BFRB Treatment: Does a Child Have to Want to Stop?
Psychology Today | 20.05.2026 06:26
It's true we can't force another person to be ready to change. But with Body-Focused Repetitive Behaviors (BFRBs), like hair pulling, skin picking, and nail biting, ambivalence about stopping isn't resistance. It's expected because the behavior is serving a function. It may be regulating arousal, soothing a difficult feeling, providing reliable sensory input in an overstimulating day, or meeting a need that nothing else has yet met.
