Survey--Where are you from? Age? Gender? Ethnicity?

Me--Laura--I live in Indiana, PA. I'm 31 years old, female, and white. (Part Blackfoot Indian.)

I live in Denver, CO, I'm 25 (almost 26), Female, and White (I'm a mix of mostly German and Hispanic). :)

20 year old white female, living in Tallahassee, FL (go 'Noles!) glad you posted this, I was just thinking the same thing!

Im 20, Female, from Australia, Half English/Irish, I'm Caucasian, with bloodlines going back a few generations to Italian. I'm really curious.. Is there anyone else on this forum from Australia?

I live in St. Louis, MO. I'm an 18 year old white (mostly German) female.

I am on steroids for a lung disease that is fatal and I never smoked . I was exposed to some toxins 1 in our well called TCE or Trichlorolylethelene. It was featured in a movie called a Civil Action with John Travolta and William H. Macy. However our lawyers only gave us only $30,000.00 for depreciation of property values. I never got any money for my illness from this chemical poisoning I am left with steroids which make you fat. Permanent damage to my brain and I developed seizures but the worst part is I look like a fat Meth user. These sores are awful and I am truly embarrassed people think its contagious and literally jump away from me. Is there anything that . can help with this constant dermatitis on my face, scalp, legs, arms back, chest. Thank you, Laura lakid1@comcast.net I am white 54 years old and on steroids which have made me gain 60 lbs. Can anyone help I am hardly eating and was hospitalized for not eating and had a seizure. I almost died I hadn't eaten in a month because these steroids make you huge. I am mostly Irish , German English and possibly Scandinavian I am 54 years old..I live cold ass Chicago. I am moving to a warmer climate because I can't take the cold anymore or I'll die.

I live in central Ohio, I'm female and danish descent (white) I'm also pretty young. 13, turning 14. Good idea by the way. I'm interested to know where everyones from too

Hi All! I'm 30, I live in Florida, and I'm Caucasian (with just a touch of Indian bloodline)

21 year old female, black (Jamaican), and from Florida:)

I am from Santa Cruz California, I am 16, female, and Caucasian.

I am from Santa Cruz California, I am 16, female, and Caucasian.

I am 48 and from New Jersey

I am African American and I have been picking for over tweny years all over my body . I'm really tired of picking its making my face ,arms , legs and back. I know i need help ,but i do not know where to start . PLEASE HELP !

i live in northern mississippi; i'm 21 years old, female, white (largely french-irish), and in college. i've been picking for years, and i'm not sure what triggered it. i pick at my face a lot, but mostly my nailbeds, to the point that usually at least one of my fingertips is infected. i got fake nails the other day in an attempt to help with my finger problem. i'm hoping because my fake ones won't show imperfections as much and are much harder to mess with, it'll help break the habit. i've always switched moisturizers and am washing my face more in an attempt to keep my face from drying and breaking out and making me want to pick. so far i'm doing pretty well :) i also told my fiancé to yell at me if he catches me picking, so i hope that helps as well.

Thanks for all the great comments everyone! It sounds like we truly are a diverse group! :)

I'm 14 and I'm from Georgia, United States. I found this website after picking for 3 years. It became a habit and I can't stop doing it. It's almost as if I enjoy it. I want to stop because it makes my skin look terrible, but I can't. I have eczema and bad acne (so I already have horrible skin) and I pick at those until they bleed, form scabs, and so a cycle begins. I have open wounds and scabs on my forehead, scalp, arms, legs, shoulders, and my back :/