When M. first came to us, she didn’t have any hair.

This is her after 1.5 months on the program.

This is her today, after several months of treatment:

Here is M.’s story:

Life with Trich started for me around age 8.

My family was not very understanding and thought I was misbehaving and used to spank me, restrict me, and punish me for pulling my hair. They even went so far as to cut off all my hair and made me wear it really short stating if I didn’t want hair and would not stop pulling than I would not have hair. (see old pictures from school particularly 5th grade)

I was often mistaken for a boy and that was very painful to me.

My childhood was not the happiest because I was an outcast in my own family and really had no support or understanding. I felt alone and different enough without this added burden and thus created a very high anxiety level that I feel I maintain to this day. 

I can not sit and enjoy a movie I HAVE to keep moving often times getting up from dinner to switch the clothes over in the washer or to load the dishwasher…really anything I can find to do.

I think if ADHD had been a diagnosable condition when I was in school they would have had me drugged. It might have happened anyway if my parents had understood that I could not stop pulling my hair, as it was I was responsible and something was wrong with me.

Being a survivor (had to or I would have never made it through life) I overcame by hiding my problem with hair styles and being careful where I “picked” so socially I was accepted in school. It helped that I was very athletic and friendly. I moved to Georgia the middle of my Junior year and by the time I started my Senior year was wearing a full wig.

I could not hide it with hair styles anymore. I am not sure if it was the stress of the move or that I had accepted that I was weird and trying to change was not going to help, either way most of my hair was gone.

This was also around the time I found out there was a word for my behavior “Trich”. I brought the article to my mom (dad had left by then) and she took me to a physiatrist with the articles.

I took IQ tests, personality test, etc and became his Guinea pig. He did not know anything about this condition and wanted to learn and I was his source. He put me on Prozac which I took for about 2 weeks. It made me nuts…I could not keep a thought in my head for more than a second and could not shut down my mind and rest at night.

I lied to everyone and told them I had cancer and guess what I eventually did. Then I felt like God was punishing me for lying and gave me cancer because I was using that as my excuse.

When I was undergoing treatments for the cancer I still picked. I just started picking other areas because I no longer had hair on my head. I continued using cancer as an excuse though my adult life saying that my hair never came back because the pores were closed due to the wigs I wore.

I was married for over a year before my husband ever saw me without my hair. He and everyone but one person still believes that my hair never came back after Chemo. I avoid having my family around my friends, kids and ex-husbands family as much as possible becasue I never want them to slip and spill the beans about why I really have no hair. It is extremely stressful maintaining the lie and lifestyle. 

My life has always been and lie and I have always felt alone. I have a hard time making myself vulnerable and keep walls up, so no one can hurt me. I think my control issues, sanity issues stem from the Trich. 

Once I know that there was a name for what I did, I researched and learned all I could about the illness. I used that information as my crutch whenever I felt all alone and weird. I really think learning that others have this issue helped me accept myself to a degree. This was my coping mechanism. I tried everything that came out, enrolled in all types of therapy and in secret have been looking for help since age 17.

I have finally found help in Dr. Chad and the Natural Path Health Center. I am doing well under the Amino Acid therapy. I sometimes feel anxious about when the shoe will drop and the treatment will no longer work. What will I tell everyone then, when my newfound hair disappears. As time progresses I worry less and less about that. I am a worrier either by nature of as a mental side effect of all of this.

This is all so new to me and I am not sure how it will affect the rest of my life. What issues will lessen, what traits are mine and which ones are situational?

If I seek help for some of my issues will I find they are my issues or can thearpy help reduce them now that the “trich” is managed.

All I know for sure is I am having the time of my life riding roller coasters, learning to scuba dive, swimming, riding with the windows down. I am going to try skydiving, a motorcycle ride, and more.  All things I never allowed myself to do before because of my wig. I might even be able to open myself up to have a true relationship where I can be completely honest and not push him away because he was getting to close and might find out my secret.

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At http://stoppullinghairout.com, we talk a lot about the physical approach you can take to stop pulling hair out.  The clients we’ve seen achieve dramatic results have corrected their neurotransmitter imbalances and properly adjusted their diet.

But there is always the issue of psychological support.  And we want you to make sure you’re aware of the various websites and bloggers who are out there doing a good job to lend support and allow people to talk about trich.

