I haven't really tried anything special, mostly just deciding I'm going to quit NOW and then end up picking my skin in about 10 minutes. I study nursing and work in the medical field so I'm not allowed to have long nails or wear nailpolish, but having newly polished nails helps for a bit (I'm really obsessed with not ruining my nailpolish right after I've put it on). Short nails doesn't really help me, since my nails are kind of wierd and I can't cut them as short as other people.

Keeping my hands busy helps a bit, I've thought about trying knitting or something. I sometimes braid my hair in different ways to keep my hands from picking, but there's the risk that I'll end up scratching my scalp.

I'll neet to try the gloves! And breathing exercises when I feel the urge also sounds like a good idea.