The BFRB Survival Guide
A Workbook for Overcoming Body Focused Repetitive Behaviors

Full of tips and exercises, this workbook offers practical guidance for managing BFRBs, including hair-pulling and skin picking disorders.

Suzanne Mouton-Odum (Author), Ruth Goldfinger Golomb (Author), Charles S. Mansueto (Author)

9781009468503, Cambridge University Press

Paperback / softback, published 12 June 2025

224 pages
25.5 x 17.7 x 1.4 cm, 0.44 kg

'This workbook is well organized and easy to understand, but what truly makes it stand out is how it guides the reader through the material in a personal and compassionate way – you can really feel the authors' empathy in their writing. What's especially unique is the way each exercise doesn't just end when it is completed; the authors encourage you to reflect back on the exercise, helping the insights sink in and better allowing you to integrate each experience into the bigger picture of your treatment journey. If you're struggling with BFRBs, this is a must-have resource.' Allen H. Weg, EdD, Founder, Stress and Anxiety Services; Author, OCD Treatment Through Storytelling

Do you suffer with a body focused repetitive behavior (BFRB) such as skin picking or hair pulling that is causing you distress? You are not alone – BRFBs affect up to one in twenty people. With this practical and easy-to-follow workbook you can create your own step-by-step plan to overcome your BFRB in a user-friendly format with easy-to-use worksheets and practical exercises. You will be supported on your path to learning self-awareness, self-compassion, and new skills to manage your behavior. Chapters will guide you through preparing for change, dealing with shame and self-criticism, utilizing new skills, maintaining gains, and preventing relapse. This workbook is the best single resource available for those suffering with a BFRB who are wanting to heal the scars of the past and move to a place of confidence, changed behavior, and self-acceptance.

Part I. Preparation, Gaining Perspective, and Heightening Awareness of your BFRB: 1. Getting started on your BFRB journey
2. Increasing awareness of your BFRB
3. Gaining a better understanding of your BFRB
Part II. Interventions and Skill Building: Selecting and Using Interventions
4. The sensory domain
5. The cognitive domain
6. The affective domain
7. The motor domain
8. The place domain
Part III. Lifestyle Changes and Maintenance of Recovery
9. The importance of self-care
10. Putting it all together to move forward
References
Index.

Subject Areas: Clinical psychology [MMJ]