{"id":8502,"date":"2023-07-21T10:52:22","date_gmt":"2023-07-21T07:52:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/urbancare.clinic\/finding-it-hard-to-stop-nail-biting-simple-habit-replacement-techniques-could-be-helpful\/"},"modified":"2023-07-21T10:52:22","modified_gmt":"2023-07-21T07:52:22","slug":"kupata-ugumu-wa-kuacha-kuuma-kucha-mbinu-rahisi-za-kubadilisha-tabia-inaweza-kusaidia","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/urbancare.clinic\/sw\/kupata-ugumu-wa-kuacha-kuuma-kucha-mbinu-rahisi-za-kubadilisha-tabia-inaweza-kusaidia\/","title":{"rendered":"Je, Unapata Vigumu Kuacha Kuuma Kucha? Mbinu Rahisi za Kubadilisha Tabia Inaweza Kusaidia"},"content":{"rendered":"<div><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/urbancare.clinic\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/finding-it-hard-to-stop-nail-biting-simple-habit-replacement-techniques-could-be-helpful.jpg\" class=\"ff-og-image-inserted\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div>\n<p>Hisia za mfadhaiko au uchovu zinaweza kusababisha tabia zisizohitajika za kujirudiarudia kwa baadhi ya watu. Ingawa ni ya kuudhi, tabia hizi za kujituliza ni ngumu kuacha mara nyingi. Utafiti mpya unapendekeza baadhi ya mbinu rahisi za kujisaidia ili kuzuia tabia zinazojirudiarudia.<\/p>\n<p>Tabia za kujirudia zinazozingatia mwili ni tabia yoyote ya kujitunza ambayo mara nyingi husababisha uharibifu wa mwili, kulingana na TLC Foundation for <a rel=\"noopener nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.bfrb.org\/learn\/faqs\" target=\"_blank\">BFRB<\/a>s. Kucha, kuchuna ngozi, kula nywele, kuuma ngozi, kuuma midomo na kutafuna ndimi ni baadhi ya mifano yake.<\/p>\n<p>Tabia hizi zinaweza kudumu kwa maisha ya watu wengi. Uchunguzi umeonyesha kuwa baadhi ya watu wanaweza kuwa na mwelekeo wa kurithi wa tabia kama vile kuchuna ngozi au kuvuta nywele na mambo kama vile tabia ya mtu, umri wa mwanzo na mkazo huwachochea.<\/p>\n<p>Ingawa tiba ya utambuzi wa tabia, mafunzo ya kubadili tabia na matibabu ya kina ya kitabia yanapatikana kwa watu walio na BFRBs, hakuna matibabu yanayofaa kwa kila mtu.<\/p>\n<p>Kama sehemu ya hivi karibuni <a rel=\"noopener nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/jamanetwork.com\/journals\/jamadermatology\/article-abstract\/2807394\" target=\"_blank\">kusoma<\/a>, watafiti walitengeneza mkakati rahisi wa kubadilisha tabia ili kuwasaidia watu wenye tabia hizi. Mbinu hizo zinahusisha kusugua kidogo ncha za vidole, kiganja au nyuma ya mkono, angalau mara mbili kwa siku. Unaweza kujifunza zaidi kuhusu mbinu kwenye Kitengo cha Kliniki ya Neuropsychology <a rel=\"noopener nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/clinical-neuropsychology.de\/habit-replacement-en\/\" target=\"_blank\">tovuti<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Baada ya utafiti wa wiki sita uliofanywa kati ya watu 268 wenye BFRBs, takriban 53% ya washiriki waliona uboreshaji fulani ikilinganishwa na takriban 20% katika kikundi cha udhibiti. Watu wenye tabia za <a rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.medicaldaily.com\/6-unhealthy-habits-spread-germs-everywhere-you-go-nail-biting-pen-chewing-400117\">kucha<\/a> kufaidika zaidi.<\/p>\n<p>&quot;Sheria ni kugusa mwili wako kwa urahisi. Ikiwa uko chini ya mkazo, unaweza kufanya harakati haraka, lakini sio kwa shinikizo la kujisukuma zaidi,&quot; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nbcnews.com\/health\/health-news\/stop-biting-nails-new-research-suggests-gentle-touch-help-rcna94956\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">sema<\/a> mwandishi mkuu wa utafiti Steffen Moritz, kutoka Chuo Kikuu cha Medical Center Hamburg-Eppendorf nchini Ujerumani.<\/p>\n<p>Takriban 80% ya washiriki waliridhika na mafunzo na 86% walisema wangependekeza kwa wengine, watafiti walisema.<\/p>\n<p>&quot;Ningesema theluthi moja hadi nusu ya wagonjwa walio na BFRB [tabia ya kurudia-rudia inayolenga mwili] wananufaika kutokana na kutengana, lakini wengine hawafai. Na kwa hivyo wazo lilikuwa kutafuta mbinu nyingine ambayo labda inafaa zaidi kwa wasiojibu hawa,&quot; Moritz aliongeza.<\/p>\n<p>John Piacentini, rais wa bodi ya wakurugenzi ya Wakfu wa TLC kwa BFRBs, anatumai &quot;utafiti huo utaongeza ufahamu kuhusu BFRBs kwa sababu hazieleweki vizuri, mara nyingi hazitambuliwi vibaya au hazijatambuliwa kabisa.&quot;<\/p>\n<p>&quot;Kuna matibabu mazuri ambayo matabibu wengi hawajui au hawayajui,&quot; aliongeza.<\/p>\n<p>Imechapishwa na Medicaldaily.com<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.medicaldaily.com\/finding-it-hard-stop-nail-biting-simple-habit-replacement-techniques-could-helpful-470539\">Chanzo cha matibabu cha kila siku<\/a><\/p>\n<p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<div><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/urbancare.clinic\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/finding-it-hard-to-stop-nail-biting-simple-habit-replacement-techniques-could-be-helpful.jpg\" class=\"ff-og-image-inserted\"><\/div>\n<p>Hisia za mfadhaiko au uchovu zinaweza kusababisha tabia zisizohitajika za kujirudiarudia kwa baadhi ya watu. Ingawa ni ya kuudhi, tabia hizi za kujituliza ni ngumu kuacha mara nyingi. Utafiti mpya unapendekeza baadhi ya mbinu rahisi za kujisaidia ili kuzuia tabia zinazojirudiarudia.