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An Obsession of the Mind and Compulsion of the Body

I saw an interesting ad in Psychology Today for a video and book that helps you overcome addictions. It links anxiety with addictions, and includes obsessive-compulsive disorders, nail biting and hair pulling.
I am starting to think that the therapies to cure picking are already out there, but haven't been applied to picking specifically. All we have to do is make that connection. Of course it would be great if you could find a support group to help you through these steps and to share your experience. But what if you don’t have access to such a thing?

Just like addicts of alcohol, food, or other drugs, we suffer from an obsession of the mind and compulsion of the body. The mental obsession consists of subconscious and conscious thoughts that compel us to repeat harmful self destructive behavior. Once we give in to the negative thought, our fingers take over. The compulsion is the absolute inability to stop once we begin. Recovery must begin with complete ‘abstinence’ from picking. There is no halfway with addicts. We cannot just pick this one little pimple or cuticle and still be ok. Only by stopping all forms of picking can we begin recovery.

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