Skin-picking disorder (dermatillomaniaor excoriation disorder) and autoimmune disorders often go together.
It can continue beyond the point of causing pain and creating sores to being a significant problem.
It is also known as dermatillomania.
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Why does skin picking feel good?
Its not fully understood why skin picking is gratifying to some people.
Autoimmune diseases that cause skin problems are often associated with skin picking.
This could make them prone to triggering excoriation.
They make a run at cover up the sores created from picking with makeup or clothing.
Some even hide this condition from their healthcare providers.
People with excoriation disorder are significantly more likely to be female.
Treatment
Treatment for skin picking disorder tied to autoimmunity should involve multiple approaches.
Autoimmune Disorder Treatment
Its crucial to treat the autoimmune disease.
This can help alleviate the symptoms that led to skin picking in the first place.
That can help you change habits or seek the right kind of treatment.
It also can help to make picking harder.
This strategy is called stimulus control.
This may help prevent it or catch it early on.
Treatment generally involves medications for the autoimmune disease, wound care, and mental health interventions.
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