reality just hit.

Just because it’s not normal doesn’t mean it needs a cure.

Hello you wonderful person with Dermatillomania and/or Trichotillomania

Brain: Be sad now.

Hiding the darkness that comes before the light is like being a travel writer that only talks about the final destination.

Body-Focused Repetitive Behaviors (BFRBs) I asked Dr. Grant why he believes BFRBs are so under-researched and underfunded. He said that the main reason was that “people consider them simply habits that one should be able to change on one’s own instead of complex behaviors that result in problems for people.” UK-based Simon Darnley believes “there is treatment out there” in the form of “anxiety therapies” conducted by “good therapists.” The problem is that he typically sees five to 10 cases per year. Why so few cases? Jennifer Raikes spoke of a “catch 22” situation where “people who have these disorders do not talk about them.” There is little public awareness of the existence of these disorders, so people don’t know they even have something that requires treatment. Shame is what sends people into the shadows. Mr. Darnley says the lack of awareness of BFRBs is due to “shame and embarrassment as people partly believe their BFRBs are their own fault.” People need reassurance that their habits are not their fault, and that they should feel confident to address them and talk about them. Taking a hard-line approach with someone and telling him or her to stop something they can’t control only perpetuates the shame they feel and subjugates them into more silence.