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How to Get Treatment for Dermatillomania

Watch more Mental Health videos: http://www.howcast.com/guides/308-Mental-Health Subscribe to Howcast's YouTube Channel - http://howc.st/uLaHRS Learn how to get treatment for Dermatillomania with this advice. Howcast uploads the highest quality how-to videos daily! Be sure to check out our playlists for guides that interest you: http://howc.st/ytmainplaylists Subscribe to Howcast's other YouTube Channels: Howcast Health Channel - http://howc.st/HOE3aY Howcast Video Games Channel - http://howc.st/tYKKrk Howcast Tech Channel - http://howc.st/rx9FwR Howcast Food Channel - http://howc.st/umBoJX Howcast Arts & Recreation Channel - http://howc.st/vmB86i Howcast Sports & Fitness Channel - http://howc.st/vKjUjm Howcast Personal Care & Style Channel - http://howc.st/vbbNt3 Howcast empowers people with engaging, useful how-to information wherever, whenever they need to know how. Emphasizing high-quality instructional videos, Howcast brings you experts who provide accurate information in easy-to-follow tutorials on everything from makeup, hairstyling, nail art design, and soccer to parkour, skateboarding, dancing, kissing, and much, much more. Step 1: Realize you have a problem Realize you have a problem. If you cannot control your skin picking habit and you have developed open sores that bleed or have resulted in scarring, you need help. Step 2: Talk to your doctor Talk to your family doctor about your problem. They may prescribe an antidepressant to curb your obsessive picking or refer you to a specialist. Step 3: Identify key triggers Identify the triggers that provoke picking. Your levels of stress and anxiety are usually contributors. Tip Take notes and document your thoughts and feelings just before and during the behavior. Step 4: Talk to a psychologist Talk to a psychologist who specializes in skin disorders. They will help you identify the psychological root of your problem and help you learn how to deal with the stress and anxiety in a healthier way. Tip Your psychologist may use hypnosis to help you deal with your issues. Step 5: Continue therapy Continue with therapy and keep taking your medications as long as they are prescribed by your doctor. With the proper help, you can learn to live without picking. Did You Know? Obsessive-compulsive disorder affects 2.2 million American adults each year.