Like I have said before your mental mind set plays a big factor in EC. I have even read articles where it says that for SOME Patients it starts because of a preoccupation with the lips which I can say is true for me. So if it started because of something mental how can we cure that? Right now my lips are good but defenatly not 100% and I still think about my lips but not as much as I first used too. Would Hypnosis help? Like hypnotizing your self to totally forget that cure it? It might sound weird but it may be worth a shot.