Post-It Method for Mindfulness Some of my coaching clients have been finding this”post-it method” of mindfulness helpful in their work to become free from skin picking and similar behaviors. The method makes mindfulness more colorful and fun. :-) Irina, who developed this method when she was a member of one of my coaching groups, says it “helps…
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Are you picking your skin compulsively and then worrying about people seeing your skin and thinking badly about it and about you? I just published this video last week and since it’s gotten more “likes” and positive comments in just a few days than any other video I’ve done, I think you might like it…
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Hey, I’m Annette Pasternak, the Stop Skin Picking coach and today we’re going to talk about when you feel like you need to pick. That feeling that you need to pick it can be really strong, right? But we have to examine feelings because feelings aren’t facts. Feelings may be based on facts or misinformation.…
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Meet Heather. Since her teenage years, Heather tried many skin picking treatments. She went to psychologists and psychiatrists, tried CBT, other types of therapy, and medications, but nothing worked. Then she found an alternative, me (Annette Pasternak), also known as the “Stop Skin Picking Coach”. For the first time since repeatedly seeking help from this…
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Can you test yourself for dermatillomania? Dermatillomania is one common name for what is now called excoriation (skin picking) disorder in the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders, Fifth Edition (DSM-5). So one way to know if you have it is to read the diagnostic criteria in the DSM-5, and see if they apply…
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Can’t leave your fingers alone? This article is for you if you scrape the sides of your thumbs, rip off your cuticles or otherwise mangle your hands. These behaviors, like nail biting, are so common that I notice them all the time. In fact, a few months ago when I was on my way to…
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How annoying is it when someone tells you to “stop picking”? Like when you’re simply sitting next to them “just” watching TV. Whether you’ve been told this by a parent, a significant other, or even by a teacher who shamed you in class with a phrase like, “stop touching your face” or “get your fingers…
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