#tw bfrb

[goose-onthe-loose]

#dermatillomania #skin picking #compulsive skin picking #actuallyocd #tw bfrb #body focused repetitive behavior #art #comic #my art #original art

[breaking-news-the-aroace-has]

#tw dermatillomania #tw bfrb #dermatillomania #bfrb #bfrb awareness #aroace #aromantic #asexual #aromantic asexual #aspec #breaking news #brought to you by ^him #arospec #aromaticism #breaking news the aroace has #what has the aroace done today #ace #aro #asexual aromantic #asexual news #asexuality #sorry the aroace-ness takes a backseat in this one

[waitingforthesunrise]

I love you people with dermotillamania. I love you people walking the weird blurry line between self harm and skin condition. I love you people with healing scabs and scars and bandaids. I love you people who get triggered by short sleeves and can’t explain it. I love you people who have to take deep breaths while wearing a tank top. I love you people with scars that look like stars and planets and stories written on your skin. I love you people with short nails and long elaborate nails. I love you people who are learning to find boundaries around triggers. I love you people who hide your infections and don’t believe their story is valid. I love you people who are caring for eachother in this community. I love you people who don’t trust their hands but are learning to trust their heart. You are valuable and loved and beautiful. I am kissing your forehead and wishing you joy

#Dermotillamania #excoriation disorder #tw bfrb #tw dermatillomania #ocd awareness #bfrb culture #bfrb awareness #living with ocd #ocd

[scrupulosity-et-al]

people with trichotillomania aren’t ugly for having bald spots, short or missing eyelashes, or patchy eyebrows.

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

y’all are great just the way you are, and I hope you’re not feeling too self-conscious at the moment. you deserve to feel valued regardless of the visible signs of your mental illness

#bfrbs #body focused repetitive behavior #tw bfrb #trichotillomania #excoriation disorder

[notabled-noodle]

I’ve been meaning to make this post for a while, but I kept wussing out, so… let’s talk about “gross” symptoms!

I still maybe only shower once a week, but I’m working on it! showering takes a lot of energy, and it’s really hard to fit it into my schedule. I know I’m smelly. I try not to be

my hands bleed a lot because I pick at my skin around my fingernails. I’m not sure if it’s a BFRB or a harmful stim, but it doesn’t really matter — either way, I can’t stop myself from doing it

eating rice makes me think about maggots, and I can’t stop my brain from making that connection. as a result, I throw up almost every time I try to consume rice

autism is great! I love being autistic! but also sometimes it does make me seem like a completely disgusting person, and that’s just part of the package

#autism #autistic #bfrb #tw bfrb #tw bugs #tw emetophobia

[a-linearis]

to my fellow humans struggling with bfrbs (body focused repetitive behaviours):

you are not a monster, you are not disgusting or shameful, you are a person worthy of love and care and respect :)

About a week ago, I had one of the worst episodes of skin biting in months, I'm doing better now but I wanted to put some tips and reminders here!

I didn't know that there was terms for my behaviours until like a few months ago (even though this has been a thing since I was really young), since shame and stigma got in the way of anyone in my family actually doing any research/getting me help (i.e. i had to deal with it on my own :<)

[note: a lot of these are for dermatophagia/onychophagia since I can talk from personal experience, feel free to add your own advice!]

Water is a big thing that can be triggering, since it can reveal flaps of skin (when your skin absorbs the water and your skin goes wrinkly), so a lot of these revolve around water.

If the skin around your fingers is affected, go wash your hands immediately after an episode of the repetitive behaviour! Rinsing my mouth also helps sometimes.

go get yourself some (cheap) hand cream from your local drugstore. I always keep moisturiser on me to use after I was my hands/do the dishes/have a shower/anytime my hands feel dry

Wash the dishes with gloves/use a dishmatic/if you have a dishwasher and it doesn't cost too much to use you can use that

Try turning off the water in your shower whilst applying soap to your body. If showers are completely too triggering, flannels and deodorant (but at least try to shower if you've exercised/once every few days). Equally, washing your hands should be fine, but if not, then hand sanitiser (be careful of cuts though!)

I exfoliate around my fingers with brown sugar like once every two days if my fingers don't hurt, I'm not sure of the proven efficacy of it removing dead skin from the surface but it makes me feel good (it's a good replacement activity)

nail oils! jojoba oil is known to be good, but i used to use virgin olive oil because it's also good (and it was something I had at home). Right now I just use shea butter! just moisturise in any way possible!

