Uploaded September 2026 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago
In this Real People. Real Stories. video, Aneela Idnani shares her personal experience with body-focused repetitive behaviors (BFRBs) and the journey toward understanding, support, and hope.
Body-focused repetitive behaviors (BFRBs) include behaviors such as hair pulling (trichotillomania), skin picking (excoriation disorder), and other repetitive self-grooming behaviors that can cause significant emotional distress and impact daily life. Through her story, Aneela helps bring greater awareness to BFRBs and the importance of reducing shame, finding community, and accessing evidence-based information and support.
ADAA’s Real People. Real Stories. series shares the voices of people with lived mental health experiences. By sharing these stories, we hope to remind others that they are not alone and that help and support are available.
Learn more and find support:
• Visit the ADAA website: adaa.org/understanding-anxiety/co-occurring-disorders/body-focused-repetitive-behaviors
• Use our Find Your Therapist tool to find support near you: findyourtherapist.adaa.org
• Share Your Story: adaa.org/educational-resources/from-our-community/stories-of-triumph
Subscribe to ADAA’s YouTube channel:
youtube.com/user/GotAnxiety
If you or a loved one is experiencing a crisis, please call or text 988, available 24/7.
In this Real People. Real Stories. video, Aneela Idnani shares her personal experience with body-focused repetitive behaviors (BFRBs) and the journey toward understanding, support, and hope.
Body-focused repetitive behaviors (BFRBs) include behaviors such as hair pulling (trichotillomania), skin picking (excoriation disorder), and other repetitive self-grooming behaviors that can cause significant emotional distress and impact daily life. Through her story, Aneela helps bring greater awareness to BFRBs and the importance of reducing shame, finding community, and accessing evidence-based information and support.
ADAA’s Real People. Real Stories. series shares the voices of people with lived mental health experiences. By sharing these stories, we hope to remind others that they are not alone and that help and support are available.
Learn more and find support:
• Visit the ADAA website: adaa.org/understanding-anxiety/co-occurring-disorders/body-focused-repetitive-behaviors
• Use our Find Your Therapist tool to find support near you: findyourtherapist.adaa.org
• Share Your Story: adaa.org/educational-resources/from-our-community/stories-of-triumph
Subscribe to ADAA’s YouTube channel:
youtube.com/user/GotAnxiety
If you or a loved one is experiencing a crisis, please call or text 988, available 24/7.
