India, Dec. 7 -- Body picking should not be taken very lightly. Dr Tracey Marks, a psychiatrist with over 20 years of experience, says it is a disorder that must be cured. In her appearance on The Mel Robbins Podcast's April 10, 2025 episode, Dr Marks explained the real reason behind nail biting and skin picking.

Dr Marks explained that body picking was a "disorder", which mainly involved "skin picking" and "hair pulling". "Those things can become really problematic for people," she said.

She added that the technical term for body picking is body-focused repetitive behaviours. "For the compulsive disorder, people can pull it out from the root. Part of the pleasure of it is pulling it out from the root," Dr Marks elaborated.

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