Chartreuse (Skin picking disorder)

At first,
I thought,
It was nothing,
But a habit,
Born,
From,
Either,
Boredom,
Or stress,
I was picking,
At the skin,
On fingers,
Round,
The clock,
Most would stare,
And say nothing,
Others,
Told me to stop,
But it never worked,
I couldn’t stop,
I was lost,
A thick,
Chartreuse,
Stew,
I didn’t see,
The cuts,
Or the bleeding,
I didn’t even,
Realise,
I was doing it,
When,
They stared,
It made,
The anxiety,
Ten times,
Worse,
The biting,
And picking,
Would resume,
Tenfold,
I tried,
To stop myself,
By keeping,
My hands busy,
Try to stop,
For longer periods,
Of time,
But,
When you’re,
In the,
Chartreuse,
Stew,
It’s not as easy,
To get out,
As one,
Might,
Think,
So,
I went,
To the GP,
Because,
More and more,
At work,
Were,
Growing,
Concerned,
About my wellbeing,
My family,
Was anxious to,
About how,
To help me,
Stop,
From causing,
Damage to my skin,
That didn’t heal,
As quick,
As the rest,
They are,
Trying the,
Medication,
First,
But,
I’ve asked,
If there is,
Another possible route,
To take,
And they,
Suggested,
Counseling,
I’ve been,
Refereed,
To the,
Dermatologist,
To see,
If the skin,
Is damaged,
Or if I have,
An underlying,
Skin condition,
Such,
As eczema,
Whatever,
The case may be,
I hope,
That,
This stew,
Won’t be so thick,
In the future

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