Film about mother, daughter unable to stop pulling hair

We highly recommend Pass the Baton, a touching and inspirational film about a mother and daughter’s battle with trichotillomania.

The film is directed by Suzi Landolphi, and written by Hannah Sussman and Michael Perricone.  It’s the touching story of a mother’s inability to stop pulling hair out, and her daughter’s attempts to talk about the condition and create public awareness. more »

Pulling out hair part of humorous novel

Author Joyce Scarborough

Joyce Scarborough is a writer.  Like 40 million people worldwide, she also suffers from an inability to stop pulling out hair - trichotillomania.

But she’s not shy about the condition.  In fact, she’s basing her new humorous novel on it.

“See, I figured that if I literally had to pull out my hair trying to get attention for my books, I might as well write about it and use it for promotion,” she told blogger Susan Whitfield in a recent interview. more »

She found a way to stop pulling hair out

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The “stop pulling hair out” testimonials we receive are encouraging for anyone who has suffered through trichotillomania.  This particularly case was extremely uplifting, particularly because of the severity of the client’s affliction, and her inability to stop pulling hair out. more »

Natural Anxiety Treatments for trichotillomania (Part 2)

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In the first part of Natural Anxiety Treatments for trichotillomania, I discussed what happens when the body takes a medication called a reuptake inhibitor, which essentially traps neurotransmitters in the chemical synapse.

If you need a review, check out How Natural Anxiety Treatments Work on Neurotransmitters Part 1. more »