![]() ![]() Natural Remedies: Some people benefit from the B-vitamin inositol, which seems to reduce the urge to pull or pick. Medication should never be considered an end in itself, but a tool to help with therapy. Usually, 65 percent improvement from a medication is considered a good result. Drugs that help skin-picking may take several weeks before they start working. Medication: The medications mainly used to treat skin-picking are the same group as those used for OCD, including antidepressants (SSRIs). Fortunately, Excoriation Disorder responds well to behavioral therapy. People with Excoriation Disorder may feel crazy and out of control, but not know what to do or where to go for help. Not recognizing the problem as a real disorder, many do not seek treatment. Skin-picking can become a major focus of life and can interfere with relationships, work, and general happiness. Picking may lead to shame and anxiety, which can result in more picking. Skin-picking can result in a self-perpetuating cycle. Paradoxically, the skin-pickers always end up looking much worse in spite of their efforts, as a result of the damage that they do to themselves in the relentless pursuit of perfectionism. Perfectionism: Skin-pickers may stand for hours in front of mirrors closely examining their faces or other body areas for the tiniest irregularity and then try to fix it, in hopes of achieving a perfect complexion.It may help keep a person alert or awake when they would otherwise become bored or distracted. ![]()
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