by Stop Pulling Hair Out | May 21, 2015 | People we helped stop pulling hair out
I’ve been on a program with the NPHC 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...
by Stop Pulling Hair Out | May 7, 2015 | Support for trichotillomania, Trichotillomania causes
The extreme and often compulsive urges to pull that are associated with trichotillomania are often due to an underlying imbalance in brain chemicals called neurotransmitters. In regards to trichotillomania, the most important neurotransmitter imbalances seem to be...
by Stop Pulling Hair Out | Apr 23, 2015 | Amino Acid Therapy, Trichotillomania causes
The adrenal glands are your ‘fight-or-flight’ organ; basically, they help you respond to stress. However, long periods of excessive stress can diminish the adrenals ability to adapt, which means you won’t cope with stress as well. It can also lead to a whole host of...
by Stop Pulling Hair Out | Apr 9, 2015 | Managing Trichotillomania, Trichotillomania causes
The underlying cause for the urge to pull in many people diagnosed with trichotillomania is neurotransmitter imbalance. There are many possible causes for this underlying imbalance, but stress of some sort often initiates the process and will cause an increase in the...
by Stop Pulling Hair Out | Mar 26, 2015 | Amino Acid Therapy, People we helped stop pulling hair out, Support for trichotillomania
Here is another case study showing how quickly amino acid therapy can help eliminate the urges to pull. Amy’s parents came to us in December 2014. Amy was an 11 year old girl that started having intense urges to pull in May 2014 that lessened over the summer, but came...
