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Rachel87 , 10 May 2016

Covering thumb?

Has anyone tried covering their thumb or fingers with something to make it more difficult to pull? I think I might try putting a plaster on my thumb tip and see if that helps

2 Answers
Liz321
May 13, 2016
Haven't tried that but cut all my nails right down, worked until nails started growing again .
Zakalwe
July 21, 2016
Plasters work great and really do prevent you form pulling.
What I use is the following:
Since it is too noticeable to wear plaster regularly, people at work start asking questions... what i do is cut a small piece about 7mm in size from the plaster and stick it to the thumb. It is quire discrete and does the job equally well as a whole plaster.

Good luck

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