Some people take issue with me calling skin picking or hair pulling a habit. They say these are disorders, not habits. Often their intention is to increase visibility of the problems, so they get medical research attention and so sufferers realize they are far from alone. I see their point in that they want to…
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This video looks fun. Keeping your hands occupied so you don’t pick, pull or bite can be very helpful. Usually, though, it is only a small part of the process of stopping body-focused repetitive behaviors (BFRBs) like skin picking. You can learn more about how to stop by signing up for my Freedom Kit to…
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“At 13 years old I began picking. Fast forward 24 years and I am in a cab in a city I love, going to a job I care about, with a supportive fiancé at home. Life in many ways was good. But there I was, again, with tears running down my red, swollen, and cut face…
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New Year’s is always an optimistic time, a fresh slate where we make resolutions to change all the things in our lives that we are unhappy with, that we’d like to be better at, etc. I wish you all the best in the New Year – whatever you want, you can make it happen! Yet,…
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I always found I was most vulnerable to starting to pick at my skin when I didn’t know what I was going to do next. It was a huge problem for me when I was unemployed or working part time. Not only did I have the anxiety that came from not enough work and therefore…
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Do you find yourself thinking, “I shouldn’t be doing this” all the time when you pick at your skin, pull out your hair, or bite your nails? Do you need to? Those kind of thoughts imply guilt or lack on your part. You are constantly making yourself wrong, or bad, or “less than” when you…
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You are so much more than your skin picking or hair pulling or other body-focused repetitive behavior (BFRB). However, chances are good that you have been over-focused on your behavior to the point where you may feel it dominates who you are, that you are your picking, pulling or other BFRB. There is hope though. A person…
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