No you don't, we have regular attendees from around the world, so you are welcome to join our support groups and events if the time is suitable for you! All of our support groups and events are in English.

Our private Facebook group is available for people to find support outside of our support groups. Since it is private, your membership will not be shown on your Facebook profile. Everyone who joins has to complete screening questions and agree to the group rules so that we can keep it a safe space for our members. You are also welcome to post anonymously if you would like. You can find the link to the group at the bottom of this page!

Currently, all of our support groups are talking place online. To get the link and password, you can join our mailing list or contact us via our contact form.

Of course! There is no obligation to have your camera on during the support groups. There is also no pressure to talk if you would prefer just to listen.

If you have any other questions, you can contact us via the "contact us" button at the top of this page!

We have a support group for under 18s on the 3rd Wednesday of each month at 7.30pm. Please contact us for more information!

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There are a number of treatments on offer for BFRBs. Therapies that have been shown to help include Cognitive Behavioural Therapy, Habit Reversal Therapy, and ComB Therapy. Attending support groups can help to lessen the internalised shame caused by BFRBs - sometimes connection is the best medicine.

BFRBs are complex mental health disorders and shouldn't be reduced to habit. They are listed in resepected diagnostic manuals used by medical professionals and therapeutic providers internationally, such as the DSM-V and the ICD-10. Unlike habits, BFRBs are incredibly difficult to "break".

As research into these disorders is in the very early stages, we don't really know why these disorders exist. Some have suggested genetic causes, environmental factors, childhood trauma, hormones, differences in neurotransmitters such as dopamine, serotonin, or glutamate, or a combination of factors!

BFRBs are under the umbrella "Obsessive, Compulsive, and Related Disorders" but are not a subtype of OCD. However, BFRBs and OCD do share some similarities, such as repetitive compulsive behaviour.

Self-harm is done with the intention of harming the body, often in response to emotional pain. Whereas, when a person engages in their BFRB, physical damage is created as an unintentional result of their behavior. In fact, some people find BFRBs pleasurable, and many report that it serves a self-regulation or soothing purpose.

BFRBs are a lot more common than once thought. It is estimated that 1 in 20 people (5%) have a BFRB. That's almost 4 million people in the UK and Ireland alone! However, despite BFRBs being relatively common, they are still heavily stigmatised and misunderstood.

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