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11/20/2025

"I'm over I deserve to live a healthy and happy life without being insecure to my skin's appearance.

The picking started for me when I started middle school, having become stressed and anxious of starting a new school. It started with the keratosis pilaris bumps on my upper arms, picking at them and feeling a relief to see the substance expunged from the bump, I would do it to the point of giving myself staph infections in the wounds.

I would wear jackets during the summer, being very self conscious and still am today about the scars and wounds that litter my arms and legs. I never quite understood why I did it and people always asked why I couldn't stop, which I answered I don't know. I began to pick lower on my arms to my legs as I got older and still continue now. But having learned of what really it was called a few years ago." - Riley, 24, GA

Can you relate to Riley's experience? Read more stories and share your own at pickingme.org/shareyourstory 💖
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11/19/2025

Help us reach more stugglers, leave a Google review on Picking Me! Your feedback allows our nonprofit to grow and connect with those in need of our resources.

Thank you so much to Meryl of , Dr. Laura Chackes of and all of our community members for leaving these lovely reviews!

Search us on to hare your review today fam.

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11/17/2025

Have you also tried every skin care product under the sun to try to manage your skin picking? 😭

We get you fam 😮‍💨

Have any products helped you lately? We'd love to hear your thoughts!

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11/15/2025

This , support the first-ever con by sharing our post and signing up for email updates fam!

✨ Con ✨
May 8 - 10, 2026
Royal Sonesta Downtown, Chicago, IL

We're SO close to releasing ticket info for Picking Me con and need your help spreading the word!
Help inspire and awareness by sharing this post with a link to pickingme.org/con.

Limited tix are available, so make sure to sign up for our email list today. Hope to see you there loves!

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11/14/2025

"Anywhere by my Skin - series completed during my artist residency in Buenos Aires - August 2025. Hair, feathers, dirt, and rust on vintage hand made paper. www.Valerie-downs.com

'During her residency at Proyecto´ace –from August 4 to 29, 2025–, Valerie Downs developed her series La Precaria, working on handmade craft papers by tearing, perforating, and threading them with unconventional materials such as her own hair, deer hair, feathers, earth, and rust. Her practice—which she herself has compared to a “Lazy Susan,” in which different parts of herself generate varied creative expressions—questions the notion of “normal” materials by exploring what we are, laden with memory, fragility, and intimate pulsations.

At the event Del muro al papel al aire (From Wall to Paper in the Air), held on August 27th, 2025, the local community of Buenos Aires had the opportunity to experience Valerie’s pieces and engage with her poetics. Her work brought this personal and collective reflection on discard, bodily tension, and the threshold between the visible and the invisible into the public space. Her intervention not only gave new meaning to fragile materials, but also opened up a space for shared emotions, in which the act of looking becomes a gesture of mutual care between artist and audience.'

https://www.proyectoace.org/en/artistas/valerie-downs-2/ " - , Valerie Downs, 54, IL

See more amazing works at pickingme.org/drawingwithderma!

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11/13/2025

Do you cover your mirrors for management?

CEO finds that blocking triggers like mirrors with scarves, stickers or notes of help her from being sucked into a focused picking session!

Havbe you tried this tip fam? And follow our founder for a more behind-the-scenes look into the life of a founder!

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11/11/2025

Join us at Con 2026 and come see sessions by amazing leaders and co-authors of The BFRB Recovery Workbook - of and (Dr. Renae Reinardy) of Lakeside Center for Behavioral Change!

We're so excited to have these truly inspiring professionals in our community to speak at the first ever conference worldwide. Stay tuned as we unveil more awesome speakers!

Limited tix will be dropping soon, so sign up for updates at pickingme.org/con!

Con
May 8 - 10, 2026
Royal Sonesta Downtown, Chicago, IL

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11/10/2025

Thank you Ally Nicole for sharing your moving poem 💝

We love featuring your experiences shared through creativity. Help us inspire our community by sharing your poem at the link below!

✨ Visit pickingme.org/poetry ✨
to see more awesome submissions and to submit yours.

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11/09/2025

Ever find yourself lounging on the couch one minute and then realizing your scalp is bleeding the next?

Try using a blocker to help wandering hands! Just by pulling the hood up on your hoodie when you notice the behavior, you can help create a barrier between your fingers and skin and minimize further damage.

By implementing small tips in your daily life like this, you can help make your less daunting and more manageable.

Follow our CEO for more helpful tips!

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11/08/2025

I'm over because it hurts. It hurts so much. It makes you want to stop time just so you can pick a little more. It makes you wish you had more pimples just so you can pop them. I didn't know Dermatillomania was a thing. I thought I was a freak. It hurts both physically and mentally every single fu***ng day.

Derma is a demon that makes you stand out. It makes you prone to judgment. You will be judged. But it shouldn't be the truth. And before anyone says that its "just a teen trying to stand out and look cool" - no one will ever choose to unintentionally hurt themselves. I do not choose to pick, I do this without control." - Anonymous, 16

Thank you for sharing love! The pain, both physical and emotional, that this disorder can cause can be so isolating. Please know we're here for you 💝 Visit pickingme.org/shareyourstory to read more experiences and share your own.
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11/07/2025

Didn't I just pick you off?! 🥲

Can you relate fam?
Join like-minded individuals IRL at the first ever conference, May 8 - 10, 2026 in Chicago! Visit pickingme.org/con to learn more and receive email updates.

Tix will be live soon!

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11/06/2025

Our CEO is speaking at OCD SoCal’s Online OCD Conference, A Global Event on Body-Focused Repetitive Behaviors! Join her on Saturday, November 15th at 12:45 PM PST alongside fellow leaders in the community for this informative session.

We're so excited to share that there is an entire BFRB track!
Make sure to use code from our pals 'CHANGEMAKERS' for a special discount at checkout.

Register: ocdconference.eventbrite.com or tap the link in our bio fam.

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