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Dear TLC Community, We are pleased to share that the TLC Foundation for BFRBs is partnering with the International OCD Foundation (IOCDF) to expand and strengthen support for the BFRB community. This collaboration ensures that the progress, research, and connections built over the past 35 years will continue to grow within a larger, well-resourced organization deeply committed to OCD and related disorders, including BFRBs. After careful consideration, the Board of Directors

Dermatophagia often serves as a coping mechanism for stress, anxiety, or sensory needs, making it more complex than simply a nervous habit. Understanding this complexity is essential for choosing the most effective management strategies. The goal isn't perfection but rather finding practical tools that work for your unique situation and circumstances.

Tongue chewing often serves as a coping mechanism for stress, anxiety, or sensory needs, making it more complex than a simple habit. While occasional tongue biting happens to everyone, chronic tongue chewing can lead to cumulative effects over time that affect both physical health and emotional well-being.

Nail biting often serves as a coping mechanism for stress, anxiety, or boredom, making it more complex than simply a "bad habit." Understanding this complexity is crucial for choosing the most effective deterrents. The goal isn't perfection but rather finding practical tools that work for your unique situation and circumstances. Here are 10 tricks to help you stop biting your nails!

Tongue chewing, medically known as morsicatio linguarum, is a body-focused repetitive behavior (BFRB) that affects many people. Whether you're personally dealing with this behavior, supporting a loved one, or you're a healthcare provider seeking to better understand treatment approaches, know that effective help is available and recovery is possible.