Hi Shaun, thank you for sharing your experience. When you say "mental habits", what do you mean? I am glad to hear your symptoms have subsided. When I am stressed I often touch my face and pick the skin without even noticing. I am hoping CBT and habit reversal therapy might help. Over the years I have become increasingly dependent on certain routines, that are more or less debilitating, but it creates a lot of stress and anxiety if I do not perform them.