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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@ceaselessranger, Maria Carolina Bezerra, 19, Brazil -
@almamujtahed, Alma Mujtahed, 24, France
"Creating characters that share my insecurities makes me feel less self-conscious about my own "imperfections", so I created a character that has Dermatillomania. I also hoped that it would help others who might be looking for media representation of people like themselves." -
@frozenflioyd, F.F., 16, Denmark
"Creating characters that share my insecurities makes me feel less self-conscious about my own "imperfections", so I created a character that has Dermatillomania. I also hoped that it would help others who might be looking for media representation of people like themselves." -
@annamcnay, Anna Mcnay, 41, Great Britain, 2017
"This was made during a hospitalisation in Berlin for Anorexia Nervosa, when I was also at a particular low with my skin picking, digging deep in an attempt to 'remove' all the badness from within. The therapist saw how I threw colour and paint and tore and cut and stitched or patched my work back together. For this piece, I was initially limited to black and white (schwarz and weiß), but then allowed to add one colour. She was so concerned that I was called in for a private session with my psychiatrist straight afterwards!
I wish the time zones weren't so different so that I could participate more!" -
@ubismind, Fien Vanhaverbeke, 23, Belgium
"I wonder how many wounds in my lifetime have healed on their own. Everything that disturbs a smooth feeling of my skin just has to go, only then my nervousness goes away.
The last few months have been hard for several reasons and I fell into a vicious circle of self-harm and picking. Luckily I quickly got help from professionals and friends. Still it's not easy to explain how this urge to pick is sometimes very overwhelming. Reading similar stories via the Picking Me Foundation has really impacted me to claim my voice and formulate my experience in order to get help. Thank you!" -
@recriartd, Eduarda Duarte, 19, Brazil, January 2020 -
Ana Sofia, 20, Portugal
"It feels like my hands move on their own and there's nothing I can do to stop them." -
Wendy S., 45, Chicago, IL
"This is the chaos of my mind. It's the me you can't see."
