"Keep your hands busy" — sure, but with what? When the urge arrives, you have seconds to give your hands an alternative, and vague advice doesn't survive contact...
"Keep your hands busy" — sure, but with what? When the urge arrives, you have seconds to give your hands an alternative, and vague advice doesn't survive contact...
"Just keep your hands busy" is the most common anti-picking advice — and for a large group of pickers, it makes things actively worse. If staying busy has...
"Just keep your hands busy" is the most common anti-picking advice — and for a large group of pickers, it makes things actively worse. If staying busy has...
You can sit through a movie without picking. But twenty minutes into a status meeting, your fingers have found a cuticle. Meetings are one of the most reliable...
You can sit through a movie without picking. But twenty minutes into a status meeting, your fingers have found a cuticle. Meetings are one of the most reliable...
Learn to notice the small physical cues that often happen just before nail picking, then choose a safer next hand action.
Learn to notice the small physical cues that often happen just before nail picking, then choose a safer next hand action.
A practical guide for people who experience both skin picking and nail picking, including target tracking, awareness, environmental changes, and when to seek support.
A practical guide for people who experience both skin picking and nail picking, including target tracking, awareness, environmental changes, and when to seek support.