#bfrbs

current method of deterring skin picking: laminated Dr house mirror reminder

the general way that BFRBs (body focused repetitive behaviours) are treated by the general public, but especially rhinotillexomania (obsessive nose picking). i’m constantly called childish/immature and disgusting, whether it be indirectly (ex. “people who pick their nose are gross”) or directly. it’s constantly treated as a choice. like i could just stop but don’t because im some gross child. its treated like i want this.

This is OCspec saneism (BFRBs are absolutely on the OCspec!)

if you get a staph infection in your nose and the tip of your nose specifically starts swelling and getting red/painful (called rudolph's sign) see a doctor ASAP for medical attention, most websites about it say to go to the emergency room

people with excoriation disorder aren’t ugly for having scars, scabs, and uneven skin.

people with BFRBs aren’t ugly for walking around with evidence of their mental illness on their body — rough skin, short nails, and scars of all kinds are not ugly

a BFRB is not “specific OCD”

a BFRB is not OCD at all

BFRBs are in the DSM category “OCD and related disorders” (it is a related disorder only in that it can look similar from the outside)

you can have a BFRB and never experience anything like OCD

in fact. while it is common for someone with OCD to have a BFRB, it also explicitly says in the DSM that they are completely different disorders

BFRBs are also commonly seen in people with autism, anxiety, and ADHD