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Suggest Treatment For Skin Picking Disorder

I am constantly picking... Pretty much everything... my lips, my cuticles, my toes, and even the skin on the inside of my nostrils (not the bugers but the actual skin). All of these parts of my body where I pick get bloody from the picking at least once a day. HELP! WHY AM I DOING THIS?
Tue, 22 Sep 2020
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Hi,
Excoriating disorder of skin picking disorder or dermatillomania is the type of obsessive compulsive disorder. There is no specific cause for it. One may have this disorder because their parents might have it. It is a type of body focused repetitive behavior mostly because of obsession. The main symptoms are lesions following picking, excoriation and social issue. Medication and Cognitive behavioural therapy are the treatments available for obsessive compulsive disorder, Selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors, a group of antidepressants helps very much to control the disorder.

Take care. Hope I have answered your question. Let me know if I can assist you further.

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Dr. Pradeepraj, General & Family Physician
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Suggest Treatment For Skin Picking Disorder

Hi, Excoriating disorder of skin picking disorder or dermatillomania is the type of obsessive compulsive disorder. There is no specific cause for it. One may have this disorder because their parents might have it. It is a type of body focused repetitive behavior mostly because of obsession. The main symptoms are lesions following picking, excoriation and social issue. Medication and Cognitive behavioural therapy are the treatments available for obsessive compulsive disorder, Selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors, a group of antidepressants helps very much to control the disorder. Take care. Hope I have answered your question. Let me know if I can assist you further. Regards, Dr. Pradeepraj, General & Family Physician