<\/p>\n<p>Tabia za kujirudia zinazozingatia mwili ni tabia yoyote ya kujitunza ambayo mara nyingi husababisha uharibifu wa mwili, kulingana na TLC Foundation for <a rel=\"noopener nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.bfrb.org\/learn\/faqs\" target=\"_blank\">BFRB<\/a>s. Kucha, kuchuna ngozi, kula nywele, kuuma ngozi, kuuma midomo na kutafuna ndimi ni baadhi ya mifano yake.<\/p>\n<p>Tabia hizi zinaweza kudumu kwa maisha ya watu wengi. Uchunguzi umeonyesha kuwa baadhi ya watu wanaweza kuwa na mwelekeo wa kurithi wa tabia kama vile kuchuna ngozi au kuvuta nywele na mambo kama vile tabia ya mtu, umri wa mwanzo na mkazo huwachochea.<\/p>\n<p>Ingawa tiba ya utambuzi wa tabia, mafunzo ya kubadili tabia na matibabu ya kina ya kitabia yanapatikana kwa watu walio na BFRBs, hakuna matibabu yanayofaa kwa kila mtu.<\/p>\n<p>Kama sehemu ya hivi karibuni <a rel=\"noopener nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/jamanetwork.com\/journals\/jamadermatology\/article-abstract\/2807394\" target=\"_blank\">kusoma<\/a>, watafiti walitengeneza mkakati rahisi wa kubadilisha tabia ili kuwasaidia watu wenye tabia hizi. Mbinu hizo zinahusisha kusugua kidogo ncha za vidole, kiganja au nyuma ya mkono, angalau mara mbili kwa siku. Unaweza kujifunza zaidi kuhusu mbinu kwenye Kitengo cha Kliniki ya Neuropsychology <a rel=\"noopener nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/clinical-neuropsychology.de\/habit-replacement-en\/\" target=\"_blank\">tovuti<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Baada ya utafiti wa wiki sita uliofanywa kati ya watu 268 wenye BFRBs, takriban 53% ya washiriki waliona uboreshaji fulani ikilinganishwa na takriban 20% katika kikundi cha udhibiti. Watu wenye tabia za <a rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.medicaldaily.com\/6-unhealthy-habits-spread-germs-everywhere-you-go-nail-biting-pen-chewing-400117\">kucha<\/a> kufaidika zaidi.<\/p>\n<p>&quot;Sheria ni kugusa mwili wako kwa urahisi. Ikiwa uko chini ya mkazo, unaweza kufanya harakati haraka, lakini sio kwa shinikizo la kujisukuma zaidi,&quot; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nbcnews.com\/health\/health-news\/stop-biting-nails-new-research-suggests-gentle-touch-help-rcna94956\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">sema<\/a> mwandishi mkuu wa utafiti Steffen Moritz, kutoka Chuo Kikuu cha Medical Center Hamburg-Eppendorf nchini Ujerumani.<\/p>\n<p>Takriban 80% ya washiriki waliridhika na mafunzo na 86% walisema wangependekeza kwa wengine, watafiti walisema.<\/p>\n<p>&quot;Ningesema theluthi moja hadi nusu ya wagonjwa walio na BFRB [tabia ya kurudia-rudia inayolenga mwili] wananufaika kutokana na kutengana, lakini wengine hawafai. Na kwa hivyo wazo lilikuwa kutafuta mbinu nyingine ambayo labda inafaa zaidi kwa wasiojibu hawa,&quot; Moritz aliongeza.<\/p>\n<p>John Piacentini, rais wa bodi ya wakurugenzi ya Wakfu wa TLC kwa BFRBs, anatumai &quot;utafiti huo utaongeza ufahamu kuhusu BFRBs kwa sababu hazieleweki vizuri, mara nyingi hazitambuliwi vibaya au hazijatambuliwa kabisa.&quot;<\/p>\n<p>&quot;Kuna matibabu mazuri ambayo matabibu wengi hawajui au hawayajui,&quot; aliongeza.<\/p>\n<p>Imechapishwa na Medicaldaily.com<\/p>","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":8503,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"Default","format":"standard","meta":{"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/urbancare.clinic\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/finding-it-hard-to-stop-nail-biting-simple-habit-replacement-techniques-could-be-helpful.jpg","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[27],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-8502","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-blog"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v26.6 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>Finding It Hard To Stop Nail Biting? 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A new study suggests some simple self-help techniques to curb repetitive behaviors.Body-focused repetitive behaviors are any repetitive self-grooming behavior that often causes physical damage, according to the TLC Foundation for BFRBs. Nail biting, skin picking, hair eating, skin biting, lip biting and tongue chewing are some examples of them.These behaviors may last for a lifetime in many people. Studies have shown that some people may have an inherited predisposition for habits such as skin picking or hair pulling and the factors such as the person&#039;s temperament, age of onset and stress triggers them.Although cognitive behavior therapy, habit reversal training and comprehensive behavioral treatment are available for people with BFRBs, no one treatment is effective for everyone.As part of the latest study, researchers developed a simple habit-replacement strategy to help people with these behaviors. 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