Body-focused repetitive behaviors, or BFRBs, are a set of disorders categorized by self-grooming routines that essentially go awry. These include pulling, picking, biting, or scraping one's hair, skin ...

Body-focused repetitive behavior (BFRB) is when a person compulsively engages in body-focused habits, such as skin picking, cheek chewing, hair pulling, and similar. It is difficult for people to stop ...

Oct. 1—7 is Body-Fo­cused Repetitive Behavior awareness week. Many people may not know what this week is or why it’s important, but I do. The TLC Foundation for Body-Focused Repetitive Behavior is a ...

BUT THERE ARE STRATEGIES TO HELP YOU STOP. IT HAS THIS SORT OF SOOTHING SENSATION IN DR. MICHELLE DE BLASI UNDERSTANDS THAT MAY SOUND ODD TO ANYONE WHO DOESN’T DO THIS OR THIS OR THIS. IT’S A WAY THAT ...

Some people with trichotillomania decide to shave their heads to prevent the urge to pull their hair. Although references to hair-pulling can be found as far back as ancient Egypt, the hair-pulling ...

In her appearance on The Mel Robbins podcast, Dr Tracey Marks explained the real reason behind nail biting and skin picking.

Community data suggest trichotillomania and pregnancy are linked to mostly stable or improved hair pulling and skin picking ...