Looking for stories for my Psychology Summative

[Sahara]

Hi there everyone, I'm currently in a Psychology class at my High School and for the summative we have to pick a mental disorder and make a semimar to present to the class on it. I (after much indecision) decided to educate the world on this wonderful affliction that all of us on this board share, Skin Picking. (I know that you proably think I'm crazy for picking a disorder that I have, because people might figure it out, but I screwed up my courage, and am ready to face the consecquences.)

I'm looking for people stories. Real people telling about their trials and tribulations with this disoder and how it has affected their lives, physically, socially and mentally. I plan to present one or two to the class during my seminar, and use the stories for information on various aspects associalted with pciking. I promise to anyone and everyone that posts their story for me to use that their identity will be kept completely anonymous, and will be used for no other purpose then this project. No stories will be used without express permission from the subject(s) within them.

It is up to you wether you want to trust and help me or not, but all I'm looking for is honest stories from friends, family, signifigant others and pickers themselves, and your help would be greatly appreciated.

Anyone who would like to contribute, they can either post here or send their story to [e-mail]. Please indicate at the top of the post/e-mail that all parties talked about in the story have consented to the possible use and presentation of this information in my project.

Thank you in advance.

[sioned]

only just seen this post. what date is your seminar or did you already have it? if you did, I hope it went well, it would be interesting to hear what people's responses were like. if it's still to come, let us know if you need any more experiences to talk about.
Sioned

[Sahara]

My saminar isn't until the first of May, so I'd love to get more submissions!! I'm super greatful to everyone that can help, and the sooner the better!

[Sahara]

Well, I've done my presentation, and I'd like to thank those of you who helped. The seminar went really nicely, and I hope that my classmates learned a lot.