Coming into this review from a really different place than what a lot of the other reviewers appear to be coming from so I especially wanted to review for anyone else looking for these tools. I'm not on the spectrum, but have diagnosed C-PTSD, PTSD with dissociation and I've got an eating disorder. Part of my struggle with PTSD is BFRB's. I have a tendency to pick and bite my skin and nails, pull my hair out and pick my nose until I've damaged far up into my nasal passage and give myself frequent blood noses. I've been getting a really focused mental health care approach the last year or so especially, and since receiving my diagnosis and a lot more support, I was put into a number of therapy programs that teach me how to come back into my body. I'm doing fairly well with handling my PTSD now but the struggle is still with my BFRB's. I've given myself Paronychia twice in the last 8 months from biting my fingers (antibiotics, ugh) and I kind of landed on this website after my therapist gave me a sniff box. I felt a little silly being some place in public sniffing away at it until I realised that I got myself through the episode and was able to put away my sniff box and resume my normal activities and that's what prompted me to find more tools. I love the range Kaiko has because it helps me to think of things I could use that I wouldn't necessarily have done in the moment but still do the job pulling me out of the harmful behaviour. Another thing that matters to me a lot, which might sound really strange, is that they don't leave a smell on my hands? I hate hate hate the smell of metal on my skin and I really like that I can use my fidgets as needed and put them back into their tin (more on that) and go back to my usual activity. Another cool thing is that they come in their own tins and I think that's great for keeping them safe but they're also really amazing quality and heavy so it keeps everything else safe around them too. Great for popping in your bag and you know you won't damage whatever's in there. I actually find myself packing a bigger bag when I leave the house just to be able to accommodate my fidgets because I do, in fact, need them.
I bought two items when I got the Spikey Hand Roller and I didn't expect to love this one the most but the ouch factor of this stops me from pulling my hair out entirely, I love it. Thank. you so much, absolutely worth the price tag.
