Hi friends, I’ve had a few tweets recently asking for advice about how to manage #SkinPicking during these unprecedented times so I’m putting this thread together with some useful resources & organisations.
#mentalhealth #coronavirus
#mentalhealth #coronavirus
#Skinpicking & #hairpulling disorders are in a family of conditions known as Body Focused Repetitive behaviours or #BFRBs. They affect 1 in 25. Key organisations worldwide include @tlcBFRB @CanadianBFRB @PickingMeFdn @HabitAware
Here’s @tlcBFRB booklet
bfrb.org/storage/docume…
Here’s @tlcBFRB booklet
bfrb.org/storage/docume…
This gives a quick and useful overview of #BFRBs - there are 5 key triggers to identify - so it might be worth looking at those first and seeing if you can find something to intervene in those times, places and sensations when #skinpicking energy spikes.
self.com/story/body-foc…
self.com/story/body-foc…
Noticing the patterns that are unique to your #skinpicking also helps understand a way to intervene, the time of day & picking duration, places, thoughts and feelings, conscious focused picking or picking without noticing it. Some people keep a journal initially to identify them
The fantastic @PickingMeFdn offers lots of advice and resources including journal sheets to help monitor patterns of #SkinPicking - find them here #mentalhealth #coronavirus pickingme.org/covid19/covid1…
Due to #coronavirus we are advised to avoid touching our faces right now, not so simple for the many of us worldwide living #SkinPicking or #hairpulling disorder.
Check out @HabitAware wearable technology habitaware.com/pages/stop-fac…
Check out @HabitAware wearable technology habitaware.com/pages/stop-fac…
Another good resource is this blog @tlcBFRB which includes a list of useful activities, interventions and relaxation techniques during #coronavirus #lockdown for those with #SkinPicking or #hairpulling
bfrb.org/blog/1-blog/50…
bfrb.org/blog/1-blog/50…
Another excellent blog on #SkinPicking #Hairpulling #BFRBs and #coronavirus #mentalhealth
medium.com/@emorpeth/coro…
medium.com/@emorpeth/coro…
Useful feature here for face touching #SkinPicking & #hairpulling #bfrbs #ocd during #coronavirus #mentalhealth
self.com/story/how-to-s…
self.com/story/how-to-s…
In terms of interventions for #SkinPicking or #hairpulling disorders it can be very useful to find something that refocuses fingers or hands - often with a sensory, motion or tactile element. For me it became drawing, often with charcoal @The_Big_Draw thebigdraw.org/drawntolife-in…
Since I can no longer create my free #CompulsiveCharcoal drawings for passengers on the tube (I miss it so much), I’ve started #Texturehuntergatherer tweets to look up, refocus, & help manage my #skinpicking #anxiety #mentalhealth during #lockdown.
RT & join in with your own!
RT & join in with your own!
Tips to decrease #SkinPicking #dermatillomania during #lockdown #isolation from the awesome @PickingMeFdn #mentalhealth
Another piece on How to Stop Touching Your Face via @nytimes #skinpicking #coronavirus #mentalhealth nytimes.com/2020/03/05/hea…
Really useful illustration via @heyamberrae for those of us with #SkinPicking #hairpulling disorders - how to sit with, notice & ride out discomfort, often so present when the urge spikes #BFRB #mentalhealth #anxiety #discomfort #coronavirus #lockdown
Also don’t miss this Q & A on #Skinpicking #hairpulling #BFRBs by @tlcBFRB and @IOCDF, support during #COVID19 #coronavirus #mentalhealth https://t.co/ChOl9AZaTl
Also check out my @TEDx talk on #SkinPicking and art for recovery https://t.co/kRBp0jm6vs
