Reddit reviews Tangle Therapy Relax for Hand and Mind Wellness (color may vary)

There are many fidget toys on amazon that are ostensibly for children, but if you look in the reviews are used considerably by adults to help with anxiety and trichotillomania (hair pulling).

My SO doesn't deal with trich but does love his Tangle for keeping his hands busy. Funny story: I got it for him originally because he was fidgeting with a suction cup bluetooth speaker and stuck it to his forehead, leaving a welt. Twice.

If you don't like the looks of this one, the search term "fidget toy" seems to work well in general.

Stress/squeeze ball,

tangle fidget toy http://www.amazon.com/gp/aw/d/B001EWC5M4/ref=mp_s_a_1_2?qid=1425426488&sr=8-2&keywords=fidget+toy&dpPl=1&dpID=41FN0uyTB-L&ref=plSrch&pi=AC_SX200_QL40 ,

washcloth (used for panic attacks: forehead)


Mandala/adult coloring book/pages and colored pencils or gel pens


make a calm down jar in her favorite color (maybe three...two for the kids too? They're amazing) http://familysponge.com/parenting/artkids-calm-down-jar/

For the kids: add a set of wikki sticks: http://www.amazon.com/gp/aw/s/ref=is_s_ss_sc_0_5?ie=UTF8&k=wikki+stix&sprefix=wiki+


(Sorry if formatting screwy, I rarely post on reddit). If you want more ideas, let me know. I suffer from anxiety attacks so have a lot of little tricks.

I'm guessing it's one of these with the "different shapes" comment.

http://www.amazon.com/gp/aw/d/B001EWC5M4/ref=mp_s_a_1_6?qid=1373543257&sr=8-6&pi=SL75

Tangle Therapy

amazon link above^^^

I own about 4 of them. Gave them to all my nieces who loved them. There are cheaper places to get them in bulk (officeplayground.com).

I struggle with this. Currently doing better but sometimes it's horrible. I bought a couple of "Tangle" toys (like this https://www.amazon.com/Tangle-8800-Relax-Therapy/dp/B001EWC5M4/ref=sr_1_2?ie=UTF8&qid=1483133951&sr=8-2&keywords=tangle+toy) in different sizes and textures to keep my hands busy and it's helped a lot.

Search amazon for fidget toys.

I have this one on my desk at work and I play with it all the time.

Fidget Spinners are little spinning devices you can hold in your hand and spin without taking your eyes or attention away from the person speaking.

Fidget devices (specifically NOT called "toys") are prescribed as a therapy option for kids with ADHD rather than giving them medication. They are small, simple devices that allow them to keep their hands active without keeping them from listening to the teacher. The concept is that by doing two things at once they are kept active, but as one of the things takes no mental capacity their intelligence focus remains solely on the task at hand.

Some of your better schools are buying Fidget Devices for their elementary classrooms for teachers to let kids have during lessons. These can range from squishy spike balls, to spinners, to tactile tangles (probably the most popular). They're small, silent devices that you can give kids to use under the table without distracting students around them. They keep the kid's hands busy so that their mind focuses on the lesson.

I use [fidget toys] (https://www.amazon.com/Tangle-Creations-8800-Relax-Therapy/dp/B001EWC5M4/179-7494598-3576203?ie=UTF8&*Version*=1&*entries*=0) for anxiety and have already wrecked one this season.

I have [this thing] ( http://www.amazon.com/gp/aw/d/B001EWC5M4?pc_redir=1410434119&robot_redir=1), but I use more a when I'm studying.

When I was in college, one girl brought in crochet projects to keep her fingers busy while listening to lectures, she just explained to the professor that it helped her concentrate.

I just read online about putting bandaids around the tips of your fingers that you pull with, this may help you from picking cuticles too.

I found this on amazon after looking for silly putty, http://www.amazon.com/Tangle-Creations-Relax-Therapy/dp/B001EWC5M4/ref=pd_sim_t_40 and thought it might be great.

