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| Always keep yourself busy! Or join some kinda sport :) |
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Deep breathing for 30 seconds |
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Practise mindfulness to be aware of my hands |
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E-mailing my buddy |
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| Being involved and active |
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| Sorting my sewing box while watching TV |
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| Plasters on my fingertips |
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| Silly Putty, slime or goo |
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| Getting acrylic fingernails
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| Going out somewhere public |
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| Typing! You use both your hands to type so make up a story or
something so your hands are occupied. It's easier than writing because you
have both hands on the keyboard! |
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I find whenever I get the urge to pick, washing my face with cold water often reduces the urge. |
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| Keeping a diary of how I feel |
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| Forgive past mistakes daily |
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| Free acceptance of my condition |
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| Watching videos on YouTube |
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| Wearing long sleeves and leggings |
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| Getting physical with my partner |
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My personal Picknotherapy coach |
| Staying away from people who put me down |
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| Pairing my socks while watching TV |
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| Studying at the library rather than at home |
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urge to pick is to have a pair of Yin Yang stress balls at hand. If I get
in a fit, I pick them up and it occupies my picking hand. |
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| Be around people who are not family so you can't pick in their presence. |
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| Research shows that flax seed targets and heals skin. You can keep your hide healthy just like a hippo! Zoo keepers feed flax seeds to rhinos, hippos and elephants for healthy hides. The science is that fat in flax seeds form EPA and DHA. Like fish oil, flax fights skin yeasts and is a great addition to your diet if you suffer from itchy skin. |
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| Booking an appointment to have my make up professionally done |
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| Thinking about people who love me for who I am |
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| Spinner ring to fiddle with discretely |
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I usually play my guitar to relieve the urge to pick |
| Playing good music and dancing or singing |
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| Painting my nails: I don't want to smudge it by picking! I keep my nail polishes by the TV. Polishing my nails gives me time to refocus on something else and forget my urges |
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| Writing down why I hate derm and why my life will be better without it |
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| Crochet or knitting, tapestry or cross stitch |
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Getting up and moving about as soon as my hands go there |
| Covering mirrors in my house or putting positive statements on them |
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| Thinking about an event I want to look good at |
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| Writing down how much I picked and what happened just before I picked |
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Cutting out sugar, glucose, caffeine and popcorn helps me be pick free |
| Take a shower or run my head under the tap |
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| When I'm anxious or picky I focus on my breathing. For each in and out I count one number, so it sort of ends up being 1, 1, 2, 2 etc. I find that forces me to concentrate on the counting as well as my breathing, and it usually sends me to sleep. I find it very relaxing. |
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Eating a pomegranate. It takes AGES and you can watch a whole film while picking at the seeds. Sunflower seeds also occupy the hands. |
| Social networking like Facebook & Twitter |
Getting up and doing something to take my mind off it |
| I only allow myself 30 mins of TV at a time. I can manage to stay pick free for 30 mins |
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| Reading or studying only in public - i.e. on a bench in a park. |
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| Making patterns with pins in a pin cushion, then pulling them out and starting over again. |
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My best tip is to play games on a computer or phone it keeps you occupied and your fingers going |
| Applying fresh make up AS SOON as I get home |
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