KCAnon 👽
- Date posted
- 1y ago
Ideas to stop thumb-picking?
I pick at my thumbs until they bleed and then keep picking. I’ll have to use bandaids again, but I wondered if anyone has other suggestions? Thank you 🙏
pothos0_0pothos0_0
- Date posted
- 1y ago
This might be a little bit of a sensory issue but maybe not! You could try putting kid safe Elmer’s glue onto your fingers and then picking that instead! It feels very satisfying and you can always add multiple layers so it feels more like “skin”. This is a good substitute behavior while you’re still figuring out how to not do this :)
KCAnon 👽KCAnon 👽
- Date posted
- 1y ago
@pothos0_0 Thank you!
Karotajs-theanxiousgogettergirlKarotajs-the...
- User type
- OCD Conqueror
- Date posted
- 1y ago
Same. I tried liquid bandage but I picked that too. I agree with the sensory thing. My therapist told me about these sort of rough strips you can stick to surfaces and rub to get that sensory satisfaction. I foregot what they are called but looking at sensory toys or finger picking on Amazon bought similar stuff up. Im struggling with this really bad right now
KCAnon 👽KCAnon 👽
- Date posted
- 1y ago
@theanxiousgogettergirl Good luck! I’ll have to look into that myself. I’ve been doing this for as long as I can remember and I’m 30.
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