Watch more Mental Health videos: http://www.howcast.com/guides/308-Mental-Health Subscribe to Howcast's YouTube Channel - http://howc.st/uLaHRS Recognize Dermatillomania symptoms and get the treatment you need using these tips. 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: Look at stress Reflect on the times you experience stress. Compulsive skin picking can be triggered by stress. Tip Dermatillomania is often seen in people with obsessive-compulsive disorder and body dysmorphic disorder. If you suffer from one of these, your skin picking may be more than just popping a few zits here and there. Step 2: Look at your times of inactivity Ask yourself if you are picking at your skin to relieve boredom or as self-stimulation during times of inactivity. Step 3: Look at yourself in the mirror Look at yourself in the mirror. The desire to begin the picking process to perfect your appearance or punish yourself may be a sign of dermatillomania. Tip If you spend more than five or ten minutes at the mirror picking at imperfections, you may need to seek treatment. You will end up doing more damage than good to your skin. Step 4: Think about your image Think about how you see yourself. Wanting to be attractive is normal, but obsessing over your skin's imperfections and causing yourself harm is not. Step 5: Reaching out by picking Ask yourself if you pick at your skin and cause bleeding or bruising to reach out for help. Looking for help doesn't always involve speech for people with compulsive skin picking. Step 6: Seek help Seek treatment by calling your doctor or mental health specialist. There are medications and therapy techniques that can help with your destructive picking. Did You Know? The body's largest organ, the skin, covers an area of about 22 square feet and ranges from 1/2 to 4 millimeters thick.