A new approach was shown to help 53% of participants in a six-week study aimed at easing body-focused repetitive behaviors such as nail-biting, hair-plucking and skin-picking. The habit ...

But most of us know them as nail biting, skin picking and even hair pulling."It has this sort of soothing sensation," Dr. Michelle DiBlasi, a psychiatrist at Tufts Medical Center, said.

But nail-biting, hair-pulling, and skin-picking are not the only BFRBs. BFRBs encompass a group of self-grooming behaviors that result in damage to the body, despite repeated efforts to reduce or ...

Millions of people perform repetitive behaviors such as nail biting, hair plucking, or skin picking, habits that can be hard to break. In a new study published in JAMA Dermatology, researchers ...

Body-focused repetitive behaviors are habits like pulling your hair, biting your nails, or chewing on your lips that become extreme or get in the way of enjoying life. Most commonly, people with ...

But as Sayce told the outlet, “[Sophia] eventually got better and seemed to grow out of chewing her hair, so we didn't think much of it.” Never miss a story — sign up for PEOPLE's free daily ...

DR. DE BLASI SUGGESTS DOING THE NEW BEHAVIOR FOR TWICE AS LONG AS THE NEGATIVE ONE. SO IF YOU’VE BEEN BITING YOUR NAILS FOR FOUR MINUTES, TRY TO DO THIS. LET’S DO THE SPINNING TECHNIQUE FOR ...