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Written by Laura A. Barton, 𝘊𝘳𝘦𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘚𝘱𝘢𝘤𝘦𝘴 𝘧𝘰𝘳 𝘗𝘦𝘰𝘱𝘭𝘦 𝘰𝘧 𝘊𝘰𝘭𝘰𝘳 𝘸𝘪𝘵𝘩 𝘉𝘍𝘙𝘉𝘴 delves into the creation of the support group Imani BFRB and the non-profit organization, The Lyder Foundation for BFRBs, and why these resources were so desperately needed in the greater BFRB community.

Each diagnosis is important to consider because they require different treatments to settle the pervasiveness of the condition at hand.

No matter where in the world you live, there are plenty of actions you can take to improve your skin picking, hair pulling, and other BFRBS!

𝘉𝘰𝘥𝘺-𝘍𝘰𝘤𝘶𝘴𝘦𝘥 𝘙𝘦𝘱𝘦𝘵𝘪𝘵𝘪𝘷𝘦 𝘉𝘦𝘩𝘢𝘷𝘪𝘰𝘳 (𝘉𝘍𝘙𝘉) 𝘈𝘸𝘢𝘳𝘦𝘯𝘦𝘴𝘴 𝘞𝘦𝘦𝘬 takes place every year between October 1st and 7th. This year 𝑺𝒌𝒊𝒏 𝑷𝒊𝒄𝒌𝒊𝒏𝒈 𝑺𝒖𝒑𝒑𝒐𝒓𝒕 will be posting here every day, publishing three awareness blog posts to our website, and having a support group meeting on the final day! 🎉 Join us in making an impact on the world by sharing informative and educational resources about BFRBs all week, starting with this post! 💜

Please click on the link above to see the documentary. I'd love to know your thoughts! Thank you! 💜

Please check out and share this great collaboration I had with Seen Stories highlighting that recovery from skin picking is possible!!! 💜 Some footage from this reel is from the Scars of Shame documentary, which is now free to watch online! I'd love to know your thoughts!

Please reblog to spread awareness about compulsive skin picking through this comprehensive documentary, which features top BFRB experts! Let us know what you think by commenting or using #ScarsOfShame in your posts!

From our inner desires to external influences, identity presents in various ways. It can help us find like-minded individuals to discuss shared interests or validate a personal struggle with. As someone with multiple mental health diagnoses in my pre-teen years and twenties, I found comfort knowing I wasn't alone- especially with my skin picking. One reason I was able to come out with my dermatillomania was because I recognized that I am more than my conditions. While health issues have affected my quality of life over the years, there's always been more to me than the pains I endure. My conditions may feel all-encompassing at times, but there are many layers to my identity that don't include the diagnoses in my medical file. In telling my darkest experiences publicly, I'm only sharing a part of me- not everything I am. Never let a diagnosis place a limitation on your self-worth. You are more than what you struggle with and its accompanying labels or stigmas.

Carter + Jane claim they have formulated a skincare product that works for skin pickers, but does PickFix™ heal skin or ease the compulsion?

“Members of Facebook’s BFRB forums don’t encourage each other to engage in the behavior or offer tips on how to make it worse. They look to be accepted alongside a supportive group of individuals who understand the multi-faceted struggles of a disorder that is still dismissed by many health professionals. This includes showing our skin to a world that doesn’t accept the types of imperfections we have with its ideal — and unrealistic — standards of beauty, especially regarding flawless skin.”                      - Angela Hartlin