YOU ARE
not alone

The TLC Foundation for Body-Focused Repetitive Behaviors helps end isolation and shame for people experiencing hair pulling, skin picking, nail biting, cheek biting, and associated behaviors.

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The TLC Foundation for Body-Focused Repetitive Behaviors

"I support TLC because the community I've found saved my life. I've met my best friends through TLC Conferences and events!"

-Gessie

"Connection is the BEST medicine. Thanks to TLC, I'll never feel isolated in my BFRB again."

-Olivia

"I have been a part of this community for a number of years and made great friends."

-Jen

"I feel it is so very important to show the general population what mental illness looks like in everyday life. Anybody can develop a mental illness."

-Janet

"I support TLC because of all the love and support they give me and all the people like me. Finding TLC was like finding air when suffocating."

-Ogechukwu

"I wholeheartedly LOVE TLC! 💙💚"

-Maddie

"I have been a TLC member longer than I can remember. They’ve helped me beyond anything ever could when I finally stopped hiding my BFRB."

-Tina

"TLC: working so many years spreading awareness and supporting people with BFRBs."

-Jose

"I support TLC because they enrich the lives of people with BFRBs across the world and help us feel less alone."

-Haley

"I have been dealing with trich my whole life. Although I wear a wig, I am comfortable talking about my disorder now, and enjoyed my Master’s graduation."

-Lauren

"I have trichotillomania and love everything TLC does for the BFRB community."

-Barbara

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TLC is a heart-centered organization that has been dedicated to breaking down myths and misperceptions about people experiencing BFRBs since 1991.
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