u/Miscelliouss

DISCLAIMER!!! im NOT asking for medical advice, just some ways others have helped them limit their picking that might work for me <3

hi all! i’m new to this subreddit, so sorry if this is repetitive but i have a compulsive skin picking issue and hair pulling problem. It’s definitely ocd related but part of it is also a stim for my anxiety and panic disorder.
I know it looks different for everyone but mine is pretty bad and i will pick until i have open sores on my face. (I take the precautions and clean the areas, sanitize hands, etc.)
I’ve tried hydrocolloid patches and those only work if i put a bandaid over it so i can’t see the patch. Even then i cant stand the bumps on my skin, it drives me mental.
I’ve spoken to a counsellor and she told me to see a psychiatrist, but my insurance won’t cover an evaluation and allow me to keep seeing her, which i need counselling weekly or bi weekly.
i have an appointment with a dermatologist in november but i really need suggestions on how people curb their urges or even just limit the picking.

I’m quitting working at my job at the end of the month but i’m genuinely wondering if this is legal..
My work has had broken AC for Months now and keep saying they’re “fixing it” it’ll work for a day and then break again. Yesterday we lost power and the ac started SMOKING outside.
I’m on SSRI’s and in the process of getting a pots diagnosis, i can’t work in extreme heat, i’m at risk for heat stroke or heat related illnesses. I remember seeing somewhere that if you go home sick, your employer has to give you the full shifts worth of pay. but they have definitely cut my hours and only paid me for 3 hours of an 8 hour shift.
there was also recently a carbon monoxide leak that left my coworker and i pretty sick but there’s no proof because the store had no CO detectors. But the guys checking the water pump said it was leaking carbon monoxide-
Can they be doing this to me? is this legal?? I can’t find any laws stating it isnt but google is saying its not.
I live in Ontario if that helps