I see you are new... some important info...

psych central is accessable to the whole world. what you post here can be seen by anyone who googles any mental disorder or word you may post. your avatar/ user pic can be seen because its attached to every post you post.

every computer automatically has a feature called right click copy. anyone who sees your personal picture/ photos will be able to right click copy what ever pics you use here on psych central...

even those you may choose to make a psych central album can be accessed outside of psych central just by googling someones user name and then clicking images.

my point be sure that what ever personal info, and pics you use here are things you dont care if your neighbors, friends, family and everyone in the whole world have access to...just a friendly tip and why i do not use my personal photos anywhere online. its not private.

now to answer your question.... if you still want to use your own personal photos....

go into your profile (there is a link at the top of the psych central page that says "my profile" )

click on edit avatar (its on the left and in the settings and options list)

then scroll down to where you see custom avatar

click on choose file.

that will open your own computers picture/ photos file where you can select the one you want.