OCD and Skin Picking: Understanding Causes, Treatment Options, and Recovery Strategies
You might notice urges to pick your skin that feel automatic, soothing, or impossible to stop—and those urges can be part of a recognized condition called excoriation (skin-picking) disorder, which often overlaps with obsessive-compulsive disorder. If skin picking is causing damage or distress, it usually reflects a treatable condition that deserves attention rather than shame….