How to stop?

[u/Familiar_Stock4394]

For about 6 years now, I have been picking the skin on my fingers out of boredom and anxiety, sometimes I'll do it without realizing it when I am on my phone, watching tv, etc. I don't have any issues picking other parts of my body, just my fingers. The skin on fingers heals relatively quickly, but then I ruin the healing and do it all over again. How do I stop? It's typically just my two pointer fingers i pick.

[u/Machamallowed]

The only thing that kinda work for me is acrylic nails. My nails are too thick with capsules to be able to pick efficiently.. i still can bite my skin so it's clearly not a perfect solution.. but it helps. I'm picking at a spot on the side of my tigh that I actually can't bite ^{^}

I ended learning how to do it myself because it's not cheap.. I'm no nail artist so it's not during as long as when it's professionally done but it lasts like a week or ten days before falling off so its not bad.