As part of BFRB Awareness Week and OCD Awareness Month in October, NOCD is partnering with HabitAware to bring body-focused repetitive behaviors (BFRBs) into the mental health conversation and shatter the shame that often surrounds them.
In this Q&A, special guest Aneela Indani, Co-founder and President of HabitAware, joins Dr. Patrick McGrath to answer questions about OCD and BFRBs, drawing from her personal experience: After a 25+ year struggle with hair pulling, Aneela invented HabitAware’s smart bracelet that helps people reduce BFRBs.
BFRBs, while distinct from OCD, are a related disorder affecting many in the OCD community, and this Q&A aims to provide an open and understanding environment for discussing these misunderstood and often-overlooked conditions.
Learn more about HabitAware: https://habitaware.com/
Learn more about BFRBs: https://www.treatmyocd.com/what-is-ocd/info/related-symptoms-conditions/ocd-and-bfrb
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