Struggling with COVID and Sensory Issues

hey if you need someone to dm, feel free to reach out to me! 💕 hope you're alright rn! i'm sure you've heard the classic alternatives like holding ice cubes or snapping rubber bands instead, i highly recommended just distraction activities, especially ones that tie up your hands for a while, like painting your nails or taking a bath (away from potential SH materials that is). some people draw or paint on their skin (and then pick it off, sometimes, when paint dries) but i found the most luck with sharpie oil based paint markers. The red one goes on smooth, is a little scratchy, and is a deep enough color that it does soothe that urge in my brain a little. in terms of vaping, maybe consider cbd or delta 8 if that's your thing, or mixing your own juice with a very low nicotine percentage, so you can keep hitting something while weaning off, which should kinda placebo yourself into having less withdraw symptoms. good luck!!