It’s trichy

This is a great blog, and it’s trichy gets a lot of positive feedback.  She recently posted pictures of herself, showing how she’s looked through the years.  Very brave.  She also talks about different approaches she’s tried to stop pulling hair out.  Check our comments on the section – we had some comments on NAC.

TrichWorld

This is a unique social network for people with trichotillomania. 

Pulling out hair

Another blog, with lots of people visiting and leaving messages about their own stories. 

Pulling out hair  (It’s a different blog.)

A blog run by Penny, in which she states:  I started OnTrich (a trichotillomania blog) to try and raise awareness about hair pulling, and also as a way to help me deal with my own pulling. I’m a 23 year old girl from the UK and I’ve been pulling for 13 years. Get in touch if you want to chat or need any help – I love meeting people here.

It’s a great blog and she encourages guest bloggers.

Trichotillomania Learning Center

This is one of the biggest and most respected sites out there.  Founded by Christina Pearson, her motivation to launch the site was not unlike those of other bloggers in this post:  “After years of suffering alone, Christina set out to change the world for hair pullers and skin pickers.”

The TLC does have information about trichotillomania support groups. 

We are always on the lookout for other great resources we can post on our blog.  If you know of other great sites, please let us know!

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We visit a lot of different trich blogs.  As we try and educate people about why they can’t stop pulling hair out, we see a common theme: 

People just blame themselves for trich.

We don’t think that’s fair, and we know it’s not right.  Because the simple fact is that anyone suffering from trich would stop pulling hair out immediately if it was as simple as saying, “That’s it.  I quit.”

But it’s not.  Because with trich sufferers, there is another culprit who should be blamed.  We encourage you to read on, and find out how the blame game should be played with trichotillomania.

Why pointing fingers will help you stop pulling hair out

We are definitely a culture of finger-pointers.  Just look at our political system for a perfect example.  It’s easy to pass the buck and blame the other guy for your problems.

In this case, however, it’s warranted.  Because you’re not the problem.  You’re not the only one who is telling yourself to pull. 

It’s your body.  More accurately, it’s the neurotransmitters in your body.  Of the two main types of neurotransmitters (excitatory and inhibitory), one is significantly off-balance.  And because they’re out of whack, a chemical imbalance is making you want to pull your hair out. 

So don’t go dumping on yourself.  You didn’t ask for a neurotransmitter imbalance.  These were the cards you were dealt – so don’t drown in negativity.  You can’t; not if you’re going to get better.

And just how exactly will you get better?

Stop pulling hair out by getting your body in line

Okay, you understand the problem. The underlying cause for trichotillomania is a neurotransmitter imbalance in your body. 

But now the onus is on you.

Now is it’s up to you to take the steps necessary to get your body in line.  What will that involve?  It’s simple.  It starts with setting up a phone consultation with Dr. Chad Oler of the Natural Path Health Center. 

During the 30 minute phone consultation, you’ll review your history and your goals, and then Dr. Chad will set up a specialized program designed just for you.

What’s included in that program?  That really depends.  Generally it involves taking supplements, which are part of the amino acid therapy to help rebalance your neurotransmitters.  You may also need to make some dietary modifications.

In every case, the exact program is different.  That’s a big reason why we’ve been so successful.

So now the ball is in your court.  We’ve identified the culprit behind your inability to stop pulling hair out – your body and its neurotransmitter imbalance.  Now it’s up to you to take the next step and correct the problem.

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Say hi to Lacey.  She’s another example of how balancing neurotransmitters helped a trich sufferer stop pulling hair out.

Lacey has been using Dr. Chad Oler’s approach to rebalancing neurotransmitters.  She was referred to us by NeuroAssist.com.  “I research treatment for Trichotillomania every so often to see if there have been any breakthroughs in treatment,” she said.  “Last time I was surfing the internet, I found NeuroAssist’s website and was referred to Dr. Oler because he does phone appointments.  There were no providers in my state.”

She feared trichotillomania would be passed on to to her son

After suffering from trich for 28 years, Lacey was desperate for a change – and not just because she wanted the pulling to stop for herself.  She also was thinking about the health of her son.

“I had constant and uncontrollable urges to pull my hair,” she said.  “At times of stress or fatigue, the urges would get worse but they were always there.  I’ve pulled for 28 years with no end in sight.

