Fidget Toys for BFRBs!
Guys you don't have to have autism or ADHD to use fidget toys, they actually really help for any type of BFRB too!!!!!
It's such a life saver honestly!
Have any of you ever tried using fidget toys?
It has been a MUST for me to use while studying!
Otherwise I'd just be highlighting textbooks with one hand and absolutely destroying my skin with the other hand, but if you keep your hands busy with fidget toys, it'll be such a great distraction!!!!
Try it for yourselves and tell me how it goes for you!
Love,
Alice 
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@aliceaspiringpsychiatrist
Hi Alice,
What a great recommendation. I haven't tried figit toys just yet, but I definitely should. I live in a place where I have been ravaged by mosquitos all summer (they really seem to like me for some reason) and I have noticed that my BFRB skin picking is pretty bad with the bites and scabs that come from it. I even noticed a new little patch of scar tissue from a bite on my thigh that I have reopened over and over again.... not good.
I think I'll find a cool quiet one at a local store sometime soon. I've played with the metal/plastic things that hold cords together... I forget what they're called... and they're nice but I don't take them far from my desk/bed.
Wishing you the best,
-Jo
@JoyfulMovement
Thank you for your reply Jo!
I really hope that can help you, let me know how it goes!
Love,
Alice
@aliceaspiringpsychiatrist
I wonder if anyone has any ideas of a particular figet toy that would help for skin picking and / or nail biting. I've tried some figist toys but the one's I tried didn't work for me. I am open to trying new one's though.
@resourcefulPond1641
I think it depends mostly on what YOU are looking for in a fidget toy and on why the ones you've tried before didn't work out.
How has your experience with them been so far? Why didn't it work out?
Maybe you haven't found the right one yet, or maybe there's something else that could help you better?
Love,
Alice <3
@aliceaspiringpsychiatrist
I think one of the main issue I had with them, was that I used them so much I caused myself repetitive strain injuries.
@resourcefulPond1641
Oh, I see... I'm sorry about that.
Mayyybe, you could try widening the variety of toys, so that the movements would be more varied and less straining for you?
Check out this website!
https://www.therapyshoppe.com/checkout/1703-sensory-tools-products-skin-picking-dermatillomania-hair-pullers-nail-biters
Love,
Alice
@aliceaspiringpsychiatrist
Oh wow! Thanks! That's an amazing resource. There are lots of things threre I haven't tried before.
@resourcefulPond1641
You're so welcome!
Love,
Alice
@aliceaspiringpsychiatrist can't really buy one at the moment. Anyone got any DIY at home ideas?
@ouchhh
You could try popping bubble wrap, clicking pens, or even use a computer mouse, so you can right click and left click and also the scrolling wheel is really fun!
Or maybe you could find something you like to touch and keep in your hand, like a tiny piece of a fabric that you like or a small stuffed animal or maybe a cool keychain.
I hope this can help!
Love,
Alice
@aliceaspiringpsychiatrist great ideas, thank you so much!
You’re so welcome! ❤️