Did you get rid of any anxious habits that stayed away?

A fidget ring helped me with skin picking around my nails. And getting my nails done stopped me biting them.

I would like to know too cause I do the same 😅

I hair pull and neeeeed to stop, it’s causing my shoulder issues 🤦🏽‍♀️

@Chloe fidget ring! Idk why I didn’t think of something like that I just keep rotating which bad habit I do while the affected area heals😭

I still bite my nails. I have since I was a kid. I also pick my toe nails until there's nothing left. I've tried everything, and it just gives me more anxiety trying to stop

I had peace for about three months post partum but then somehow my nail biting came back and I haven’t been able to kick it since. It’s been a year. I just think it’s interesting that taking care of newborn twins as a first time mom was peaceful enough to stop biting my nails?

I have no eye lashes 😂 but my liquid eye liner game is 💪💪💪 When I'm not pregnant I tattoo myself and that satisfies the urge but I'll run out of skin eventually

Fidget ring and painting my nails with gel polish stoped my nail biting and cuticle picking

The gel polish prevents me from picking. It was bad in 2020 when I couldn’t get my nails done for months. It’s a “luxury” but a necessity for me. If there is a small scab in my hair I’ll pick at it over and over and over again.

There is a supplement I heard about too. Look at this article. https://pediatricpartnerskc.com/Resources/Medical-Library/Behavior/Body-Focused-Repetitive-Disorders

@Shore just be careful if your currently pregnant with supplements at least in the us they are not fda regulated and may have dangerous ingredients for pregnancy

I’m not pregnant. And respectfully.. duh.

Buy some BIAB (builder in a bottle) and do your nails, have overlay on them. Get a mixed trail nut mix and snack on that. Get a hobby for your hands like knitting or crochet (in my case doing my nails, my feet, makeup skincare etc) I don’t bite and pick I don’t have anxiety but I guess those are things you can do to help. Some mums w anxiety end up getting jobs like hairdresser or nails because this hands are aways in use and busy, and it helps w the picking etc. do a crossword? Or do adult colouring. Paint by numbers is good too.

I tear up my scalp and have to clean the scabs off. It’s horrific. I will get better if I’m journaling and becoming more aware of things. I will think about why I’m doing something. It’s not when I’m overstimulated but when I’m under stimulated and I zone out. I do it all the time even while driving on dangerous roads. The only things that stop me are something like oil painting. The only things that stopped me all together and not just while I was doing something was regular yoga and being pregnant and postpartum until about 12 months postpartum. The hormones were very relaxing for me.

Seeing the picking of the scalp comments has truly made me feel better about my little ticks and that I’m not alone. I just wanna say thank you to all of you for sharing 😭💕