“I’d read that it could be passed along to kids and I was determined not to enter my 40s with this, and also not to pass along the ‘behavior’ to my 4-year old son.  That would have been my worst nightmare!  But, I could not stop no matter how hard I tried to wish or pray it away.”

Different approaches to help stop hair pulling – none worked

Lacey had tried many different approaches in the past.  “Conventional meds did not work,” she said.  “I also tried hypnosis and that did not work either.”  After a brief phone consultation with Dr. Chad, she decided his approach sounded right. 

She’s been using Dr. Chad’s approach since June 22^nd, and the results have been amazing.  “The urge to pull is gone.  I am not trying to undo a 28-year habit, but I can stop myself now if my hand wanders to my head.  I really feel I am cured and I feel optimistic that I can control trich through supplements and diet.”

Lacey now has renewed peace of mind.  “The best part is that I know I do not have a mental illness now – a weight has been lifted,” she said.  “And I know that my son will not inherit trich, because if he has a neurotransmitter deficiency, we can address it right away.  This is a miracle!”

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We like to publish our success stories, not only to prove the efficacy of our approach, but also to offer hope to trich sufferers. 

The following comes from C.P.  We helped C.P. overcome her inability to stop pulling hair out, as we do with all our trichotillomania cases, by restoring balance to her neurotransmitter levels, thus reducing the urge to pull.

Unable to stop pulling hair out since she was in 1^st grade

C.P. writes:

I’ve been on a program with the Natural Path Health Center for almost a year. After following Dr. Oler’s recommendations, I have almost no urges to pull and my hair has almost all grown back; the only urges I have are when stress gets really high, but I can deal with those.

I was diagnosed with trich in 1^st grade (I am 17 now) and I had extreme urges to pull every 1-3 days. At any given time, I had pulled out about 50% of my hair, and my eyebrows and eyelashes were gone. It was really hard because at times it felt like trich dictated my daily routine.

Now I feel more confidence on a daily basis. I am also less self-conscious. I am more confident when speaking to others and am playing sports again that I love and participating in other physical and social activities.

-          C.P. 06/13/10

A winning approach to trichotillomania

When you peruse the internet, it’s amazing how many people are suffering from trich.  There are so many people that feel like they have no hope, and nowhere to turn.  That’s a natural reaction. When most conventional approaches don’t work, you lose hope.

It’s very rewarding to get a message like this from C.P.  It reinforces our resolve, and makes us determined to find any way possible to spread the message about our success.  Please help us in any way.  And if you currently suffer from trichotillomania, here is more information about how our approach helps you stop pulling hair out.

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One of the great things about social media is that everyone’s story can be told – including people who suffer from trichotillomania.

One story can be seen on YouTube.  A woman named “friedamour” talks about her struggles to stop pulling hair out in a series of videos.

It’s reassuring to know you’re not alone – but Friedamour’s videos also show how difficult it is for people to overcome this condition.  In the first video, she talks about how she’s on the road to recovery.  By the fourth video, she’s pulling again.

Think you’re all alone with trichotillomania?  Think again.

For Friedamour’s first trichotillomania video, there were over 20,838 views.  And there were plenty of comments too, such as:

“I‘ve had it for 6 years, its really hard to deal with. feeling like your so different, having people talk about you constantly, not being able to live your life normally because your always trying to cover it up the worst of it all though, its hard feeling like your alone even thought were not. its depressing actually.”

And

“How are u recovering from it? Ive had problems with this for a long time.what type do you have? .i dont really have anybody I can talk to abt it..so it gets depressing sometimes..besides other issues i have..Im not sure what my options are..it can be quite embarrassing.”

Comments like these show that trichotillomania sufferers are not alone, but they certainly do feel lonely.  It’s sad that our society overlooks this condition – despite the fact that 1-4% of the population are unable to stop pulling hair out.

Friedamour’s story has definitely touched people.  Here’s why.

Her attempts to stop pulling hair out

In the first video, Friedamour tells us she’s been struggling with trichotillomania for six years.  She talks about not being able to stop pulling hair out when she was younger – middle school being the worst. 

People would ask her why she couldn’t control herself… why did she mutilate herself?  She would simply go home and cry.  She hated it.

Friedamour explains that it’s not that easy to stop pulling hair out– that it’s like an alcoholic being deprived a drink.  She has gone to therapy, which we assume is cognitive behavior therapy, and she’d like to think she’s cured, but she’s not. 

