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May 22, 2024 | self.com | Ryan SmithScarlet Howes |Cassie Shortsleeve

All products are independently selected by our editors. If you buy something, we may earn an affiliate commission. Pregnancy is a time of tremendous growth: personal growth, growth of your family, and growth of your body. As you know, weight gain is a sign of healthy progress for both you and the fetus—but even if you’re mostly thrilled about that (minus the morning sickness), it can be all too easy for body image issues to get you down.

Jan 31, 2024 | self.com | Ryan SmithScarlet Howes |Ayana Underwood

When I get super anxious, like right before a date (or…during a date), it’s hard to resist picking at my cuticles or fiddling with bumpy patches of skin on my arms. I have obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD), and skin-picking is a pretty common symptom. According to the Anxiety and Depression Association of America (ADAA), just over 2% of adults in the US have a skin-picking disorder, which is clinically known as excoriation or dermatillomania.