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9 - The Importance of Self-Care

from Part III - Lifestyle Changes and Maintenance of Recovery

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  26 May 2025

Suzanne Mouton-Odum
Affiliation:
Psychology Houston, PC-The Center for Cognitive Behavioral Treatment, Texas
Ruth Goldfinger Golomb
Affiliation:
Behavior Therapy Center of Greater Washington, Maryland
Charles S. Mansueto
Affiliation:
Behavior Therapy Center of Greater Washington, Maryland
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In this chapter we have suggested ways for readers to keep hair, skin, and nails healthy. Often BFRBs are attempts to “fix” a perceived problem. Finding healthier ways to address things that are bothersome about hair and skin, in ways that don’t cause harm to the body, is one of the goals of this chapter. We also review a number of self-care approaches that are designed to help improve one’s life in general, including sleep, nutrition, exercise, and emotional well-being. The chapter expands the BFRB plan to include specific techniques to help reduce BFRBs (e.g., to address cues and triggers for pulling or picking), as well as more general self-care activities that will improve life for the reader overall, thus improving the BFRB more indirectly. We find that addressing BFRBs on multiple levels tends to set people up for the greatest likelihood for success.

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The BFRB Survival Guide
A Workbook for Overcoming Body Focused Repetitive Behaviors
, pp. 175 - 197
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Print publication year: 2025

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