Stop Compulsive Finger Picking

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The most frequent casualties to a prolonged compulsive finger picking habit are the fingernails. All sorts of ugly and stinky (literally) diseases crop up in and around the fingernails once they’ve been picked to death.
Assuming that you’ve done everything you can to…

Treat your compulsive habit, and
Implement good fingernail health and hygiene

…then you can take the [...]

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This website is the public resource for compulsive finger pickers -- the true FingerFreaks Here we you on your journey to understand the mind, emotions and behaviors of the person who compulsively picks his fingers -- whether the habit is an absent-minded one meant to alleviate boredom, or is a full blown obsessive-compulsive disorder.

Fingernail Anatomy -- Given the morbid fascination of those who can't stop picking their fingers or fingernails, a natural place to start is fingernail anatomy.
Fingernail Disease -- An understanding of common diseases of the fingernails and toenails-- which can be environmentally and psychogenically caused -- will highlight the harmful physical effects of the picking habit.
Psychological after-effects -- Shame at the often ugly and embarrassing damage caused by compulsive picking is the most prominent psychological effect.
Why We Pick -- There are a host of reasons why FingerFreaks pick their fingers, skin, hair, scabs -- etc. Most are the psychological causes of this behavior.
Treatments -- Both medical and therapeutic (e.g. "talk therapy") treatments can get at the real reason behind a destructive finger picking habit.

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