Posted by noa on July 24, 2003, at 6:18:15
In reply to Re: Very possibly TCA » noa, posted by Dinah on July 23, 2003, at 22:21:20
Good, Dinah. I'm glad you employed some of the strategies that help you through it.
>I'll have to try the brushing. I assume they are pretty firm brushes? Does the feeling stick around for a while? You use them on your upper arms did you say?
I don't know what the OT brushes feel like. The one I use is firm. I brush various places--arms, hands, legs, feet, back (where I can reach), neck, buttocks/hips (to relax glut muscles, which affects restless legs). It depends what I'm brushing for. If it is for restless legs, before bed, I do all over, but especially from the buttocks down. If it is for the skin picking problem, I focus more on neck, shoulders, arms and hands. I can't brush my face yet, I have to get my skin cleared more first. And then I use my hair brush to brush my hair. I also sometimes hold large fistfuls of hair and *gently* and slowly tug until the scalp feels stimulated--this is for the scalp picking problem.
I wonder if you would try brushing in the areas you tend to gravitate toward for cutting?
Anyway, I just started the brushing thing myself and am still experimenting. I think I will order one of the real brushing brushes. I will let you know how it is.
Just don't brush hard--you do not want to see any marks or scratches--ie, it should not be self-injurious.
Good luck, Dinah.
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