Body-Focused Repetitive Behaviors, or BFRBs, are mental health conditions where a person repeatedly engages in behaviors that cause damage to their body. The two most well-known types are trichotillomania (hair pulling disorder) and excoriation disorder (skin picking disorder).

When most people think of OCD, they picture excessive handwashing, checking locks repeatedly, or organizing items until they feel “just right.” While these can be part of OCD, they are only a small slice of a much broader and more complex condition.

Enabling can reinforce the OCD cycle and can make compulsions even stronger over time.

Learn about different types of thoughts

R U sabotaging your relationship? Learn about relationship OCD (R-OCD), a subtype of OCD in which individuals experience intrusive, distressing thoughts about their relationship, leading to compulsive behaviors aimed at seeking certainty.