Why do some people feel a “not-quite-right” sensation before they pick their skin?

The first ever systematic review on interoception and skin-picking disorder explores how bodily cues and affective touch might help explain the urge.

#SkinPickingDisorder #Interoception

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💙 Trichotillomania & Skin-Picking Disorders

Not every struggle is visible. BFRBs like hair pulling or skin picking are real. Healing starts with compassion, not shame.💙

🔗 Read more: buff.ly/Jmutu18

#Trichotillomania #SkinPickingDisorder #BodyFocusedRepetitiveBehaviours #SharePointMark

i must have gotten a lot of sleep yesterday/last night, my wounds are in great shape, so many of them in a good state of healing, i'm doing okay, ish, at leaving them alone

#skinpickingdisorder #dermatillomania #bfrb

Image to start a thread where each image gives a summary statistic from the Oxford BFRB Conference (all with alt text)

In September this year we held the first ever BFRB conference in Oxford. Here is a summary in numbers 🧵

#bfrb #bodyfocusedrepetitivebehaviors #trichotillomania #trichotillomaniasupport #dermatillomania #skinpickingdisorder #hairpullingdisorder #excoriation #nailbiting
#livedexperiencescientist

There are plenty more things I wish more people knew, but here are my top 6: #bfrb #bodyfocusedrepetitivebehaviors #trichotillomania #trichotillomaniaawareness #dermatillomania #skinpickingdisorder #hairpullingdisorder
#livedexperiencescientist #mentalhealthawareness

My #OCD always demands that I make corrections when I notice my errors, or else I get triggered and my #SPD gets driven int'overdrive.

#SkinPickingDisorder

#dermatillomania

#ExcoriationDisorder

#MentalIllness

#ItsOkNotToBeOk

#MentalHealth

#MentalHealthAwareness

#EndTheStigma