prob 8 or 9 nd i cant stop i just do it without realizing and all others tell me is to just stop bcs im a girl and i should take care of myself well believe me i wanna stop too but its much harder to say that i cant Wear short sleeve shirts bcs i have marks left from previous places i picked at and still pick on new ones

[@sophiegreen6446]

I pick and peel at my lips daily. People always think I got punched in the mouth that’s how much I do it

[@user48573]

i just pick at my lips until they bleed ;-; is that considered this too?

[@Titus.mo1905]

If you do it daily yes. It’s what I do

[@JxnnahRxse]

i though i was the only one who picks scabs n acne n feel embarrassed when im th only one who have scars everywhere includin face when i saw this vid i was not alone one who have it :,))) i feel like wow

[@JxnnahRxse]

i though i was the only one who picks scabs n acne n feel embarrassed when im th only one who have scars everywhere includin face when i saw this vid i was not alone one who have it :,))) i feel like wow

[@fandqngo3156]

I gnawed on my fingers while watching the video ☠️

[@patriciamagana8918]

idk of this can be considered Dermatillomania but I get acne because of my hormones (I get it on my chin) and even if I don't want to pick on it I catch myself doing it without even noticing. I also do it when I scratch myself or something I start picking on it. I have a scars on my face and they're red because I start scratching them. Sometimes I scratch myself really hard (on my legs) to the point I start bleeding just so I can pick on it. it's a very horrible habit and I want to stop doing it. I've cut my nails really short but they grow too fast and I start doing it again.

[@lorenaweinrauch4030]

Patricia Magana i think it is dermatillomania

[@mickibabe5495]

I don't think it is, but I don't know... search up "SpeckledSkin" here on youtube. She has a video on "how do I know I have dermatillomania?" and she explains the categories you have to meet in order for your skin picking to be classified as dermatillomania.

[@whythopresley1626]

id say in about the sixth grade i started picking at my arms. i get achne on my arms and i pick at it and it turns into a scratch and i continue to scratch at the scratch until it starts to bleed and i do it when im bored or when im stressed but i dont know if thats dermatillomania or not

[@the_swagg]

i hate when people say that to me like if i could, i would stop, but i cant

[@arlenegabinete9658]

Good thing I just do it in my fingers and not in my whole body.

[@EstheticianBrittanyRenee]

I also have this! You aren't alone everyone!!!

[@Godisfirst21]

Everyday I tell myself I'll stop. 10 years later......

[@samgeffner1072]

i have this, but i pick my scalp? am i the only one?

[@dontlookatme6395]

Hate when my mom says "just dont pick" like WOW, REALLY??? I HADNT THOUGHT ABOUT THAT.

[@heartroll8719]

My mom says the same thing. My dad when he was alive said the same thing, he smoked and I said “Okay, you stop smoking.”

[@Dermatillomaniac]

Thank you for this. Daily affirmation that recovery is a daily, lifelong journey.

[@cocacolatoes3553]

Dermatillomaniac lol I like your username.

[@siktwistofFATE89]

I just want to stop so bad it makes me pick more

[@aruproy7363]

I just want to stop. ...I feel so ugly

[@ireapandsymphony2500]

i pick my lips and my fingers

[@LucasDanielSantoro]

I didn't know the term but I identify to the upmost. (In fact I arrived here looking for help over the internet) Now I'll stop only because you said it's not a choice.

[@LucasDanielSantoro]

I'm seeing in the comments that there are more severe cases than mine (I won't make my case. It's not a contest). I apologize in advance to anyone that might get offended by my comment.

[@lauragadille3384]

I do this, my anixety that's why I do it

[@Willowisbriar]

I hide my hands cause of this

[@reviewbrah6353]

I have since 4 years ago and my face is always all hurt and my parents are always like “STOP PICKING! You only do this cause you want attention” I already tell them what I have and answer my that I just use that as a justification and they think my dermatillomania is bullshit. Also there was a time they told that they gonna punish me if I do again. Someone told me how to stop I look ugly with all my scars. (Sorry for my English)

[@tonygarcia8924]

I couldn't stop picking at my face either and now I have all this hyperpigmentation that won't go away you just have to realize at some point that you are doing it for no reason acne sucks

[@maniaxangels3957]

I have both trich and this.

[@Panda-no9jn]

what?? I suffer from this too because I do everything she does

[@BijoubyBecca]

Panda48 if you think you have this, you need to go and get diagnosed by a doctor and seek help. Trust me, if you have this, you will seriously want all the help you can get.

[@HonestlyAnnaFun]

best explanation

[@poly619]

Wow i am not alone😞

[@lpsshadow4636]

I have it aswell

[@skyesdalimit7891]

I'm not alone

[@cocacolatoes3553]

I’ve picked at my scalp since I was little and for a while now I’ve been picking everywhere, at anything that isn’t “perfect” it’s started to affect my personal life, I worry about what I wear, I can’t go swimming with my family, i isolate myself, and it makes me feel so bad! I’ll have “good times” where you can barely notice anything is wrong and I look pretty good! But then boom I’m back to the “bad times” I have sores and blood all over and I’m constantly hiding myself. I hate it. I tried telling my family about it but they don’t understand they don’t take me seriously. I’m only fourteen so it’s not like I can go see some therapist by myself but my dad doesn’t think it’s that serious so he won’t take me or help me. Sometimes it gets so bad that I have to wear bandaids and put gloves on but I can’t do that all the time without looking weird can I? I’m going through a bad time at the moment and I have little red sores all over my face, chest, arms, and some on my legs and back. I just want it to stop🙄 one thing that does help me is knowing that I’m not not alone and seeing videos like this do help a lot. Anyway sorry for the long comment lol, really great video!💕

[@lukeparsons7800]

I started picking ever since I could remember, I’m not that ashamed of it since most of them are covered by hair, I do feel nasty when I do it, but it’s so relieving. One of my big scabs that I got from a running accident got infected but I still kept picking because I couldn’t stop. My scalp is really bad too, I had 4 spots on my head where I’d just pick and pick and pick, during the winter then in spring when mosquitoes come I really get into my arms and legs, then all year round I’ll pick at my lips and my fingers. I don’t know how to stop because fidget toys don’t help because I’ll lose interest or I’ll just keep picking at my lip with my teeth. I’m grateful I heal really good though, I can barely see some of my old scabs, this is a good representation though

[@elizabethjohnson4623]

I picked at my nails unconciously while I watched this. I also viciously tear at acne, scabs from said acne, and my nails look awful from trying to pull hair out. I smash my cuticles against my nails until they bleed. I know you mean well when you tell me to stop picking, but I can't. So help me to stop! I'd really love that ❤

[@runnergirl21]

thank you finally a video that explains how this disorder feels, i’ve picked at my skin for 5 years now and it’s been getting difficult to stop

[@tsubakie1732]

I had just found this term last year. I've been struggling with this skin problems since I was like 11 or 12. My mom always mad at me because I won't stop picking my skin, she told me that maybe I don't clean myself well. But how hard I tried to be as clean as I could there are always times when they appeared again. I do this unconsciously too when I'm bored or stressed. They usually got worse on exam weeks. I used to try to stop it by wearing gloves but I somehow still damaged my skin even more by rubbing the rough fabric to my skin. I'm still trying to control myself over it but sometimes I lost to it. Fortunately, my aunt is a dermatologist so she always gives me some lotions to hide and erase the scars.

[@mahimeher3394]

Owww I m