Recovery
How I Walked Away From a Pimple
In learning about Acceptance-Commitment Therapy (ACT) as it relates to excoriation disorder, I had to experience how intense an urge was in order get through it, including recognizing physical reactions to finding or resisting an urge. With my teeth clenched, when I held back on this urge I also felt a hollowness in my chest.
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My Dermatillomania Recovery
Author and mental health advocate Angela Hartlin shares her journey to recovery from compulsive skin picking after she appeared on The Doctors in 2015.
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