Friday 5 June 2009
Too tired to count
Things have been hugely busy here and I'm feeling too tired to be on top of things. At this stage, I am trying to focus on not scratching and let go of the counting. If I can get through the next few days without regressing I will be happy.
Thursday 4 June 2009
Wednesday 3 June 2009
Day Five - Behavioural Prescription
Dr B. suggests that I draw up a behavioural prescription which will guide me through the tougher times and help me to be conscious of my behaviour -
1. Itchy skin on waking (I don't necessarily scratch but it becomes quite trying) - Get up and get straight into bath.
Also, I find I am itchy and would normally scratch a bit when I try to get back to sleep after my daughter first wakes in the morning (she wakes at 6am for a bottle and we all go back to sleep for an hour) - I may need to stop climbing back into bed after giving her a bottle in the mornings and start the day earlier.
3. Scratching while concentrating on computer screen at night - limit my working at night so that I do bare minimum and am focused on scratching pattern during that time.
4. Rubbing my face as I walk into the toilet/leave the toilet - remind myself that this is what I do. And place a note on the door!
On the whole, I feel that things are progressing well, and I am reducing my scratching and feeling positive.
My total is coming down (slowly but still) - 22.
1. Itchy skin on waking (I don't necessarily scratch but it becomes quite trying) - Get up and get straight into bath.
Also, I find I am itchy and would normally scratch a bit when I try to get back to sleep after my daughter first wakes in the morning (she wakes at 6am for a bottle and we all go back to sleep for an hour) - I may need to stop climbing back into bed after giving her a bottle in the mornings and start the day earlier.
3. Scratching while concentrating on computer screen at night - limit my working at night so that I do bare minimum and am focused on scratching pattern during that time.
4. Rubbing my face as I walk into the toilet/leave the toilet - remind myself that this is what I do. And place a note on the door!
On the whole, I feel that things are progressing well, and I am reducing my scratching and feeling positive.
My total is coming down (slowly but still) - 22.
Tuesday 2 June 2009
Day Four
Back on with the counting today - a grand total of 25 scratches. This is half of what I had been when I started the programme so and improvement. But still a way to go ...
The majority of scratches I have recorded are not scratches or rubs of the old pattern - those are attempts at the new behaviour. (I would say 25 - 30% are old behaviours.) What I have done successfully so far is when I move to the area (sometimes this is still automatic), I allow myself to push the itchy area.
The majority of scratches I have recorded are not scratches or rubs of the old pattern - those are attempts at the new behaviour. (I would say 25 - 30% are old behaviours.) What I have done successfully so far is when I move to the area (sometimes this is still automatic), I allow myself to push the itchy area.
Monday 1 June 2009
Day Three
Today I left my hand little clicker at home so I didn't count properly. I continued to click in my mind but at the end of the day I do not have an accurate tally. I would say that I scratchhed no more than the previous day and I hope a little less. I will have to count carefully tomorrow.
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