Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. For people who can’t stop biting their nails or picking at their skin, a new study suggests that a simple technique could help.

(CNN) — Compulsive nail-biting, skin-picking, hairpulling, and lip- and cheek-biting are among a range of body-focused repetitive behaviors, or BFRBs, that can become a source of distress, but new ...

Against the advice of dermatologists (and skincare articles) everywhere, pimple popping is practically a national pastime. Who hasn’t awoken to a pesky, juicy whitehead just begging to be squeezed?

Why do you pick your face, poke your skin, and prod yourself? It’s complicated. How do you stop? Ditto. “People who excessively pull their hair or pick at their skin often do it to relieve tension and ...

Most of the people in my practice who suffer from skin picking or hair pulling initially have a deep sense of shame and guilt about their habit. They often wonder what’s wrong with them. Why do they ...

The other night, I sat down to watch a movie with my 11-year-old daughter. The movie—Titanic, if you’d like to know—was absorbing enough, so it took a while for me to notice a tiny, clicking, nibbling ...

BUT THERE ARE STRATEGIES TO HELP YOU STOP. IT HAS THIS SORT OF SOOTHING SENSATION IN DR. MICHELLE DE BLASI UNDERSTANDS THAT MAY SOUND ODD TO ANYONE WHO DOESN’T DO THIS OR THIS OR THIS. IT’S A WAY THAT ...

Treating the underlying acne can help. But stress relief measures like meditation can too – and may depend on the severity ...

For people who can’t stop biting their nails or picking at their skin, a new study suggests that a simple technique could help. Body-focused repetitive behaviors — compulsively pulling or picking at ...