UK BFRB Support Charity - Trichotillomania Support
Welcome to the UK BFRB Support Charity, run by people in recovery from body focused repetitive behaviours (BFRBs). Our mission is to reassure and support individuals on their journey to recovery from trichotillomania and other Body-Focused Repetitive Behaviours (BFRBs). As a long-established Charitable Organisation for BFRBs in the UK, we provide comprehensive resources, compassionate support, and a sense of community for those affected. Our services include educational courses, treatment plans and personalised guidance, all aimed at fostering recovery and promoting well-being. Seeking support for yourself or a loved one? We can help you nmanage the condition long-term, with compassion and expertise, making a positive difference in the lives of those affected by trichotillomania and BFRBs. We remain committed to recovery, providing easy to follow resources and support for individuals dealing with Trichotillomania and other Body-Behaviours.
Trichotillomania Support and BFRB Management
We understand day-to-day living with compulsive conditions. BFRBs include skin picking, hair pulling, and nail biting. We offer a calm and safe space where individuals can find BFRB support, resources, education, and treatment.
Aims of the UK Charitable Organisation for BFRBs, established 1996
Our BFRB Support Services
- Compassionate BFRB Coaching: Tailored coaching sessions to address your unique needs and challenges. Coaches all experienced in recovery techniques because they have BFRBs.
- Comprehensive Resources: Access to a wide range of tools and materials to help manage BFRBs.
- Community Support: Connect with others who are in recovery from BFRBs and therefore understand your experience. We offer BFRB support and encouragement which is second to none. BFRB buddy service available.
- Expert Guidance: Receive advice and strategies from experienced professionals in the field of BFRBs.
Our Story
Nadine, Hair Pulling Recovery Coach:
It was 1996 and I was 34. I was ready to set up a UK BFRB Support Charity. I had been pulling my hair out for over 20 years and enough was enough!! Two of my three sisters were skin-pickers and my third sister and my dad were chronic nail-biters. My brother pulled his beard hairs. We all knew there must be a genetic connection.
I’d read about this remarkable innovation called the internet and I knew the first thing I would type is “I pull my hair out”. I wanted to start a Trichotillomania Support Charity. I wasn’t expecting millions of people across the world to say the same!!! And the rituals – they all matched. Other people, in Malaysia and Namibia, pulled the root off the hair, just like me! It was obviously genetic, because what else did we have in common … I realised one of us needed to stop pulling and help others to find their way too.
I met Michelle online and together we decided to stop pulling and start documenting our progress to help others stop BFRBs.
Kerri – BFRB Support Charity’s online coach, helping in recovery from skin picking
I first started to pick my skin around the age of 12. It began with my upper back then gradually increased to other places on my body. I found it soothed my anxiety it brought me great comfort in the moment.
I would often obsess in front of the mirror over my skin, searching for imperfections to ‘fix’. The more anxious I was, the more I picked. I struggled to stop once I started
When I was 16 my parents separated. The picking worsened and started to become noticeable to my peers in school. I was often questioned about scabs, particularly on my face and along my jawline. I tried to cover it with make up but it was a struggle and didn’t work most of the time.
I didn’t see the picking as an issue, besides the shame and embarrassment I would feel when my face would bleed. I didn’t think it was possible that I could stop, or even that it was a big enough problem to get help with. It was never something my Dr saw as an issue
I continued to pick for the next 15 years. I always felt like it was a bit of a dirty secret. Sometimes it was conscious, sometimes it was unconscious. I picked at home, at work, in front of friends, anywhere if I felt the need to.
I looked up UK BFRB Support Charity. Then I met Neo and I could finally put a name to my disorder. I used to pick several times a day and now I rarely touch my skin. I truly believe knowledge is power, I’ve learned so much and have control over these negative behaviours. I feel so empowered and like I have more of my life back.
I am grateful to have the opportunity to help other people stop picking and to dedicate my time to healing rather than picking. If you’re struggling, don’t wait – make an appointment and let me help YOU make similar adjustments so that your life feels more fulfilled.
Lie back, relax, and let us talk to your subconscious mind to gently soothe away negative thoughts and behaviour.
The latest in the Neovision range of powerful hypnotherapy recordings for BFRBs, Stop Hair Pulling has been developed specifically to combat the urge to pull hairs and aid recovery from BFRBs.
View our other relaxation recordings – safe BFRB treatments.
Personalised coaching for hair pulling and skin picking
Just having someone who truly understands what you’re going through is such a powerful thing. You really are not alone in wanting to stop BFRBs.
We have sourced excellent evidence-based treatment from https://coaching.care and agreed low cost BFRB coaching.
BFRB Education
We train professionals to treat BFRBs. Our services have included speaking to teams of GPs about BFRBs and being involved in patient teams of unusual illnesses. We have also attended schools and spoken at assemblies. For our website, we obviously compile all the up-to-date information about behaviour management into accessible pages and services for you to simply digest.
Effective Strategies for Managing Trichotillomania
We provide practical strategies and techniques to help you manage Trichotillomania and other BFRBs, including cognitive-behavioural therapy (CBT), habit reversal training, and a multitude of mindfulness practices.
Our goal is to empower you with the tools and knowledge you need to reduce hair-pulling behaviors and improve your overall comfort in your skin.
Mission Statement
The Charitable Organisation BFRB Support UK is known as Trichotillomania Support is a resource for people with, for example, trichotillomania as well as other BFRBs, as well as their families, teachers, health care professionals and researchers. Our purpose is to raise awareness, understanding, support and treatment of trichotillomania. Through continued hard work of our staff and volunteers, Trichotillomania Support is building a strong foundation for the future treatment of trichotillomania and other BFRBs.
Our Pledge
Our pledge is the provision of a safe zone where people can confide, create, recover and discover using interactive, cutting-edge technology, the power to challenge and change, beliefs and behaviours that may have previously caused picking or hair or eyelash pulling.
We are convinced we can help anyone who wants to stop pulling to do so. See our treatment pages for options.
Offer support and understanding to people with BFRBs, their families, supporters and friends.
Thanks for reading our page – you are so appreciated!