Make Peace With Your Critical Self and Heal Nervous, Habitual, Obsessive, Compulsive Skin Picking
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is your skin prone to pimples, zits, breakouts, acne or blemishes? Make Peace With Your Critical Self and Heal Nervous, Habitual, Obsessive, Compulsive Skin Picking | |||
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Background
Breakout CycleIntroductionVictim or Aggressor?Simpson DepositionStatisticsWhat’s Going On?Many LayersLove the SkinAll About AcneEpidermisNext Layers‘Plugging’ InBlackheadsWhiteheadsPimplesDon't MessAcne DiagnosisNasty ResultsScarringSkin PigmentationInfectionCancerAgingWhat's Next?Related DisordersBDDTrichotillomaniaPsychodermatosisAcne ExcorieeOCDDistress
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BACKGROUND: RELATED DISORDERSObsessive Compulsive DisorderWhat differentiates habitual picking from a true OCD is that OCD is done in response to a belief a specific obsession or a self imposed rule systems, i.e. ‘I have to wash my hands 3 times before taking in the laundry.’ Skin pickers are generally less structured. It can be ritualistic, but it is more of a mindless drive to look in the mirror for flaws or the distracted act of pulling hangnails while doing another activity.Habitual picking is a form of compulsion. It is a voluntary, but irresistible action or behavior usually in response to an obsession, that relieves stress or is meant to prevent something bad (like contamination) from happening. The patient recognizes these compulsions as excessive or unreasonable. Examples of compulsions include: There have been numerous books written about Obsessive Compulsive Disorder (OCD) and many of them have been listed in the back bibliography/resource appendix of this book. And as many as 10% of the population are effected with some form of compulsive behavior. While there are differences between habitual picking and OCD, much can be learned from the causes and cures for OCD.
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