StopPicking.com is an easy to use,
on-line behavioral program designed
to help individuals reduce unwanted
skin picking, nail biting, cheek and
lip biting behaviors.
StopPicking.com is not therapy and is not intended to replace individual behavior therapy.
It is an interactive behavioral program that will help
you to identify situations associated
with your picking or biting behaviors,
and will recommend strategies to help
you to change those behaviors.
Who Should
Subscribe to StopPicking.com?
StopPicking.com is intended for people
12 years and older. The program can
be used in conjunction with behavior
therapy for people who are already
in treatment with a therapist who
is familiar with treating body focused
repetitive behaviors. StopPicking.com
can be a nice complement to therapy,
however, if you are currently in therapy,
let your therapist know you are considering
subscribing to StopPicking.com so
that they can integrate the program
successfully into your treatment.
StopPicking.com can also be used by
people who do not have access to appropriately
trained professionals in their area,
i.e., someone who knows how to treat
body focused repetitive behaviors.
Because so few professionals are trained
specifically to treat these behaviors,
it is oftentimes difficult to find
either someone in your area or someone
on your insurance panel. While StopPicking.com
is not therapy, it can provide a useful
alternative to a self-help book or
to treatment with a professional who
is not trained in helping people to
reduce these unwanted behaviors.
Advantages
of an On-Line Program:
Privacy:
StopPicking.com allows users
the ability to participate in an interactive
program for body focused repetitive
behaviors, without anyone else having
to know that they engage in these
behaviors.
Economy:
StopPicking.com is significantly less
expensive than individual therapy
and offers a great deal more than
a self-help book.
Expertise:
StopPicking.com provides individualized
feedback designed by several of the
top body focused behavior experts
in the world.
Ease of
Use: StopPicking.com is user
friendly and can be accessed many
times per day so that a person can
benefit from the program each day,
instead of having to wait for weekly
or bi-weekly appointments.
How is StopPicking.com
Used?
StopPicking.com is easy and
fun to use, with graphics and icons
that will guide you easily through
the program. StopPicking.com is designed
to take very little time each day
(less than 15 minutes), but requires
a commitment on a regular basis. As
with any worthwhile lifestyle change
such as starting to exercise or quitting
smoking, you will have to work hard
to see results. Working hard means
paying attention to your habits and
being willing to journal about your
behaviors. However, your reward will
be feeling in control of your life,
increased confidence, and living a
healthier life.
StopPicking.com is an interactive self-help
approach program for combating self-injurious
skin picking and nail biting that
is based upon the clinical experience
of its developers. The program is
broken into 3 modules
- Assessment
- Intervention
- Maintenance
Time
Commitment:
It requires about a 7-10 week commitment
to complete the first 2 modules. During
this time you will log on and report
every urge and episode you have (less
than 15 minutes per day on average).
Once you have reached the Maintenance
module, you can remain there indefinitely,
monitoring your urges and learning
about relapse prevention.
The Program:
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Assessment
Module I
The first module
will be the
largest and
most time-consuming
portion of
the package,
guiding you
through extensive
self-evaluation
of your behavior.
You will be
asked to journal
or monitor
your skin
picking behavior
daily, with
increasing
amounts of
detail each
week for up
to 3 weeks.
Further, you
will be asked
to journal
how much time
you spend
picking each
day to help
you track
your progress.
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Intervention
Module II
During the
second module,
the program
will analyze
your unique
information
from the Assessment
Module and
suggest helpful
interventions
or coping
strategies
for behavior
change.
You will continue
to monitor
your behavior
on a daily
basis, but
you will be
prompted to
use a variety
of coping
strategies
and skills
to help you
decrease your
skin picking.
StopPicking.com
will keep
track of your
progress over
time and provide
feedback to
you about
how you are
doing with
visual graphs
and charts.
You will set
weekly goals
and reward
yourself for
achieving
your goals.
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Maintenance
Module III
The final module
is designed
to help you
avoid relapses
and to "maintain"
your progress
over time.
It is intended
to be ongoing,
depending
on how focused
you are on
maintaining
change.
You will enter
the Maintenance
Module when
you have reached
your skin
picking goals
for four consecutive
weeks.
You will continue
to monitor
your behavior
and set goals
for continued
maintenance.
If relapse
does occur,
you will be
encouraged
to return
to an earlier
portion of
the program
to revisit
these skills.
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Cost for
StopPicking.com:
StopPicking.com costs $29.95 for
each month that you subscribe to
the program.
You may pay with a credit card and
the subscription will automatically
be billed to your credit card each
month. If you choose to discontinue
your subscription to StopPicking.com,
all you have to do is click on Discontinue
Program on your Account page and your
subscription will end on the last
day of the most recent month for which
you have paid. Please read all about
the program and our Terms of Use policy
before purchasing as PsycTech, Ltd
does not issue refunds.