new to this thread. I admin a FB group with 5000 world-wide members. I myself started scratching at a very young age. I have used some "tricks" successfully to control it. My therapist gives me silent clues in group to remind me to use a "fidget" so I stop. In one-to-one therapy she stops the conversations, draws my attention to it and we work backwards through the conversation to see if I can ID a "trigger". As this is only one of the things I am working on, it is enough for now. I am looking for other ideas to share with my FB group about things to try. My "fidgets" vary- beanie baby, rubber frog filled with sand, stress ball, soft prickly ball, etc, sometimes plastic connected toys ( they are noisy at times). I also was told to use an ice cube- a bit messy as it melts, I found a frozen orange or a small cold pack works- rubbing it in one place helps a bit. Any other suggestions would be helpful!