Anyone begin using acrylic nails to stop picking?

Hi! Yes, I've just recently tried this approach; have had one "fill" so far. Dang disorder has me trying to "outsmart" my nails and trying to see if I can still pick. So far my cuticles are doing MUCH better as a result of the acrylics, and the nails deter picking of some finer hairs on my legs/arms. It's been interesting to want to pick SO BADLY at something and be thwarted. Almost annoying and frustrating tho I ought to be happy, right??! I'm still able to pick at my kp arms; the nails are thicker and blunter, so I think that helps with lessening the injury/'breaking the skin. Also, just the new sensation helps to bring the picking to my consciousness, at least it did moreso during the 1st week. The downsides: After a few weeks some of the edges are coming off my nail beds, which I find rather unsightly. It gets expensive and time consuming to get them filled. I'm a naturalist, so I was petrified that someone would notice and think I was a fake (yes, caring what other people think strikes again!) Let me know what you decide. I'll email you, too, as I'm seeking all the support I can get and I would love to support you on your life-changing journey! Best wishes, Katie

I got acrylic nails to stop biting my nails but because I couldn't feel my fingertips I just ended up doing even more damage to my skin. Although it it a lot harder to pick with them on I ended up with bigger bruises on my face from trying to pick with them. I don't know if it is just me but that is my story ;)

Yesssss it does help!! I recently started growing my natural nails out....SO proud of myself for not biting them - and it's made my scalp picking exponentially worse. The only thing with the acrylic nails is - it's easy to cheat by using the sides of the nails, which are sharper. Or by digging in WAY harder to get to the scabs. It does help, though.

I wish it were that simple... I pick with my knuckles.

I'm new also to this site, but yes, acrylic nails help, except they have to be very thick to were you really can stab your self with it. I did use acrylic nails in California wich the style is thick! and it really does help. I am very open about my scab picking problem because I find out that they do have some kind of problem similar to our and it makes me feel better because I feel that I'am not alone. They also open to the situation and let me know they have some kind of OCD problem them self too. It makes both understand each other that we all have some kind of problem and that we are not alone. I think that many people have some kind of obsession or addiction but we have to find a solution to this problem. Back to the point of scab picking I also think that triming your nails as short and close to you skin will also help reduce the picking. Also, what helps me is putting band-aid with antibiotic on them and it heals them faster. I notice this also heals them super fast and don't have to worried about the scabs on my arms. My back is my problem. It looks like someone shot me all over my back and is so enberassing that I have to wear a t-shirt when I go to the pool with my kids. I also have been a long time scab picker ever since I was a little child. Another of my problems is that I want to pick the scabs on other people. I get so obsessed that it's on my mind and I just picture peeling that scab off of another person.

Hi, I'm brand new here and this is my first post. I pick my scalp. I'm a nail technician and constantly wear nail enhancements. Unfortnately I found it hasn't helped at all, but maybe that's because they feel like my real nails.

If i was a lady i would use acrylics and concealer.... take every advantage that you can. On the other hand, being a guy made me face my picking more directly simply because i could not hide it, therefore motivating me to pick less.

Hi I 22 almost 23 and I've picked my face since I was probably 12, or whenever I first started getting zits. I have had a clear face for 1 year !!!!!!!!! I had gel nails that whole year. But I can't afford them anymore and I broke them so now they're gone as of 2 weeks ago and my face is really picked all of a sudden all over again. i am very sad about this :( When I wasn't picking my face for that year though, I bit apart all inside my mouth, my cheeks, my tongue. Ewww i did the picky thing inside my mouth :'( Now after ive take off the fake nails, my nails are completely wrecked, they will take at least 6 months for my nails to grow back to normal... u kno when they tear up a road ?.. yea thats what my nails look like !! So now my face, my mouth AND my once beautiful nails are all wrecked all at once within the last 2 weeks :'( :'( :'(

Does anyone else do this ? I have been picking since i was a teenager. ... The only time I was ever able to stop was when I had acrylic ... liposuction

i have found that when i do get the acrylic nails i still pick... but it actually doesnt do as much damage to the skin bc the nail is thicker... so i still picked it just didnt scar as bad bc they wont let u dig so much and wont break the skin as easy

Finally got my acrylics done today. Had to let my thumbs heal first! Well, its too hard to pick at the skin on my fingers but I've been going at my face with them. This is such a destructive disorder, How depressing for us all..............

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I just pick until the nails fall off. I found myself actually enjoying the acrylic nail-picking as if on some sort of vacation or perhaps like, a challenge. I found it maybe lessened the picking but barely anything noticable. You get used to the nails like you get used to wiping your butt with the nails on. :(