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Skin picking and Stimming

Newbie

Hi everyone, 

I'm new to all this and trying to offer my child support in navigating their journey. They are under 10 years old and have started self picking, they would normally chew their T-shirt to stim but now also pick. I think it might be happening when they are going to bed and have no stimulation, but that's only a theory as they don't pick when we are together. Does anyone have any tips for stimming and bed time?

Has anyone had much success in supporting them to do something different instead of picking? 

If anyone is a skin picker or would like to share what they get from stimming I would greatly appreciate it. I've read some fantastic information and increasing my understanding on what people get from stimming and self picking will hopefully help me support my child in finding another option/outlet instead of skin picking.

Thank you.

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  • Newbie said:
    If anyone is a self picker or would like to share what they get from stimming I would greatly appreciate it

    I am and I'm 63 so for most of my life, this didn't have a name - I thought of it as a habit.

    Pica was also major for me when I was a child and is still around, but is more minor now.

    I used to eat everything and my mother would put gloves on my hands indoors to stop me eating my nails and skin but I'd eat through the gloves.

    Whilst typing this 3 of my fingers around the cuticles are showing blood.

    I chew and eat the skin around and on the ends of my fingers.

    What I get from it is a really difficult one for me to answer after decades of this behaviour but I think that sometimes the pain relaxes me.

    I hope others here can offer more useful advice.

    All the best.

  • in reply to B

    Thank you very much B Slight smile

    I found it very useful that you was able to tell me that you feel it might help you relax, it all helps in trying to improve my understanding. I feel that is key on this journey, if I can have a greater understanding, then maybe I can find the perfect thing to hopefully channel it into a healthier stim. With them being under 10 years of age, I appreciate the difficulty they have in understanding and explaining what it does for them, so im hoping to cast a wider net in supporting them with other peoples lived experiences.

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  • in reply to B

    Thank you very much B Slight smile

    I found it very useful that you was able to tell me that you feel it might help you relax, it all helps in trying to improve my understanding. I feel that is key on this journey, if I can have a greater understanding, then maybe I can find the perfect thing to hopefully channel it into a healthier stim. With them being under 10 years of age, I appreciate the difficulty they have in understanding and explaining what it does for them, so im hoping to cast a wider net in supporting them with other peoples lived experiences.

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