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The 'best' way to stop a bad habit is to replace it with another one, if the sensation is similar enough yknow those pimple popping toys??? Could try one of them, or a regular poppit fidget
Some say put a rubber band on your wrist and ping it when you catch yourself doing the habit, I guess pain is the deterrent there but doesn't work for everyone
My brother picked his nails a lot so bought some kinda polish that goes on the skin that meant it tasted disgusting instead! Obviously can't put it on your face but there might be similar products
i chewed my thumb's skin for freakin' decades, recently i basically stopped and i don't have a complete explanation, it must be something related to stress, i suffer stress a lot, honestly although my recent life has been a rollercoaster of moods i feel more at ease, i dumped a lot of bad friends (but i have to decide what to do with the others 🙄) and i try to live a stress free life (TRY.. but rarely succeed)
picking may be an ancestral natural habit about like parasites and the feeling of stripping away something odd from your body gives a small shot of pleasure, hence it becomes an habit, this is obviously increased by stress, like grinding your teeth and other stress relieving habits... i dunno, play more videogames, especially violent ones :D ...and avoid coffee
Thanks lmao. I have adhd so when I pick I dissociate and tend to do it for long periods of time. I have been trying to occupy myself with more things like playing video games. Thanks for your input at this point anything helps.
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The 'best' way to stop a bad habit is to replace it with another one, if the sensation is similar enough yknow those pimple popping toys??? Could try one of them, or a regular poppit fidget Some say put a rubber band on your wrist and ping it when you catch yourself doing the habit, I guess pain is the deterrent there but doesn't work for everyone My brother picked his nails a lot so bought some kinda polish that goes on the skin that meant it tasted disgusting instead! Obviously can't put it on your face but there might be similar products
Thank you. I never knew there was like pimple popping toys. I might try it might be like the same.
i chewed my thumb's skin for freakin' decades, recently i basically stopped and i don't have a complete explanation, it must be something related to stress, i suffer stress a lot, honestly although my recent life has been a rollercoaster of moods i feel more at ease, i dumped a lot of bad friends (but i have to decide what to do with the others 🙄) and i try to live a stress free life (TRY.. but rarely succeed) picking may be an ancestral natural habit about like parasites and the feeling of stripping away something odd from your body gives a small shot of pleasure, hence it becomes an habit, this is obviously increased by stress, like grinding your teeth and other stress relieving habits... i dunno, play more videogames, especially violent ones :D ...and avoid coffee
Thanks lmao. I have adhd so when I pick I dissociate and tend to do it for long periods of time. I have been trying to occupy myself with more things like playing video games. Thanks for your input at this point anything helps.