Dermatillomania can be hard to talk about. Let's draw about it.
This is a growing collection of art by individuals who have suffered with Skin Picking Disorder.
Acting as a visual portrayal of their journey, these drawings help other sufferers understand they're not alone.
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@scarabocchi_senza_cuore, Laura E., Italy
"Dermatillomania, portami via", (namely "Dermatillomania, take me away") wants to represent what it means, in a contradictory and paradoxical way, to suffer from this disorder. In fact, it not only presents cons, but also pros. It is a way to escape, to get away, to release anxiety and anger. And these pros make it so hard to fight." -
@low.light.s, Nate Rudy, 27, Australia
I used to hate seeing the little fraying around my nails. How i wasn't able to keep it neat and clean. This has lead to me chewing the skin around my nails. Looking back this was my first unintentional method of managing my anxieties. I always found it strange knowing that I was trying to keep my nails and fingertips neat from the fraying with the biting. It's not like my fingers looked any better after I was done. I guess I was just trying to keep something in my control even if it was damaging myself. -
@mementomushi, B Elkholy, 25, Lisle, IL
hi! i’m B, i’m a young adult illustrator in the midwest! i suffer from severe mental illness and BFRB, i try to make my art cute and silly while also sticking to myself.
thank you! -
@xwiebkex_, Wiebke Schnauß, 23, Germany -
@frida_459, Frida, 22, Germany -
@someone_like_you_who_cares, Danielle Strader, 19, New York -
@someone_like_you_who_cares, Danielle Strader, 19, New York -
@xeniamtzllanas, Xènia Martínez Llanas, 28, Barcelona, Spain
Series of seven self-portraits that create a process of de-construction of the face by a progressive auto-degradation of the skin.I take my disorder as a base for this artwork an i drive it to its maximum expression, making my face disappear by tearing the skin little by little until only the structure that holds it is left.
