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Compulsive Skin Picking in Autism

IntenseWorld

My eldest daughter has this really bad, I also do it and so does my youngest.  They didn't copy it from me because I never did it in front of them, it was self-initiated.  I believe there is a strong correlation between CSP and autism, like there is in OCD behaviours.  Just wanted to see if any others on the spectrum have this.

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  • I do have it, but maybe not to the extreme some people do.  Having acne hasn't helped because I've just ended up picking that too.  I have had a go at things to the point my skin is red and bleeding.  I just feel an overwhelming need to remove something out of my skin I feel shouldn't be there and I can't not do it.  If someone tries to stop me doing it I get really agitated.  I've got better over the years where I have managed sometimes to stop before making things worse.  My family and partner just try and distract me if they catch me doing it, because sometimes I'm not even aware.  Right now I've got a bit of skin I keep picking at under my lip, which I've made bleed several times today.  I really should try and leave it to heal.... but, the higher my anxiety levels, the less I can cope with it.

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  • I do have it, but maybe not to the extreme some people do.  Having acne hasn't helped because I've just ended up picking that too.  I have had a go at things to the point my skin is red and bleeding.  I just feel an overwhelming need to remove something out of my skin I feel shouldn't be there and I can't not do it.  If someone tries to stop me doing it I get really agitated.  I've got better over the years where I have managed sometimes to stop before making things worse.  My family and partner just try and distract me if they catch me doing it, because sometimes I'm not even aware.  Right now I've got a bit of skin I keep picking at under my lip, which I've made bleed several times today.  I really should try and leave it to heal.... but, the higher my anxiety levels, the less I can cope with it.

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