By her fourth video, she admits that she’s pulling again.

How do we get the word to friedamour that it’s a neurotransmitter imbalance?

Too often, trichotillomania sufferers don’t understand that the compulsion to pull is actually the result of a neurotransmitter imbalance.  Cognitive therapy works, but only when the underlying need to pull is eliminated.

The work we’ve done has helped people to stop pulling hair out.  We need your help to spread to word to brave souls like friedamour that there is a way to beat trichotillomania.

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I came across a blog called It’s Trichy.  It’s written by a person who suffers from trichotillomania.  On one of the pages, the author talks about things she’s tried to resist the urge to stop pulling hair out. 

I thought her comments provided a perfect example of how Amino Acid Therapy (AAT) can really help establish a proper neurotransmitter balance, which then allows Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) to be much more effective.

It’s Trichy writes that she has “a really hard time initiating the thought restating process as well as the other techniques (involved in CBT). I kind of get stuck with a feud in my head between wanting to give into the urge and wanting to resist. I haven’t been very successful getting out of that inner battle to really put the CBT techniques into place.”

“Since a lot of the work is done as ‘homework’ outside of the session, I find that my laziness gets in the way. It’s a lot less uncomfortable to just pull and deal with the frustration, than it is to resist the urges long term. I’m going to keep working on this one, but I need to find something that really gets me motivated enough to remember that I have techniques to put into place when I need them.”

Why trichotillomania trumps willpower

Without AAT, the author is trying to use ‘will-power’ solely to overcome her urges. If she were to establish the proper neurotransmitter balance, we could help her eliminate the urges.  This would free her to focus on her ‘homework’ and implementing the CBT techniques and help her stop pulling hair out.

Think of all the energy she has to exert to wage the ‘inner battle’ she describes. If we can eliminate the urges, that frees her from needing to resist them and/or give into them, which takes a lot of mental energy, causing a great deal of frustration and often, guilt.

In addition, proper NT balance helps with other issues related to NT balance, including depression, motivation, focus, concentration and memory – many of which she (and many trich suffers) deal with, either knowingly or unconsciously.

Therefore, by going after the underlying root cause (or at the very least, one of them) of neurotransmitter imbalance, we can successfully address many of the symptoms/disorders a person is experiencing.

Why medication won’t help stop pulling hair out

It’s Trichy noted several other methods she used to try and stop pulling hair out, including SSRI medications.  She noted that she suffers from depression, and has been taking medication since middle school.

The SSRI medications most likely helped with the symptoms of depression for a while because there was probably a low amount of serotonin to work with.  Over time, however, these medications will cause further depletion of neurotransmitters, making the drugs appear to ‘no longer work’.

At this time, most physicians will simply try a higher dose of the current medication or switch medications.  Unfortunately, this just perpetuates the cycle of imbalance.

Switching to an SNRI (selective norepinephrine reuptake inhibitor) will work on the excitatory neurotransmitters, such as dopamine and norepinephrine. In addition to controlling the flow of information between neurons, these neurotransmitters elicit effects on the ‘pleasure centers’ of the brain and can also impact focus, concentration and motivation.

This explains why she became aware how “much I really do enjoy pulling”. However, these drugs will also cause depletion of neurotransmitters and will eventually stop being effective.

The worst part about taking these medications over a prolonged period of time is that the NT depletion and imbalances they cause can make people feel worse if/when they discontinue them than before they started on the medication, which leaves people feeling stuck.

Luckily, using professionally guided amino acid therapy is an extremely effective way to quickly regain proper neurotransmitter balance.  This will eliminate the symptoms, and will ultimately help you stop pulling hair out.

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In a post on her Alternative Medicine Blog, Cathy Wong noted that the supplement N-Acetylcysteine (NAC) could help tame trichotillomania.

She cited a study in which 50 people with trichotillomania took either a NAC supplement or a placebo bill daily.  According to the study’s author, NAC appeared to moderate levels of glutamate, which is a brain chemical known to trigger excitement. 

The study’s authors believe this may lead to a decreased desire to pull.

Secondary therapy to help stop pulling hair

We believe NAC can be beneficial for trichotillomania, but we use it mainly as a secondary therapy, and only if needed.

There are two reasons for this approach.

