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Old Feb 27, 2008, 09:04 PM
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Compulsive picking

How does one stop the compulsion to picking at their skin? I have scars all over from picking at the tiniest zit or bump on me. It becomes huge and takes forever to go away.

Anything aside from attending meetings and such. I don't think outing such an embarrassing thing would help me much.

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Old Feb 27, 2008, 09:33 PM   #2  
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Put your hands and fingers to work on something else. Take up rug hooking or crocheting or knitting. That way, not only will your hands be busy, but you will end up with beautiful Christmas gifts. I'm hereby placing an order for a cute winter hat, in hmmmmmm light and cadet blue. And get good at making hats or shawls or scarves and start a cottage industry.

Your public library is full of knitting and crocheting pattern and idea books. Look at this web site to see a cottage industry started by one creative woman who sews with fabric and fleece --

Stocking Caps and Jester Hats for Women, Men and Big Kids by GottaHavaHat

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I have this problem...I have callouses all over my hand due to lifting weights and just overall being a man (yeah right).

I use a pumice stone to get rid of the rough edges of the callous so that I CAN'T pick it even if I could.

I used to carry a nail clipper with me just in case a small piece of skin stuck out. instead of picking at it, I can just snip it. possibility?

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Put your hands and fingers to work on something else. Take up rug hooking or crocheting or knitting. That way, not only will your hands be busy, but you will end up with beautiful Christmas gifts. I'm hereby placing an order for a cute winter hat, in hmmmmmm light and cadet blue. And get good at making hats or shawls or scarves and start a cottage industry.

Your public library is full of knitting and crocheting pattern and idea books. Look at this web site to see a cottage industry started by one creative woman who sews with fabric and fleece --

Stocking Caps and Jester Hats for Women, Men and Big Kids by GottaHavaHat

I already do knit and crochet. I don't think it is just something to do with my hands.
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I have this problem...I have callouses all over my hand due to lifting weights and just overall being a man (yeah right).

I use a pumice stone to get rid of the rough edges of the callous so that I CAN'T pick it even if I could.

I used to carry a nail clipper with me just in case a small piece of skin stuck out. instead of picking at it, I can just snip it. possibility?


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with me, it's just a small case of ocd. I don't like things that stick out...and I have to get rid of it
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I already do knit and crochet. I don't think it is just something to do with my hands.

How do you pick when you're knitting and crocheting?
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another magical ability granted by the AMHD gods.
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with me, it's just a small case of ocd. I don't like things that stick out...and I have to get rid of it
I think that might be the same there.
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How do you pick when you're knitting and crocheting?
I don't knit when I'm standing at work waiting for the doc to come out of a room, or sitting at a red light, or talking to someone...
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