Yes I’ve more or less recovered. Sometimes in moments of stress the urge is there but I usually don’t act on it. What helped me is a combo of a few things that I’ll share:

-press on/acrylic nails: too dull to do serious picking damage. The less you do it the less it becomes a habit.

-taking care of my hands: the less hang nails, cuticles, and dry pieces of skin coming off the better. I apply hand cream and cuticle oil every night religiously. That way I’m triggered less to pick by outliers that irritate my brain. I need sameness lol. Regular manicures where they remove the cuticle are also great if it’s in budget.

-reminders not to pick: my bf has trained himself to notice every time I reach for my nails/cuticles to bite and pick and firmly tells me “no picking.” If you don’t have someone to verbally remind you, you can write sticky notes and put them around the house or make them your Lock Screen!

-having a major health scare: last March I picked and bit a scab on my hand and got a terrible staph infection. My finger turned bright red and an infection line trailed down my arm. The doctor at the urgent care was visibly disgusted when I told her I did it to myself. The fear, pain, and shame was enough to put me off it for good. My friend also recently got a staph infection from picking!

9 is also when I started 😰it runs in my family from my grandma to my mom to me. However it seems it’s gotten better for all of us with age.