Shame

Learn how BFRB Awareness Week came to be and why awareness for Body-Focused Repetitive Behaviors (BFRBs) is needed. Community members share their inspiring stories of hope, resiliency, and recovery, along with why #BFRBweek is important and what it means to them.

It’s hard to accept a condition that you didn’t want and never asked for. The difficulty in coming to terms with having a mental health disorder that causes visible wounds on the skin can be overwhelming in day-to-day life. How can a person look at their skin and be okay with what they see? I learned how