Kitchener Waterloo Support Group!
We’ve got a new peer-support group in the works! Be sure to email BFRB.kitchener.waterloo@gmail.com if you are interested in joining or want some more information!
Beyond BFRBweek
It’s been a week of sharing and coming together. Sharing information, sharing our secrets, sharing ourselves with our loved ones, our community, and, to some extent, the world. We came together as a community on our social media as...
The BFRB Community Teaches Me Everyday Confidence
Last Saturday, I was able to moderate a local Comic-Con Q+A panel. Years ago, it wouldn’t have been possible without a lot of shaking and shivering through the whole ordeal despite having prepared notes beforehand. But that weekend, I...
Trichotillomania Is What I Have, Not Who I Am
I am 24, and I’ve been pulling my hair for at least 16 years. When I was younger, I would twirl my hair into knots and then pull the ball of knotted hair out. In middle school, I didn’t...
BFRB Treatment Group in Calgary
Attention Calgarians! There’s a new body-focused repetitive behaviour group starting out your way October 2. Lead by Dr. Corrick Woodfin, a registered psychologist, the 8-week long group will explore managing and treating BFRBs. There is a fee associated with...
BFRB Back-to-School Tips: Post-Secondary
Heading off to college or university can be scary enough, especially if you’re going away from home. All of a sudden you go from a classroom setting in which you had to raise your hand to go to the...
NEW BFRB Support Group in SASKATOON, Saskatchewan
Great news for our BFRB community out in Saskatchewan, we now have a BFRB Support Group up and running! All BFRBs and family members welcome, held every 2nd and 4th Sunday of every month. Visit our event section on the...
The Cost Of Living With a BFRB
Having any type of body-focused repetitive behaviour can force you to become somewhat of a “beauty-guru” whether you like it or not. Many of us spend more time than we’d like in our local drug-stores or beauty store trying to...
How to Avoid Having Your BFRB Story Exploited
Many of us want to share our body-focused repetitive behaviour stories on large platforms such as news sites and take the plunge, only to be subject to the stories being exploited as sensationalistic clickbait. We’ve seen the heartbreak of...
The Challenge of Going to the Dentist as a Cheek Biter
One of the things I hate doing is going for dental visits. It’s not because I don’t take care of my teeth and gums or because I don’t want to be told I have a cavity (well, that is...