by Stop Pulling Hair Out | Apr 18, 2013 | Trichotillomania research
I have been asked this question countless times (and have posed it myself to many of my colleagues), so I wanted to address it in today’s post. In my mind, there are really two parts to this question: (1) why isn’t there more research on effective treatments for...
by Stop Pulling Hair Out | Apr 11, 2013 | People we helped stop pulling hair out
Doug was a 12 year old boy that had started pulling about 1.5 years before his mom found us. It started with pulling from the top of his head, but progressed over time to pulling out his eyebrows, then eyelashes, then the hair on top of his arms. Just before Doug...
by Stop Pulling Hair Out | Apr 4, 2013 | People with trichotillomania
In talking with a colleague the other day, I was struck with a realization that I found very interesting. We have found a significant portion of the people we see with trichotillomania exhibit traits of a ‘Type A personality’ including being high-achievers. This is...
by Stop Pulling Hair Out | Mar 28, 2013 | Managing Trichotillomania, People with trichotillomania
Teresa was sobbing into the phone as we talked. She was telling me about how she couldn’t stop pulling; how she often pulled and didn’t realize it until she saw the bald spots on her head getting larger and larger; how she was so sad because she felt like she was...
by Stop Pulling Hair Out | Mar 21, 2013 | Support for trichotillomania
I get asked this question a lot. I believe there are a couple reasons, although I won’t claim to know the exact cause. First, not many people discuss trichotillomania with their medical professional. Doctors need to be up on the treatments and therapies that work for...
