What is Dermatillomania? Signs we should be aware of
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- From being unaware of picking spikes to noticeable damage to skin, here are a few signs of Dermatillomania we should know about.
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Dermatillomania, also known as Skin Picking Disorder is characterised by a person's repetitive picking on the skin, leading to noticeable damage. "Someone with skin picking disorder will spend minutes or ever hours at a time picking at their skin. This behavior is often habitual and may be hard for the individual to realize that they are engaging in the behavior," wrote Therapist Maythal Eshaghian.(Unsplash)
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People with Dermatillomania may have failed attempts in stopping this behaviour pattern. Often, they do not notice that they are picking their skin. (Unsplash)
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Skin picking can be picked up as a habit in an attempt to deal with stress or anxiety, and slowly lead to Dermatillomania. (UnsplasUnsplashh)
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Unpleasant emotions, sensations or decision making can often trigger skin picking. Often Dermatillomania begins at early adolescence. (Unsplash)
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Dermatillomania also denotes touching, rubbing or picking skin to enhance the areas that we feel are very imperfect or very smooth. (Unsplash)
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