by Stop Pulling Hair Out | Dec 13, 2012 | People we helped stop pulling hair out, People with trichotillomania
Timmy’s parents came to us after their third unsuccessful trial with psychotherapy to help him stop pulling out the hair on his head; they had also tried several rounds of medications with no results. Timmy was a 9 year old boy and had progressively pulled back from...
by Stop Pulling Hair Out | Dec 6, 2012 | People with trichotillomania
Trichotillomania is thought to occur in between 0.6% and 2.5% of children, although the numbers could be much higher as most people suffer from trichotillomania without ever being diagnosed. Trichotillomania in children is sometimes categorized as a short-term habit...
by Stop Pulling Hair Out | Nov 29, 2012 | Managing Trichotillomania, People with trichotillomania
We have had a number of clients lately that have come to us experiencing intense cravings for sweets along with the urges to pull associated with trichotillomania. Part of the reason is that we also run a weight management program that targets the specific underlying...
by Stop Pulling Hair Out | Nov 15, 2012 | Managing Trichotillomania, People with trichotillomania, Trichotillomania research
Many times, the urges to pull that are associated with trichotillomania can be completely eliminated in a very straightforward manner. We adjust a person’s amino acid levels based on their symptoms and they wake up one morning with no urge to pull. These cases are...
by Stop Pulling Hair Out | Nov 8, 2012 | Managing Trichotillomania, People we helped stop pulling hair out, People with trichotillomania
We have talked a lot about the wide ranging effects that neurotransmitter function can have on various aspects of a person’s life (here is a short list of symptoms that are related to neurotransmitter imbalance). A recent client conversation highlighted this in...
