I have to constantly fidget, which is fine, except that the way I usually end up doing it is by picking at my fingers. I frequently end up with bleeding fingers, which can be a problem at work. People also find it distracting, and I'm sure, gross. This also extends to my toenails, though only at home. I hate how the ends of toenails are soft and bendy, and so usually end up ripping off chunks of my nails. A nail picking session left me with five bloody toes, one of which got infected. I'm at a point where I really want to stop doing this.
The problem is, I get a real compulsion to pick at them. I call the feeling "Claustrophobia" in my fingers and toes, because the skin feels too tight and almost dirty unless I pick at them.
Does anyone have any good tips or tricks to keep me from picking? I tend to start doing it absently. I'm trying keeping my nails painted, and have agreed with a friend that if I can leave everything alone for three weeks to heal, we can go get manicures and pedicures together. But my fingers are feeling "claustrophobic" and I'm having trouble.
Thanks for any ideas.
The problem is, I get a real compulsion to pick at them. I call the feeling "Claustrophobia" in my fingers and toes, because the skin feels too tight and almost dirty unless I pick at them.
Does anyone have any good tips or tricks to keep me from picking? I tend to start doing it absently. I'm trying keeping my nails painted, and have agreed with a friend that if I can leave everything alone for three weeks to heal, we can go get manicures and pedicures together. But my fingers are feeling "claustrophobic" and I'm having trouble.
Thanks for any ideas.
