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…
I’m excited to announce the publication of my new books, “The Freedom Companion for Stopping Skin Picking” and “The Freedom Companion for Stopping Hair Pulling“. A nail biting book is on the way in just another week or so. These are beautiful, functional, well thought-out journals designed to help you stop your unwanted behavior. Although…
I’ve been posting a “tip of the day” to help you stop picking or pulling behaviors for over a year and a half now on twitter and Facebook. Here I’ve compiled 365 of them in this monster blog post that could take you through a solid year if you wanted to read one a day…
NAC – An Over-The-Counter Supplement That Works Better Than Medications While I don’t believe there will ever be a pill you can take that will make you stop skin picking or hair pulling, there is a supplement that might help you reduce the behaviors, if you are one of the lucky ones for whom it…
I could never quite bring myself to look so glamorous, but one of my clients has had great success wearing fake nails. They stayed on for two weeks, during which time she said it was nearly impossible to pick her skin. If you pick or pull your hair unconsciously, fake nails are also a good…
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,…
Whether your issue is trichotillomania (hair pulling), skin picking, nail biting or or other compulsive behaviors, you may find it helps to go gluten-free. This is a communication from Gina, a registered dietitian who writes the poetry blog The Kitchen Ink. Even if you do not have celiac disease, like Gina, you may still be sensitive…
