– By the BFRB Special Interest Group Check out part 1: More Than a “Bad Habit”: Living With a BFRB Introduction Living with a body-focused repetitive behavior (BFRB) often feels… Read more »
Posts Categorized: BFRBs
More Than a “Bad Habit”: Living With a BFRB
– By the BFRB Special Interest Group Introduction Body-focused repetitive behaviors (BFRBs), including hair pulling (trichotillomania), skin picking (dermatillomania), nail biting, lip/cheek biting, and more, remain among the most misunderstood… Read more »
BFRBs vs. OCD: Similarities and Differences
This blog was originally posted by the TLC Foundation for BFRBs Body-focused repetitive behaviors (BFRBs) and obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD) are two distinct mental health conditions that share some similarities but… Read more »
Awakening from the Trance
This blog was originally posted by the TLC Foundation for BFRBs Trichotillomania touches on all levels of human experience, from the neurological to the spiritual. It represents the interactions of… Read more »
How to Stop Biting the Skin Around Your Fingers: A Comprehensive Guide to Managing Dermatophagia
This blog was originally posted by the TLC Foundation for BFRBs Compulsive skin biting around the fingers affects millions of people, yet many suffer in silence, unsure where to turn… Read more »
50 Ways to Stop Pulling Your Hair
This blog was originally posted by the TLC Foundation for BFRBs If you are looking for tips on how to manage your trichotillomania, you’ve come to the right place. Many… Read more »
Medications for Body-Focused Repetitive Behaviors
This blog was originally posted by the TLC Foundation for BFRBs If you are considering taking medication for BFRBs, please understand that no drug is currently approved by the Food… Read more »
N-acetylcysteine for Hair Pulling, Skin Picking, and Nail Biting
This blog was originally posted by the TLC Foundation for BFRBs What is N-acetylcysteine? N-acetylcysteine is an amino acid which can be found at nutrition and health food stores. This… Read more »
10 Techniques to Distract from Lip Biting
This blog was originally posted by the TLC Foundation for BFRBs Have you ever caught yourself biting your lip without realizing when it started? This body-focused repetitive behavior (BFRB) affects… Read more »
How to Stop Biting the Inside of Your Cheeks
This blog was originally posted by the TLC Foundation for BFRBs Biting of cheeks is a type of body-focused repetitive behavior characterized by constant biting of one’s inside cheeks. If… Read more »