Skin Picking Disorder - NHS

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Things you can try if you have skin picking disorder

If you have skin picking disorder there are things you can try that may help.

Do

  • keep your hands busy – try squeezing a soft ball or putting on gloves

  • identify when and where you most commonly pick your skin and try to avoid these triggers

  • try to resist for longer and longer each time you feel the urge to pick

  • care for your skin when you get the urge to pick it – for example, by applying moisturiser

  • tell other people – they can help you recognise when you're picking

  • keep your skin clean to avoid infection

Don’t

  • do not let your nails grow long – keep them trimmed

  • do not keep things like tweezers and pins where you can easily get at them

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