Body Focused Repetitive Behaviours (BFRBs)
Body Focused Repetitive Behaviours (BFRBs)
Body-focused repetitive behaviour (BFRB) refers to a group of related disorders including hair pulling, skin picking, and nail-biting. While many feel shame related to their BFRB, they are more common than people realize, impacting at least 5% of the population. Unique from habits or tics, BFRBs are complex disorders that result in repeated touching ones’ hair and body in ways that can result in physical damage.
Com-B Model of Treatment.
There are many tools that can help one recover from these problems. Using the evidence based, Comprehensive Behaviour Model (Com-B), you will learn to recognize various triggers as well as individualized strategies that will help you gain control of your BFRB. So take a deep breath, relax, and know that we are here to support you.
