I have always been a picker. I remember it from my earliest playground knee grazes—the irresistible urge to peel off the scab as soon as it formed; to see the bright white flesh beneath. I knew I wasn ...

Oceanic Counseling Group encourages individuals experiencing Skin Picking Disorder to take proactive steps toward prevention. With the right strategies and support, individuals can learn effective ...

Oz Health Do you pick at your skin in secret and feel unable to stop? In this video, Dr. Oz speaks with two women living with ...

Tallulah Willis, the 30-year-old actress and daughter of Hollywood stars Bruce Willis and Demi Moore, shared her powerful journey of healing from a skin-picking disorder known as dermatillomania or ...

A fear of being alone triggered my new habit. It was almost the holidays, and another good friend — one of the few left unmarried — became engaged. Immediately, the fear I'd had since childhood of ...

I sat nervously in the exam room, staring at the floor as my mom sat nearby. At age ten, I’d never been to a dermatologist before, and I didn’t know what to expect. My pessimistic mind pictured a ...

While typing away on your desktop or making a hole in the floor while walking during stressful situations, one quirk is common in a whole lot of people. No, it's not the thought of quitting and ...

Tallulah Willis is getting candid about her experience with dermatillomania. On Sunday, Aug. 18, the actress, 30, shared a three-year-old snap of her face to highlight the condition, also known as ...

Dear Carol: My mom is in mid-stage Alzheimer’s, so she has fidgety hands. Even though I lotion her skin regularly, she’ll zero in on a random spot on her arm and pick it open. I’ve contacted the ...

One local non-profit is raising awareness for a little-known, often misdiagnosed, and life pervasive disorder. The “Picking Me Foundation” advocates for people struggling with compulsive skin-picking ...

The other night, I sat down to watch a movie with my 11-year-old daughter. The movie—Titanic, if you’d like to know—was absorbing enough, so it took a while for me to notice a tiny, clicking, nibbling ...