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386- Nail Biting! Skin Picking! Hair Pulling! Body-Focused Repetitive Behaviors and ADHD

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Body Focus Repetitive Behavior

Olivardia: Body focus repetitive behavior is a very unexplored comorbidity, and one that i've done a lot of work with. People who engage in b f r bs often want to stop the behavior, but feel that they can't. They feel very sort of sucked into the vortex, off the behavior, and will always dislike the consequences. We're talking about these actions that are done over a consistent period of time,. where it can be quite chronic, can often result in physical damage. And is something that can sometimes result in feelings of pleasure to individuals and pain, or both.

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