Comments on: Are you a skinorexic?

By: Jes

Jes — Thu, 28 Mar 2013 06:18:14 +0000

Never, never and ever touch, pick or squeeze your blemishes, regardless of how temping and “safe” it may seem. When you do this, you make your acne worse by aggravating your existing inflammation and pushing the puss deeper and wider into the skin. There are in fact very effective and safe ways of dealing with small whiteheads or blackheads but I would strongly recommend leaving that to the professionals if you care for your skin and wish to prevent further scarring.Hope this helps :)

By: 4 Disgusting Habits You Have to Break

4 Disgusting Habits You Have to Break — Tue, 26 Feb 2013 18:01:49 +0000

[...] alone. More than 1/3 of the population, mostly women in their teens, 20s and 30s are guilty of being habitual pickers. What does all this picking lead to? Picking at your scabs, pimples and ingrown hairs can cause [...]

By: 5 habits for great skin

5 habits for great skin — Wed, 16 Jan 2013 17:23:18 +0000

[...] I pick! I prod! I make a barely visible spot into a red, very visible and oozy pimple! I especially tend to do this when I get nervous, which always means that I’m wrecking my face at the worst possible moment. Then I go [...]

By: Marnie

Marnie — Thu, 04 Oct 2012 23:11:49 +0000

I see this happen in all age groups. It is a hard thing to stop doing however as I tell my clients when you leave it alone it will heal faster. I think it happens frequently because you want it gone…now. Unfortunately it doesn’t work that way.

By: Marnie

Marnie — Thu, 04 Oct 2012 23:11:19 +0000

By: Joanna @ calm: massage & skincare for women

Joanna @ calm: massage & skincare for women — Sun, 18 Mar 2012 13:34:44 +0000

Looking at the responses above, the problem is more widespread than I thought. How sad.

By: 5 habits for great skin | Stark Skincare

5 habits for great skin | Stark Skincare — Thu, 22 Dec 2011 14:18:40 +0000

By: Alicia

Alicia — Thu, 09 Jun 2011 20:47:07 +0000

While I thank you for calling attention to the issue, there is no such thing as “skinorexia.” that is a faddish, ridiculous name that implies the condition is closely related to anorexia nervosa. The two have very little in common, other than being body focused dosorders. The name is dermatillomania, or compulsive skin picking. It is closely related to trichotillomania, compulsive hair pulling. Skinorexia is a misleading name, and I would appreciate it if you would make this correction. Fox News also recently used this misnomer. I wonder if they read your article.

By: Jennifer

Jennifer — Tue, 07 Jun 2011 17:26:36 +0000

Wow I never knew so many people are affected. I always feel so alone in this. I started picking my arms when I started high school and now I’m 31. I do suffer from depression and anxiety although I have never been treated for either. I totally pick when I’m nervous or stressed out and it does give me some sense of relieve. I hate always having to cover up my arms but I cant stop picking. I feel like my scars are so bad, there is no way my skin will ever look normal again. I feel like I cant live a normal life. Im very limited in what I can wear and I don’t go certain places if I know I will have to expose my secret. I love summer and the beach but I can’t even enjoy it. I wish I could get the help I need but I can’t afford it. Please Help!

By: Rebecca

Rebecca — Fri, 27 May 2011 04:06:53 +0000

I am 56 and I have picked my skin all my life. One of the freaky things is that only my parents and one or two close friends ever told me to stop picking. It makes me feel invisible and conspicuous at the same time. I have always thought sexual abuse that started when I was extremely young was the cause. I still can’t control it but I don’t get pimples
much anymore so it’s not as devastating.