1. Glutamate is a secondary excitatory transmitter

As Cathy Wong noted in her post, NAC is thought to exhibit its largest effects of glutamate, a secondary excitatory transmitter.  (Read this previous stop pulling hair out post for more on excitatory transmitters.)

In our clinic, we have confirmed the work of Marty Hinz, MD, that the primary neurotransmitters in the brain are serotonin, dopamine, norepinephrine and epinephrine. 

What we’ve found is that once we’ve corrected the primary neurotransmitter imbalances, the secondary neurotransmitters – i.e., the glutamate – will often self-regulate.

2. Balancing the excitatory neurotransmitters with the inhibitory neurotransmitters

We also believe that it’s essential to balance the excitatory neurotransmitters with the inhibitory neurotransmitters.  This is a crucial step in long term success.

With trichotillomania, the primary inhibitory neurotransmitter is serotonin.  GABA is the secondary (gamma aminobutyric acid) inhibitory neurotransmitter (that is often works in connection with glutamate).

If you don’t achieve this balance, and treat only the excitatory neurotransmitters (by administering NAC, for example), you will create further imbalance with time.  The reason for this has to do with how the neurotransmitters are broken down. The result will be even more symptoms to add to the trichotillomania. These could include depression, anxiety, sleep disturbances, food cravings, and more.

The study mentioned by Cathy Wong is one of many short-term solutions that simply won’t stand the test of time.  Here’s a link to another study which indicates the need to use NAC and SSRI medications (which will work on the inhibitory neurotransmitters.)

Again, these approaches are headed in the direction, but don’t yield the long-term solutions we’ve produced by treating the primary excitatory and inhibitory neurotransmitters in a balanced long-term fashion.

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eHow article on trichotillomania

A recent article entitled “Trichotillomania & Treatment” appeared on eHow.  The article provides a cursory look at both the condition and the treatments for trichotillomania.  We bring it to your attention because it neglects to mention a therapy that gets at the root cause of the problem – balancing neurotransmitters.

We understand the oversight.  We’ve achieved success by using natural supplements to help rebalance the body’s neurotransmitters, but this is outside the mainstream approach.  That’s a pity.

But it’s also not surprising, considering that the actual study of trichotillomania, as the eHow article notes, is also relatively new.  The condition has only been officially recognized since the late 1980s. 

That’s new by scientific standards.  But to trichotillomania sufferers, that’s thirty long years.  So what type of progress have we made to help relieve people of trichotillomania?

Therapies don’t include natural anxiety treatment

The article notes that cognitive behavior therapy (CBT) has been successfully used as treatment, “sometimes in conjunction with acceptance and commitment therapy (ACT) or antidepressants in severe cases.”

In several posts on this site, we’ve discussed the short-term effectiveness of most prescription drugs.  Over time, they fail to deliver a successful solution.

CBT has definitely yielded some positive results.  According to trich.org, “Methods of cognitive-behavior therapy, such as Habit-Reversal Training and the Comprehensive Model for Behavioral Treatment of Trichotillomania, have shown to be the most successful treatments known today.”

While CBT has seen some success, what we’re discovering is that is most effective when you also restore the neurotransmitter balance in the body.

How do you know which type of trichotillomania treatment to use?

To rebalance the neurotransmitter levels, we use supplements that provide amino acids and necessary cofactors to the body.  Essentially, these act as the building blocks for neurotransmitters.

You need to take caution in just picking out any supplement, however.  For example, a recent study pointed to the effectiveness of using N- Acetylcysteine (NAC) to help tame trichotillomania. You may want to link to the study.

We’ve found that NAC can be effective, but mainly as a secondary therapy.  NAC helps with glutamate, which is a secondary excitatory neurotransmitter.  We focus on the primary neurotransmitters (serotonin, dopamine, norepinephrine and epinephrine) as a first course of therapy.  By correcting the primary neurotransmitter imbalance(s), the secondary neurotransmitter imbalance(s) often correct themselves.

The science behind our approach may sound a little confusing, but we are seeing dramatic results.  The basic premise is that if we identify and address the root cause of imbalance in the brain chemistry, you will not only feel better, but you will benefit more from other complementary therapies. We believe the key to our approach is that we’re trying to incorporate all types of treatment, and use the ones that work most effectively together.

