3 Ways to Deal with Skin Picking Disorder

According to research, skin picking disorder affects an astounding 1 in 20 people. While the condition is found in both men and women, it’s more common among women.

As a mental illness, skin picking disorder is characterized by an obsessive-compulsive need to pick at one’s own skin. If done frequently over the course of several weeks, months, and even years, the condition can cause skin lesions and significantly affect a person’s life.

If you’ve been struggling to cope with skin picking disorder, make sure you take prompt measures to gain control over the condition. In this blog, we’ll walk you through three ways to deal with skin picking disorder. Continue reading.

1. Consult an Experienced Hypnotist

Over the years, hypnosis has emerged as one of the most effective treatments for skin picking disorder. As people enter a hypnotic trance, the subconscious mind becomes highly receptive and open to suggestions.

Hypnosis is essentially an altered state of consciousness. It can be induced using a variety of methods and significantly helps people break the cycle of skin picking.

As a trained, qualified, and experienced hypnotist guides you during the session, your subconscious mind will actively listen to, understand, and implement the suggestions being offered. Hypnotic intervention plays a big role in alleviating and ultimately treating skin picking disorder.

2. Distract Yourself

It’s important to understand that there are several stages and intensities of skin picking disorder. If your condition is mild and in its initial stages, distraction will work well.

Try to get preoccupied with a hobby/activity/excursion that requires you to makes use of your hands. This is imperative. If your hands are unused, you’ll feel tempted to pick at your skin even if you’re in public. You can also keep your hands busy by squeezing a soft ball.

The distraction technique doesn’t work as well for people who suffer from severe skin picking tendencies. In such cases, hypnosis is required.

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3. Identify Your Triggers

Many people pick at their skin when they feel stressed, nervous, anxious, scared, agitated, or frustrated. It’s possible that certain triggers exacerbate your skin picking tendencies.

Make sure you introspect and try to figure out why you feel compelled to pick at your skin. Are there certain people, events, circumstances, objects, or stressors that worsen your skin picking tendencies?

As you become aware of this correlation, you can consequently steer clear of these triggers and reduce the severity of your disorder.

While identifying your triggers and distracting yourself can help, they’re temporary solutions. If you want to fight your sick picking disorder in the long run, schedule a free consultation with Rekha, an experienced hypnotist. She also helps people with weight loss, smoking cessation, codependency recovery, and subconscious anxiety.