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ADAA blog: How to Stop Pulling or Picking

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"Just stop pulling or picking!

If only it were that simple.

Compulsive hair pulling (trichotillomania) and skin picking (excoriation) are Body Focused Repetitive Behavior Disorders (BFRBs). If you’re one of the 200+ million people who live with a BFRB, then you know how incredibly difficult these habits are to stop."

Read ADAA member Ashley J. Smith, PhD's, tips to stop picking and pulling. adaa.org/learn-from-us/from...

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