The most common among the strategies to stop skin picking is available in the form of cognitive behavioral therapy. As part of this therapy, the disruptive thought processes that result in this habit are analyzed thoroughly. The next step in the therapy involves trying to change this behavioral pattern. This is done using various different processes. One of the most commonly used techniques is known as the self monitoring method. Under this method, the sufferer is encouraged to keep a log and records down the particular moments when they had resorted to skin picking. The 'triggers' that lead to the particular habit are identified by the therapists. The elimination of these trigger situations goes a long way in helping people having this disorder to leave it. The sufferer is also encouraged to replace the habit with a constructive habit, as part of the behavioral therapy.
Among the other strategies to stop skin picking, injecting the particular area with a chemical substance called botulinum toxin is also known to give good results. Self-hypnosis too is used in conjunction with medication sometimes in order to treat this condition The other medication that are used to treat this disorder are similar to the ones that are used to treat anxiety related disorders and other forms of obsessive compulsive disorders. Mood stabilizers and antidepressants are the ones that are widely prescribed by physicians treating this condition. In most of the cases, the medication is used in combination with behavioral therapy.
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