There are some things that people say such as bitter nail solutions and gum, but I used to just chew right through those, so remember that there is no one solution that works for everyone (some of these won't help you, and that's fine)

Plasters tend to stop air from getting to small cuts on your fingers so try not to use those (they weren't very helpful for me, at least)

When your hands start healing, gloves can help, but the fabric tends to catch onto skin/nails so be careful with that (and when you're putting on clothes in general)

Nail polish/rings if you like them! You shouldn't feel like you have to wait until your fingers are better before you can look nice :)

Knitting/fiddling with rings/making sure your doing something with your hands can be useful sometimes, but it's totally understandable if you just start with one little piece of skin and you end up like completely wrecking your fingers (when you start, you often can't stop)

Be aware of possible triggers. it's very hard to do this since sometimes episodes come out of nowhere, but I know i'm more likely to start biting my skin after stressful events or during task paralysis/when my brain is "stuck" (the logic is that my brain can be "stuck" on something else instead of all these impending things i have to do but can't get myself to start doing)

Remind yourself how much your hands help you to experience the world around you - You write, read, use technology, make and eat food, play your favourite games, hug your friends and create with your hands! You owe it to yourself to keep them safe and healthy where possible. Be compassionate with yourself (it will often be in spite of the way others treat you - but we are all here for you!)

talking about it can always help too with removing guilt/shame (I am always down to talk) and reading other posts on the tags here can feel v validating (@bfrb-culture-is has been so so helpful in making me feel less alone!)

I do hope this is helpful, this post is as much for me as it is for anyone else that comes across it <3

Have a good day~

#dermatophagia #onychophagia #tw bfrb #bfrb awareness #bfrb #body focused repetitive behavior #tw self injurious behaviour

[swampvoid]

it's crazy how eyelashes exist to keep stuff from getting in our eyes & they often are the stuff & eyelash stuck in eye can be a pulling trigger & no eyelashes mean no debris barrier

#lacie.txt #is this ouroboros #trichotillomania #tw bfrb #bfrb awareness #bfrb culture

[throwmeinthebinpleasejeeves]

"I'm going to stop this harmful behaviour" I say in the middle of this behaviour and reaching to do it again

#trichotillomania #tw bfrb #mine #ocd

[mintmutationx3]

bitches will pull their skin off and then be like “why am i bleeding”. (its me i do this)

#sorry for the outdated meme format #dermatillomania #skin picking #bfrb #tw bfrb #body focused repetitive behavior #body focused repetitive behaviors #tw skin picking #tw dermatillomania #actually ocd #ocd #ocd compulsions #harper shitposts #this post brought to you by the blood smeared on my hands from my bleeding lips

[baby-anonymouse]

if it (my scalp) wasn’t meant to be fucked (scratched and picked til raw and bloody) then why did god make it so fuckable (textured) ???????

#bfrb #tw bfrb #tw blood #tw injury #also OWWWWIE my scalp hurts :((((( #word of god #skin picking #dermatillomania

[fairiencarnate]

Hey you can go foundation-less with spots and be cute, just sayin' 🌼

#old photos but my face is like this rn and im trying to remind myself #my face #dermatillomania #skin picking #bfrb awareness #bfrb #tw bfrb #skin neutrality #skin positivity #acne positivity #self love #self acceptance #body focused repetitive behavior

[bookwyrminspiration]

the joys of taking a shower vs the numerous open wounds I am always covered in because I have skin and my brain decided I shouldn’t anymore

#dermatillomania #excoriation disorder #skin picking #tw bfrb #when the hot water and soap hits the gouges I’ve dug into my skin that’s amore #that’s also a little ouch #it is a small nuisance but a recurring one #shout out to anyone else trying to no longer have skin in this chilis tonight #tw injury

[a-linearis]

recovery (and living with a bfrb) is wild because you'll be doing well for like ages, and just when you think "ah, it's going so well" that same evening, you'll like, relapse or something, and then you're scared you're going to be stuck in a cycle forever ;-;

#tw bfrb #bfrb #bfrb awareness #recovery #healing #mental health #someone tell me i'll be okay ahahah ;-;-;

[swampvoid]

sometimes trichcore is shaving your eyebrowsto avoid pulling

#lacie.txt #trichotillomania #tw bfrb #tw trichotillomania #trich shit #ye i relapsed again after a week i can't look at myself in the mirror now XD