this is my new bfrb blog so i thought i’d start with a masterlist i’ve been putting together for a while

resources

• fidget toys - 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6
• can’t afford/not in a situation to be able to buy fidget toys - 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9 (corks can be picked at and may help with the desire to pick. sponges can also help with this and may feel better to hold), 10
• covering scars/spots/scabs - 1, 2, 3, 4 (expensive!), 5 (expensive!), 6, 7, 8
• improve your skin - 1, 2, 3, 4, 5
• strengthen hair - 1, 2, 3, 4, 5,
• covering bald spots (brackets are wigs) - 1, 2, 3, (4, 5, 6, 7)
• how to apply make up - 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6
• sugar free chewing gum - 1, 2, any small newsagent type shop should sell this, just make sure it’s definitely sugar free if you’re chewing a lot
• lip balm and oil (both bad and good tasting for lip chewing) - 1, 2 (i’m assuming these all taste horrible), 3, 4, 5, 6
• nail care (to stop biting and picking) - 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6
• spinner rings - 1, 2 (expensive but pretty), 3, 4, 5
• chewable fidgets to keep mouth busy - 1, 2, 3, 4

main bfrbs (understanding the different kinds and ways to stop) TRIGGERING IMAGES IN SOME LINKS

• chronic cheek biting (also includes biting of lips and other areas of mouth) - 1, 2, 3
• dermatillomania (skin picking) - 1, 2, 3
• dermatophagia (skin biting) - 1, 2, 3
• trichotillomania (hair pulling) - 1, 2, 3
• trichophagia (hair ingestion) - 1, 2, 3
• onychotillomania (nail picking) - 1, 2, 3
• onychophagia (nail biting) - 1, 2, 3
• other less common bfrbs

positive media

• Forever Marked: A Dermatillomania Diary
• Project Dermatillomania - b&w ver, colour ver (all proceeds donated to the Canadian BFRB Support Network and the Trichotillomania Learning Center)
• Top 5 Trichotillomania Moments in Television and Movies
• Trichster
• “She’s Lost Control” (a short awareness film about dermatillomania. very graphic and to the point, but shows very clearly shots of blood and picking scabs)
• Celebrities with Dermatillomania
• Feathers (children’s book about trich)
• The Perfect Pull
• The Dragon Who Pulled Her Scales (another children’s book. pricing on amazon seems quite odd though)

similar tumblr posts

• dermatillomania short guide
• covering scabs
• dermadragonfly’s asks and advice

if you have any other tips, or want to say whether any of the things listed have/haven’t worked for you, reblog and add them on!