Tips to Stop Picking at Nails and Hair Due to Anxiety

i get really bad anxiety and pick at my hair and nails a lot. i usually pick at my nails and ive never been able to grow them out. does anyone have any tips to not pick at my nails and hair?

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Ali970

2y ago

I usually paint my nails so that i scratch at the paint instead of messing with the actual nail length

a.b

2y ago

i do that too but sometimes i end up ripping off the paint and then ripping off my nail after too cause i get upset that i peeled the nail polish :(

Nerdzilla

2y ago

It really sucks and isn't easy, but retraining helped a lot. Get a substitute activity that can fit in your pocket. For me fidgets work. If it's a picking sensation you're looking for, I hear calm strips are good.

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