Over the past four years, I’ve worked with over 100 clients experiencing a compulsive, overwhelming urge to pick their skin or pull their...

In winter it seems like the dull dreary days go on forever, which can make us feel dull too! The excitement and busyness of the festive...

Anxiety can seep into your thoughts, your words, how you feel, what you do, and how you think about yourself. Your thoughts, feelings and...

When you grind your teeth at night, you may answer this question with: ‘No, I can’t! How can I? I don’t know I’m doing it!’ And although...

Trichotillomania is the Latin term for compulsive hair-pulling and dermotillomania is the name for skin picking. Although the term mania...

Many of us have picked at a scab or a spot at some time in our lives. It’s a natural behaviour and for many kids, it’s a part of...

The relationship a hairpuller has with their compulsive habit or BFRB (Body Focused Repetitive Behaviour) is an ambiguous one....

This need to never fail, always succeed, and never get anything wrong can sometimes lead to immense frustration

We’ve all done it. Made the new year's resolution and been really good at doing it, and then we’ve been really good at giving up! Come...

All our life so far as it has definite form is but a mass of habits.* Life is a mass of habits; we often do the same thing, eat the same...

Trich (Trichotillomania) is a compulsive hair-pulling habit that can take over your life and make you wonder if you’ll ever feel ‘normal’...

Hypnos is the name of the Greek god of sleep, the Roman equivalent is Somnus. Which might make you think that hypnosis is all about...

I cowrote this article with Alison Hayes who has been living with FND (Functional Neurological Disorder) since 2000. Over the years she...

An affirmation, coping statement, or mantra is something you repeat to yourself and for yourself either aloud or in your heart. It’s a...

When you have a BFRB (body-focused repetitive behaviour) such as skin picking (dermatillomania/excoriation disorder) or hair pulling...

When intense fear hits you, it makes your heart beat faster, your breath becomes short and your chest tight, you feel faint, your hands...

Do you want to stop nail-biting and have manicured hands that you are proud to show the world? Are you tired of your ragged fingernails...

It makes me want to pull my hair out!” Have you ever said this when you’re angry, upset, or frustrated? Some people do this literally and...

When you are dependent on your partner, people around you, or your career for self-confidence, you can easily fall victim to the...

Feeling you’re an impostor can be quite terrifying. The Latin root is impostorem, "impose upon or deceive." This makes me think of the...