#bfrbawarenessweek

As a person suffering from #trichotillomania, getting your hair cut can be a very scary experience. That's why we are so grateful for hairstylists like Chris O'Leary, who are not only accepting of #BFRBs, but are also very knowledgeable. Chris has been to two BFRB Conferences, where he gave haircuts - some of which were to people who hadn't been to a salon in years. Thank you for everything you do, Chris, and for supporting our #SeeMeStand campaign! #Repost @chrisolearyart (@get_repost) ・・・ As a hairstylist i would like to bring awareness to all those clients and friends of mine who suffer from bfrbs or body-focused repetitive behavior such as hair pulling, skin picking, and nail biting. Ive been allowed to be on a journey with alot of these people as their stylist, and very proud to call them my friends. #seemestand #bfrb #bfrbs #bfrbawareness #bfrbawarenessweek #hairpulling #skinpicking #nailbiting

Written by Laura A. Barton, 𝘊𝘳𝘦𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘚𝘱𝘢𝘤𝘦𝘴 𝘧𝘰𝘳 𝘗𝘦𝘰𝘱𝘭𝘦 𝘰𝘧 𝘊𝘰𝘭𝘰𝘳 𝘸𝘪𝘵𝘩 𝘉𝘍𝘙𝘉𝘴 delves into the creation of the support group Imani BFRB and the non-profit organization, The Lyder Foundation for BFRBs, and why these resources were so desperately needed in the greater BFRB community.

Its the last day of bfrb awareness week abd i thiught today I'd touch on the other disorders under the BFRB spectrum and other things. First there are so many bfrbs i cant name them all, but one i do want to touch on because i know it affects me and most people don't know it, is dermatillomania (compolsive skin picking). This bfrb is basically you see something or feel something on your skin and it has to come off. The only other bfrb i can name is triophagra (if i spelt it correctly) which is where you eat your hair pholiculs and basically that can cause health problems. My disorder and bfrb, Trichotillomania, makes me feel trapped. I feel like when people meet someone the first this they look at is your hair, and i feel guilty whenever people tell me i have nice hair because i know its a lie. I have small spots here and there where i have no hair, i struggle to not rip it out all the time, and i just get so fustrated and jealous whenever i see someone with gorgeous, thick, long hair. But i still feel like its taboo to speak of my disorder, this week i feel is the only week i can be so open online about it. So this picture i drew last year, its how this disorder makes me feel. Thank you for putting up with my posts this week, i really hope i have created more awarness for bfrbs. ° • ° • ° • ° • ° • ° • #trichotillomania #bfrb #hairpulling #trich #hairloss #bfrbawarenessweek

BFRBs effect men and women. I will be re-blogging more post with more information. I would have more information but I don’t want to spread mis-information. My next post will be about My BFRBs and how I deal with it.

Its bfrb awareness week this week and I'd like to share my experience with this disorder. My bfrb is Trichotillomania, i was diagnosed with it early last year after months of hiding my pulling and bald spots from my family. This time last year i was half bald with little teeny tiny eyebrows. At school i did have a few people who would tease me for wearing wigs, and as i was coming closer to my final exams i lost my eyebrows, more hair and my dream of having long natural hair for my graduation faded along with my hair. This disorder has been ruling my life for the past 2 years, i feel so lucky ive gotten mostly positive responses from my friends and family. It hasnt been all abd with this disorder though, ive met so many wonderful people threw online and offline support groups, my doctor and psycholohist have learnt about bfrbs due to having me as a patient. No matter what this disorder throws at me i won't let it change who i am 😸😸 ° • ° • ° • ° • ° • ° • ° • #trichotillomania #bfrb #hairpulling #trich #hairloss #bfrbawarenessweek

These are not photos that I would normally post, but I feel that it is important that I do. This week is #BFRB awareness week. BFRB stands for Body Focused Repetitive Behavior. My BFRB is called #trichotillomania , and I've had it since I was about 8 years old. It's a compulsive hair pulling disorder. Basically, I pull out my eyelashes and eyebrows compulsively, and there is NOTHING that I can do to stop myself. These are my eyelashes and eyebrows as of 10 minutes ago. Basically non-existent. I use makeup to hide the demon I live with that is #trich ...but when I come home, this is what I see in the mirror. It's a struggle every single day. I'm posting this picture to spread awareness of this, and other BFRBs so that others can be aware of what people with these conditions may be going through, and also to show other people suffering from one of these conditions that they are not alone. You are not your BFRB. #bfrbawareness #bfrbawarenessweek

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