stop picking at my cuticles

I know this shouldn’t be such a struggle, but it continues to be a compulsion. Any time I have a moment of down time (and even when I don’t have down time), I am back picking at my cuticles. And once I start I cannot stop! Any one have any helpful suggestions?

I’ve had mixed success with this one. I was going strong for about three weeks, and then BAM I started up with it again. I don’t really know what triggers it. Once I start, I have a really hard time stopping.

This is a real struggle for me. Some days I don’t do it at all. But once I start picking, I can’t stop all day! I also get angry if anyone mentions that I’m doing it. My strategy for the past few days has been to keep lotion on my cuticles so I don’t notice hangnails as much. It’s been pretty effective so far.