Make-up gift sets: One, Two, Three (Whichever you think is best/an example)

Journal with a lock (If they are from abusive situations then they definitely would want something that could be locked.)

Stress relief, cat colouring book + Nice colouring pencils

Netflix gift card for the movie lover?

Movie night snacks

Dinosaur puzzle box

Tangle therapy for kids with autism

Eye shadow palette with green

I've got a few that I like:

• Bike Chain Fidget - It's a couple of bike chain links connected with keyrings. It's super-simple, small, and easy to take wherever.
  
  
• Tangle or Tangle Jr. - My wife bought one for herself first, but she and I both liked it so much that we got a couple more. The one I have at work has a rubbery clear silicone coating which is a little unpleasant to my touch, but it has two more segments than Tangle Jr. which means I can form it into a variety of geometrically interesting arrangements. My ideal version would be hard plastic without the silicone, but with 20 segments instead of 18. My wife claims they can snap apart, but I think this is not intended in the design since it results in it coming un-done when you don't want it to.
  
  
• Hand Spinners - There are a lot of variations in both style and quality. You can get a cheap one for a few bucks, and those work just fine, or you can get a nice one with quality plastic or metal body and a high-end ceramic bearing for the center. I made my own using a laser cutter, and a neighbor used his 3D printer to make one. I'm considering buying a nice metal one in the near future. Whatever you do, get one with caps for the center bearing, it makes holding the spinner 10x easier.

Hi, I’m so sorry that your girlfriend is going through this. What has helped me when I first started out. as my picking issue was with acne and extracting pus is that after the shower and ONLY after the shower if a pimple has bursted while I showered, I would gently extract the rest of the gunk, using gloves and two pieces of tissue. I could only do this to ONE pimple of my choosing; if it didn’t have any gunk then that was it, game over. My sister helped me out a lot with this as she over shadowed me to keep me disciplined so that I would overstep my boundaries and pop anymore then the pimple I chose during he first few weeks. Not gonna lie, it was tuff at first but then, it helped as I progressively started seeing results. The more I got into my skin picking journey. I started getting even more serious after about 3 weeks in and bought a tangle therapy toy that kept my hands busy. I bought 3 one of them was on me at all times, and the other 2 were wherever I spent majority of my time. I also figured out my triggers. For ex: I would tend to pick when I lost control of a situation or when I had a problem that did not go my way. I signed a no skin picking contract, and posted them on every mirror; when I felt I was about to pick or caught myself picking I took in 3 deep breaths and asked myself the questions that where on the on the no skin picking contract by this time I was no long interested in picking no picking contract and every night at then end of the day I would put a check mark on my daily habit calendar , the more check marks I seen the more I became inspired to not pick so that I wouldn’t break my streak. What helps me with scars is the cosrx centella blemish cream it works on any scar or blemish/scab and with exfoliation Either use the this or that now if she is unable to use a scrub due to jerk skin being sensitive this enzyme mask is really nice I also used hydrocolloid patches, I bought the large thin ones and cut them up (it’s cheaper this way) I also keep all my finger nails really short and would cover the tips of my fingers that I use to pick with bandaids. So far this routine has really helped. I hope you find some things in here useable and if all else fails therapy could really aid In controlling this issue or nipping it in the butt all together goodluck!❤️

The ultimate fidget toy:

https://www.amazon.com/Tangle-Creations-8800-Relax-Therapy/dp/B001EWC5M4

I got something like this for when I was in work training- it helped with my fidgeting a little. I'm also trying out taking inositol, which some people says helps with anxiety and compulsive behaviors. If it makes a big difference, I'll post here. I also just tried drinking a lot of water once. Like, when I got the urge to bite, I would take a sip of water.

I got to about 2 months without biting my nails before, but all of that energy just went to other places. Nails made it easier to pick my skin, and I'd just paint my nails and flake the paint off :I