[lawyer0017]

well so far today has been alright. yesterday not so much. my brother saw me picking my thumbs at our town parade. This huge truck went by and had a loud horn and it freaked me out so i tensed up and started in on my hands. he slapped my hand and told me i needed to quit doing it but its hard ive tried so much to stop. its like an addiction, but with my hands. i smoke constantly and i thought that smoking might take my addiction away but no. ( i smoke b4 i started chewing my hands, i just thought that it was just a phase i was going through.) i wish my hands were pretty like everyone elses. it drives me nuts cause i persoanlly think its discusting!

[Perna]

Sounds really upsetting! Maybe this will give you an idea how to help? Good thinking with trying the smoking (although replacing one bad habit with another not great :-)

http://psychcentral.com/ask-the-ther...g-how-to-stop/

[lawyer0017]

yeah i hated to do that or try to do that but i didnt see anything else at the time that would work. im trying to seek proffesional help but with money situations these days its hard

[madisgram]

here's a suggestion-try putting vinegar on your hands/fingers..tastes horrible but no one can see it. evertime you put your hands in your mouth you'll be reminded to take them out of your mouth!! also you can try holding pencils in your hands when you are not busy. that's usually the time that my bad habits manifest themselves...when i'm idle. hope this helps.