Mum who TEARS her face in eight-hour 'skin picking marathons' says she 'wants to die to stop her agony'
A MUM-of-two who tears her face to pieces in eight-hour 'skin-picking marathons' is desperate to be put in a coma to let her painful wounds heal . Linda Smith claims the disorder has taken over her life, leaving her unable to date for more than four years. Mercury Press Linda Smith suffers a rare condition that compels her to pick her skin Mercury Press The 50-year-old gets caught in eight-hour 'skin-picking marathons' leaving her face covered in painful sores. She's pictured trying a green bean remedy The 50-year-old suffers dermatillomania , which compels sufferers to pick at their skin, leaving nasty wounds . She has been plagued since she was a child, but has no idea what triggered it. Her body is covered in wounds and scars and said she feels so hopeless that the only way to control her disorder is if she's "unconscious or in a straitjacket". Steroid creams intended to get rid of some of the spots have caused facial hair to grow, according to...