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Understanding and Treating Chronic Cheek Chewing
Body-Focused Repetitive Behaviors (BFRBs), such as chronic cheek chewing (morsicatio buccarum ), can be challenging for those who...
TLC
Mar 203 min read
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Behavioral Therapy for Cheek Biting
Living with cheek chewing ( morsicatio buccarum ) , a type of body-focused repetitive behavior (BFRB), can feel overwhelming and...
TLC
Feb 263 min read
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Preventing Damage from Cheek Chewing
If you or someone you care about experiences chronic cheek chewing ( morsicatio buccarum ), you’re not alone. Cheek chewing, part of a...
TLC
Feb 193 min read
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Healing Sores from Cheek Chewing: A Guide to Recovery
Cheek chewing , known medically as morsicatio buccarum, is a body-focused repetitive behavior (BFRB) that involves repetitively biting,...
TLC
Jan 242 min read
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How to Stop Biting Inside of Cheeks
Biting of cheeks is a type of body-focused repetitive behavior characterized by constant biting of one’s inside cheeks. If one finds...
TLC
Jan 114 min read
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Finding Community and Connection: Online Resources for Those Affected by BFRBs
Living with Body-Focused Repetitive Behaviors (BFRBs) can sometimes feel isolating and overwhelming. But remember, there's a whole...
TLC
Aug 30, 20245 min read
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Is BFRB a Form Of Stimming?
Self-stimulating behaviors, also commonly known as stimming, are self-regulating habits and sounds one indulges in to deal with extreme...
TLC
May 29, 20245 min read
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Common Side Effects Of Cheek Biting
Like lip biting and hair pulling, we may not think much about biting our cheeks frequently. It may feel like a regular occurrence,...
TLC
Mar 18, 20245 min read
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Personalize Your BFRB Treatment Plan in Three Steps
Step 1: Identify Your Triggers Sensory : Sensations I have before, during, and after I pull/pick (ex. scalp itches; hair feels coarse)...
TLC
Mar 7, 20241 min read
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Some More Advice For Significant Others
BFRBs are stubborn problems with many different inputs that must all be addressed in a comprehensive way. Getting recovered therefore...
Fred Penzel, Ph.D.
Mar 7, 20249 min read
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Medications for Body-Focused Repetitive Behaviors
If you are considering taking medication for BFRBs , please understand that no drug is currently approved by the Food and Drug...
Sam Szentmik
Mar 7, 20247 min read
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N-acetylcysteine for Hair Pulling, Skin Picking, and Nail Biting
What is N-acetylcysteine? N-acetylcysteine is an amino acid which can be found at nutrition and health food stores. This supplement...
Sam Szentmik
Mar 7, 20246 min read
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Evidence-based Therapeutic Treatment for BFRBs
Research into treatments for BFRBs , particularly hair pulling and skin picking disorder , has grown steadily over the past decade....
TLC
Mar 7, 20248 min read
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Surviving Freshman Year and Beyond: What You Should Know about BFRBs and College
Ellen has been involved with TLC since 1998 and attributes much of her continued success in treating her hair pulling—and in life—to the...
Ellen
Mar 7, 20246 min read
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