Posted by Letitia Shen on June 23, 2003, at 13:54:59
In reply to Re: Cuticle destruction, posted by theo on June 23, 2003, at 9:24:04
Hello, I pick my fingers, here is the degree which I did it
Hi Stress, mother with cancer - 5 fingers.
Hi Stress, demanding college degree - All 10 fingers bloody.
Medium Stress, demanding job after college - 5 Fingers, no blood.
Better Job - 2 fingers, no blood.
Now, low stress - 2 fingers, no blood.I am on regular Effexor now and I have 2 fingers that are not too notieable, no blood. Creamy Vasaline really helps. It isn't as slimy as regular vasaline and absorbs really fast. I was amazed. I think that my finger picking starts with stress, then it becomes medical. It itches when it heals. Now it is just a habit. I don't pick my fingers if I my hands are busy, ie. cook, clean, type on keyboard. I do pick when I am stoped at a red light, or watching a boring movie. I guess it is part of my nature to always be busy. When I painted my nails, I definitely didn't pick my fingers.
Or it could be a combination of habit and fungus. At one time the over the counter foot fungus medications worked and less itchy, but I started picking again.
Summary/Suggestion:
1. Try creamy vasaline.
2. If it is itcy, try hydrocortizone cream over the counter. Or try the foot fungus creams. It is cheap and you never know, it could have been a type of fungus all this time.
3. Try not to take on too much stress. I have to learn to say no. Or not volunteer.
4. Once your hands start to heal, try to journal and chart the conditions when you are picking.
5. Paint your nails.
6. Let us know what works.Good Luck, Letitia
poster:Letitia Shen
thread:235679
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