Associated features of excoriation may include:

• Skin picking may be accompanied by a range of behaviors or rituals involving skin or scabs.
• Skin picking may also be preceded or accompanied by various emotional states.
• Some individuals report picking in response to a minor skin irregularity or to relieve an uncomfortable bodily sensation.
• Pain is not routinely reported to accompany skin picking.
• Some individuals engage in skin picking that is more focused (i.e., with preceding tension and subsequent relief), whereas others engage in more automatic picking (i.e., when skin picking occurs without preceding tension and without full awareness), and many have a mix of both behavioral styles.
• Skin picking does not usually occur in the presence of other individuals, except immediate family members.
• Some individuals report picking the skin of others.