| Skin picking disorders should never be dismissed as | | | | persons appearance is always considered for many |
| just a nasty habit or poor hygiene. It is neither. As | | | | professional positions. Sad as it is, many people, |
| personal as it is, the habit of picking one's own skin | | | | including perspective employers, still consider skin |
| to the point of pain and even disfigurement can | | | | picking disorders a bad habit or think the person has |
| cause social problems that reach deep into the life of | | | | poor personal grooming habits. A highly qualified |
| the CSP patient. Most people understand pain and | | | | individual with evidence of CSP such as scars or |
| disfigurement but it is almost impossible to describe | | | | scratches on his or her face may not get the job |
| the psychological damage skin picking disorders cause. | | | | simply because people misunderstand this disorder. |
| CSP patients tend to withdraw from their social | | | | Skin picking disorders can carry over into a students |
| circles as the severity of the disorder increases. A | | | | school work and related activities. Evidence of |
| persons whole day can be taken over by their | | | | excessive skin picking in children is one way children |
| picking cycle, and if they are on a tight schedule or | | | | convey a message for which they can't find the |
| have any plans, it will have to be worked around their | | | | words. It may be almost impossible to get a child to |
| need to pick. | | | | describe all the thoughts and feelings that they are |
| Skin picking disorders can cause problems on the job, | | | | thinking. The desire to pick is an outward expression |
| sometimes even before the position is offered. A | | | | of their desire to find words. |