Body-focused repetitive behaviors involve recurrent, irresistible urges to touch, rub, scratch, pick at, or dig into skin, bite nails, bite inside of cheeks and lips, or pick nose. Listen to this podcast to learn more about BFRBS and how CBT and Habit Reversal Training can help treat skin picking (dermatillomania), hair pulling (trichotillomania) and related disorders.

CBT for BFRB’s, such as skin picking and trichotillomania (hair pulling), entail:

1. Learning to observe behavior and catch it in action before too much time has passed.
2. Engaging in a replacement behavior to ride out the initial moments of the urge to engage in the behavior.
3. Increase in self compassion and acceptance to reduce the guilt and other negative emotions that often accompany one’s struggle to move past BFRBs.

BFRBs, such as trichotillomania and skin picking can be effectively treated with CBT and Habit Reversal Therapy. Interested in learning more? Watch a sample session of CBT for BFRBs.