The combination of CBT and the correct supplements is proving to be beneficial to our clients.  Our hope is that future articles like the one we mentioned earlier in this post will begin to recognize its effectiveness.

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Comment by "Tricky Tears"

Support critical for healing trichotillomania

We’re writing this blog in response to a comment made on Daily Strength, in a trichotillomania support group designed to help people stop pulling hair out.

The post was made in response to a paragraph written by Dr. Fred Penzel in his book “The Hair Pulling Problem.” 

The author of the comment, Tricky Tears, complimented Dr. Penzel for all the research he’d done on trichotillomania, but took issue with a paragraph in the book.  Her comment made us think about our approach at StopPullingHairOut.com.

“Tough love”, or lack of support?

Let’s start by delving into the excerpt in question.  Dr. Penzel writes, “You need to accept that TTM will not simply go away by itself. You will not wake up one morning and find that it has gone. While some people have experienced remissions, it would not be a good idea to count on this happening for you. If you believe that this is unfair, or the fact that you have it at all is unfair, I would advise you to reconsider. It is not unfair that you have it. We cannot say that life is fair or unfair. The world has not been set up according to a set of rules for us that we can point to and say they were not being followed. It simply is what it is.”

Tricky Tears did not appreciate the doctor’s tone.  She writes:  “I think this is the most deplorable thing anyone, especially a doctor, can say to someone who is suffering from not just TTM, but any condition or illness. I KNOW that I can’t change my genetic makeup. He didn’t have to explain that to me. But one thing I CAN change (with a lot of hard work and persistence) is my behavior. I absolutely disagree with his statement that remissions aren’t possible for all TTM sufferers. I’ve been there. I stopped pulling for a very long time. I think this statement is irresponsible and counterproductive, offering very little or no hope for those who feel the shroud of darkness enveloping their very essences. If Dr. Penzel had any type of impulse control disorder, he would know just how much reading this statement could discourage someone who suffers from one.
Suffice it to say, I have not read past page 51.”

From an outsider’s perspective, there may be merits to both points of view.  One interpretation of Dr. Penzel’s statement may be that he doesn’t want people to be in denial of the trichotillomania condition:  He doesn’t want you to believe it will simply go away without some sort of action.

However, if that was his point, his next statement, “While some people have experienced remissions, it would not be a good idea to count on this happening for you” should have included a qualifier, such as:  “While some people have experienced remissions, it would not be a good idea to count on this happening for you without treatment.”

Perhaps the biggest problem with Dr. Penzel’s writing is the tone, and perhaps that’s what Tricky Tears objects to most of all.  Her statement really sums it up: “If Dr. Penzel had any type of impulse control disorder, he would know just how much reading this statement could discourage someone who suffers from one.”

How do we strike the right tone to help people stop pulling hair out?

My name is Greg Mischio, and I handle the outreach effort for Dr. Chad’s efforts to reach out to people with StopPullingHairOut.com.  Neither Dr. Chad nor I suffer from trichotillomania, but we both understand and empathize with the human condition of not being able to change due to a compulsive disorder.

Dr. Chad has helped countless people recover from obsessive compulsive disorders.  He has seen some dramatic improvement in the clients with trichotillomania he’s helped, which is why we’ve begun this initiative.

My son experiences obsessive compulsive tendencies, and it’s been something our family has struggled to deal with. I’ve seen firsthand how difficult it can be for my son to stop touching things, which I know is on the spectrum of trichotillomania.

As we’ve been writing blog posts like this, and putting together our website, we’ve talked endlessly about the tone of our posts and our website.  We want people to consider using our treatment, because we’ve seen great improvements in people who’ve used Dr. Chad’s approach.

But we don’t want to alienate people who suffer from trichotillomania by coming across as being too “salesy” with our approach. 

For example, we’ve named our site “StopPullingHairOut.com” because we know that’s the best way to get website traffic for that keyword, and reach out to you.  But is that offensive?  Do you mistrust us for it?

What do you think about Stop Pulling Hair Out?

We’d be interested in hearing your reaction not only to Tricky Tears comment, but also to our approach.  What do you think about us?  What about our tone?  What do you think about Dr. Chad’s strategy for helping people resist the urge to pull? 

Please leave a comment and let us know.  It will help us find out if there are ways we can provide the hope that Tricky Tears is looking for, and the encouragement to take action that Dr. Penzel may be urging as well.

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