When one has finds out he/she has a skin picking disorder the next step is finding solutions to delay or stop is progression. A self-injurious skin picking disorder is a habit of recurrent picking, biting or even scratching of the skin. This can result to skin damage including wounds, bleeding, infection or permanent scarring. According to some clinical experts, this condition is also called neurotic excoriation or self-inflicted dermatosis. The habit of skin picking is a repetitive behavior that extent beyond normal picking and this behavior commonly involves picking pimples, scalp, nails, lips, and other skin irregularities.
There are many reasons why skin picking is acquired. However, if this kind of habitual behavior is prolonged, it can cause severe damage on the skin as mentioned above. For those people who are suffering from self-injurious skin picking, there are solutions on how to stop the self picking habit.
Most skin picking individuals are unaware that they are picking. To stop the habit, try to observe the behavior on what particularly started the picking, the duration, the frequency and areas that are commonly picked. After observing here are some tips to stop the progression of the habit:
One of the major causes of self-injurious picking of the skin are people who are bored and having nothing to do.