Skin Picking, Hair Pulling, or Other BFRBs: Webinar Recap

By Laura Chackes, Psy.D. This week I launched a webinar training series for those with BFRBs, and thought I’d recap the main points I shared here for those of you who missed it. People with Body-Focused Repetitive Behaviors (BFRBs), such as skin picking or hair pulling, often struggle with these compulsive behaviors throughout their entire […]

Body Focused Repetitive Behavior Awareness Week

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By Laura Chackes, Psy.D. Body Focused Repetitive Behavior (BFRB) Awareness Week starts Monday, October 1st, and to help spread awareness I want to use some words from my BFRB community to help you understand what it’s like to have a BFRB. First of all, you may be wondering what a BFRB even is, and what they have […]

BFRBs and Why You’ve Never Heard of Them

Body Focused Repetitive Behavior (BFRB) is a term used to describe disorders that cause people to pull out their hair, pick their skin, bite their nails, or repeatedly damage their body in some other way. These aren’t just habits, but rather very complex psychological disorders that result in substantial physical damage to the hair or […]