The BFRB Survival Guide
The BFRB Survival Guide
Ruth Goldfinger Golomb, Behavior Therapy Center of Greater Washington, Maryland
Charles S. Mansueto, Behavior Therapy Center of Greater Washington, Maryland
$25.00
USDDo you suffer with a body focused repetitive behavior (BFRB) such as skin picking or hair pulling that is causing you distress? You are not alone – BRFBs affect up to one in twenty people. With this practical and easy-to-follow workbook you can create your own step-by-step plan to overcome your BFRB in a user-friendly format with easy-to-use worksheets and practical exercises. You will be supported on your path to learning self-awareness, self-compassion, and new skills to manage your behavior. Chapters will guide you through preparing for change, dealing with shame and self-criticism, utilizing new skills, maintaining gains, and preventing relapse. This workbook is the best single resource available for those suffering with a BFRB who are wanting to heal the scars of the past and move to a place of confidence, changed behavior, and self-acceptance.
- Includes examples and worksheets, allowing the reader to utilize self-help skills in real time, as well as learn how to apply the skills in everyday situations
- Full of the most up-to-date and recent information regarding BFRBs, correct any misconceptions that may be present and laying the groundwork for successful outcomes
- Information is provided in an accessible and methodical format, allowing the reader to create their own step-by-step plan to overcome BFRB in a user-friendly format with easy-to-use worksheets and exercises
Reviews & endorsements
‘Drs. Mouton-Odum, Golomb, and Mansueto, leaders in the field of BFRBs, have successfully crafted a user-friendly, self-guided approach to help people address their BFRBs. Based on tried and established methods, this book has potential to be a game changer for those who have struggled with and want to address their BFRB(s).’ Eric Storch, Ph.D., McIngvale Presidential Endowed Chair & Professor, Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, Baylor College of Medicine
‘The BFRB Survival Guide is an important follow-up to these authors’ excellent guide for clinicians. It is an invaluable work and in my estimation the best and most comprehensive self-help work today for what can be a most baffling and frustrating group of disorders. Other works of this type don't even come close to its level of information and usefulness. The authors are among the top practitioners to be found in this field and, given the scarcity of specialists, a self-help work of this type is doubly important.’ Fred Penzel, Ph.D., Psychologist and Executive Director of Western Suffolk Psychological Services, Huntington, NY
‘This workbook is well organized and easy to understand, but what truly makes it stand out is how it guides the reader through the material in a personal and compassionate way – you can really feel the authors’ empathy in their writing. What’s especially unique is the way each exercise doesn’t just end when it is completed; the authors encourage you to reflect back on the exercise, helping the insights sink in and better allowing you to integrate each experience into the bigger picture of your treatment journey. If you're struggling with BFRBs, this is a must-have resource.’ Allen H. Weg, EdD, Founder, Stress and Anxiety Services; Author, OCD Treatment Through Storytelling
Product details
June 2025Paperback
9781009468503
224 pages
254 × 178 × 12 mm
0.427kg
Available
Table of Contents
- Part I. Preparation, Gaining Perspective, and Heightening Awareness of your BFRB:
- 1. Getting started on your BFRB journey
- 2. Increasing awareness of your BFRB
- 3. Gaining a better understanding of your BFRB
- Part II. Interventions and Skill Building: Selecting and Using Interventions
- 4. The sensory domain
- 5. The cognitive domain
- 6. The affective domain
- 7. The motor domain
- 8. The place domain
- Part III. Lifestyle Changes and Maintenance of Recovery
- 9. The importance of self-care
- 10. Putting it all together to move forward
- References
- Index.
