STOP touching your face - STEP BY STEP guide

Don't touch your face and wash your hands are the best ways to stay healthy and avoid colds, the flu, and outbreaks of new illness and viruses. But this is really hard to do. I combine behavioral psychology and public health and show you the 4 best ways to stop touching your face so much.

Timestamps:
0:12 - Why it's important to avoid touching your face.
1:45 - Step #1: Make avoiding your face an obvious habit.
5:52 - Step #2: Make avoiding your face an attractive habit.
6:39 - Step #3: Make avoiding your face an easy habit.
8:05 - Step #4: Make avoiding your face a satisfying habit.
9:44 - Address the other reasons why we touch our faces.
10:45 - Use this method to increase hand washing.

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THE PSYCH SHOW! Creating mental health videos that educate, entertain, and empower! Produced, written, and edited by clinical psychologist Ali Mattu, Ph.D. All videos are provided for informational purposes only and do not constitute clinical advice.

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[smilelovedancealot]

Thank you for this video! I’m a big believer in not just telling people what they should do (use their phone less, stop procrastinating, etc) but explaining HOW to do it. I’ve been struggling with this, so thank you!

[LordKniife]

its so weird, everytime i think actively about not touching my face, everything (well not literally of course) starts itching in my face. How do i make it stop....

[l.g.]

Thanks so much Dr. Mattu, another great video from you. We all really appreciate your wisdom and care for humanity, you have so much inner light! Greetings from Guatemala

[grishmamalla]

Lately I have been touching my face so much, that my skin is getting so bad. And i finally found this video, it was very helpful. Sounds easy but it's actually tough to not touch your face when you have a habit. I'm trying to follow all the tips, hopefully i get rid of the bad habit and my skin gets better

[drali]

Timestamps:
0:12 - Why it's important to avoid touching your face.
1:45 - Step #1: Make avoiding your face an obvious habit.
5:52 - Step #2: Make avoiding your face an attractive habit.
6:39 - Step #3: Make avoiding your face an easy habit.
8:05 - Step #5: Make avoiding your face a satisfying habit.
9:44 - Address the other reasons why we touch our faces.
10:45 - Use this method to increase hand washing.

[adhdsuperpowers]

I’m getting me a human cone!! 😆 thank you for the tips and ideas 💡 I like all habit reversal techniques 👍🏻

[Seahorse_]

I can't touch my face so I try to move it to my neck

[PracticalInspiration]

This was fantastic and very timely with all the concerns with Coronavirus. It's something I've struggled with, but found that the easiest way for me to curb the habit was to do shift habits by doing something with my hands (as I'm sat at a desk most of the day, I'd usually pick up a pen and fidget with it for a few seconds which shifts my focus).

[lifewithlavvv]

I just came across this video and I must say these tips are very useful! I've been struggling with acne and spots bcoz I'm always touching my face unconsciously and of course with covid around not touching my face is only going to prove a good habit! Thanks a lot for this video :)

[xzonia]

Good video, Dr. Mattu! It's all good advice for changing habits effectively. :)

I guess you could say I took the easy way out. My younger brother has always been germ conscious and has a habit of wiping his face with his shirt shoulder or upper sleeve. Now that everyone keeps saying Don't touch your face! I find myself mimicking him. It satisfies the need to touch without increasing the risk of infection. Brainy baby brothers are a blessing! :) <3

[mariacruza]

Watching this to see if i can figure out how to keep FOOD away from my face!!

[heavymetalcroissant]

Person: DONT TOUCH UR FACE!!!
Me: **touches face**

[alexcollerone]

This was really good as I am trans and gotten into the habit of touching my face to feel facial hair. Now with this virus and flu season I've been trying to get out of the habit but so difficult

[yungdrippyblue]

Who else came here to protect themselves from coronavirus?

[vmobile]

🔥 After washing drying your hands put 1 or 2 drops of habanero sauce on 3 or 4 finger tips rub in by touching left and right fingertips together .

[Roberto-ddte]

I do something similar. When trying to remember something, I would take an item out of its ordinary place so it would constantly bother me.

[arjunbrbrown]

Sir I have permanet delusion, like when think one person is harmful, but in reality he/she is not harmful, when I touch that person any reason, I think my all secreat he know, I think I have a permanet delusion, so please madam help me and make a series of vedio in this topic I request you please please.😘

[i_am_jacky]

Clinical psychology is best or orginational psychological is best

[NadDew]

As a niles baiter
good luck for I guess

Goodbye world

[alchemillabrookhaven]

I have asthma, so these days i'm really scared about getting the coronavirus. Sometimes i have shortness of breath and I panic because i think I could be sick already. And i don't know if it is just my asthma or if it is because of the anxiety (kind of psychosomatic), because when i'm distracted I usually feel better. How could i deal with this? I'm really worried, i couldn't sleep at all last night...