Mask acne, or maskne as it has been dubbed, is something that many of us might be dealing with as public spaces reopen. It’s meaning we’re out in public more, and in many cases wearing a mask is still...
Those who celebrate Christmas often have a wish list of gifts they would like to receive. Sure, it might seem like something a child will do to prep for Santa, but many teens and adults also have a list...
Here in Southern Ontario, winter weather seems to be making an early appearance. From the colder temperatures to the snow on the ground, we’re already facing challenges that we normally wouldn’t face until later in the season. If you’re...
Heading off to college or university can be scary enough, especially if you’re going away from home. All of a sudden you go from a classroom setting in which you had to raise your hand to go to the...
Makeup tips from Danielle Roberts. Danielle is CBSN’s Peer Support Coordinator and a skin picker. I love makeup. Or rather, I should say that I have a Stockholm syndrome relationship with makeup. At 19, I was held hostage by...
Wednesday, we went to MindFest, a one-day mental health convention. It was held at the Hart House on the University of Toronto campus, which, let me just say, was a gorgeous venue.
A Body-Focused Repetitive Behaviour Awareness Week tradition here at CBSN is to gather guest blogs to share throughout the week. In the past, we’ve gotten a variety of narratives from BFRBers across the world. This week, we have four...
In the past, I’ve written about back-to-school tips I would recommend, but this time around, I thought I’d ask the body-focused repetitive behaviour (BFRB) community for their take on how to prepare for back-to-school. BFRBs are hard enough to...
Inspired by a blog on The Mighty about things the blogger wished she had been told about mental illness, I thought let’s delve into what we wished we had been told about body-focused repetitive behaviours (BFRBs), starting with dermatillomania....
It’s becoming more and more evident to me that there’s a stark divide between two different philosophies when it comes to body-focused repetitive behaviours. One the one side of things, we have community members who strive to be behaviour-free....
There are a number of posts that circulate at this time of the year featuring quotes about what people with anxiety, depression, bipolar, or just mental health in general would like others to know during the holiday season. When...
This guest blog was written by Tasneem Abrahams, a CBT therapist who treats BFRB clients, mainly with skin excoriation disorder and trichotillomania. Cognitive behavioral therapy has been shown to have the most effective results for helping people with BFRBs...
Nearer to the beginning of BFRB Awareness Week, which was from October 1st to 7th, someone posted in one of the Facebook groups questioning the point of it. The point the commenter seemed to be making was that since awareness...
I was thinking the other day how strange it is that despite the body-focused repetitive behaviour community being part of the larger mental health community, there are still some topics that don’t get discussed. It’s especially strange considering how...
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