Is skin picking a form of self harm?

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asked Dec 18, 2019 in Body/Skin by AndyMA (300 points)
Is skin picking a form of self harm?

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answered Dec 20, 2019 by linda (29,790 points)
Skin picking can be seen as a form of self harm because you are harming yourself at least some when you're picking your skin.

But it's not as bad as the self harm when you cut yourself to feel pain and bleed which can be more dangerous and bad for your body and health.

Skin picking is not really known medically as self harm but instead there's another name for skin picking which is Dermatillomania.

Dermatillomania is also known as excoriation disorder and skin-picking disorder which is a psychological condition that manifests as repetitive, compulsive skin picking.

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