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Mental Health Support

janterry

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6. Can you wear gloves for a few days?

Reply to I_UndergroundPanther (Original post)

Tue Apr 7, 2020, 04:05 AM

Apr 2020

You want to break the habit. Start out by making certain that you can't do it

Gloves are the perfect answer. Or one glove (is it one hand or both?). They make very inexpensive mittens that are very sensitive.

Then after they heal, it will be easier.

I think you could even cut the finger off of a really cheap glove and keep that on one finger (if you scratch primarily with one finger).

Are you home? How about wear a hat for a few days? Just to break the cycle.

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