by Stop Pulling Hair Out | Feb 28, 2013 | Managing Trichotillomania, Trichotillomania research
Fibromyalgia affects an estimated 6 million people in the US. The number of children and teens with fibromyalgia isn’t well documented, as the disorder is often misdiagnosed or overlooked in young people. People with fibromyalgia can have a wide range of symptoms, but...
by Stop Pulling Hair Out | Feb 21, 2013 | Managing Trichotillomania, People we helped stop pulling hair out, People with trichotillomania
I just got off the phone with the mother of one of the young women we are working with for trich and wanted to share her story. Carmen is 11 years old and started pulling in March 2012; she was completely bald before she started working with us and had tried many...
by Stop Pulling Hair Out | Jan 24, 2013 | Managing Trichotillomania, People with trichotillomania, Support for trichotillomania
The holidays were supposed to be a time of good cheer, good friends and for many, a time to reaffirm our faith in a higher-power and to give thanks for all we have. It is also a time of high stress, expectation, disappointment, sweets, erratic sleep schedules, final...
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...
