how to stop compulsive picking
Keep the Hands Busy. Fidget toys to keep the hands busy can be an important aid in treating difficulties like compulsive skin picking. A pocket koosh ball is a good way to occupy the fingers. Many different paths can lead to a picking problem.
8. Wash your hands/face. If you feel the need to pick, wash your hands (or face, or both). If nothing else, at least you have a clean face and hands, and the cleaner you are the nicer your skin will be and then you won't feel the need to pick! (Hopefully-I know as well as anyone that this is easier said than done!!).