by Stop Pulling Hair Out | Mar 7, 2013 | Managing Trichotillomania, People with trichotillomania, Support for trichotillomania
I spoke with the mother of a young girl with trich yesterday. This young woman, we’ll call her Beth, had been working with us for 9 months to try and eliminate her urges to pull. She had seen success within a couple months of starting amino acid therapy, but the urges...
by Stop Pulling Hair Out | Jan 31, 2013 | People with trichotillomania, Support for trichotillomania
We’ve been working with people with trichotillomania from all over the world for many years now and have shared numerous stories of their journeys, successes and setbacks in this blog. I’d like to know more about you – the thousands of people that read this blog every...
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 | Jan 17, 2013 | People with trichotillomania, Support for trichotillomania
Trichotillomania affects a lot of kids; conservative estimates place it between 0.6% and 2.5% of children, although the actual number is probably much higher. More important than the prevalence of trichotillomania in our children is the impact that trichotillomania...
by Stop Pulling Hair Out | Sep 13, 2012 | Managing Trichotillomania, Support for trichotillomania
Amino acid therapy is an incredibly effective way to correct the underlying neurotransmitter imbalances that are present in those with trichotillomania as well as many other disorders. However, the proper administration of amino acid therapy is critical to its...
by Stop Pulling Hair Out | Oct 13, 2011 | People with trichotillomania, Support for trichotillomania
One of the things we hear most often in the clinic from people suffering from trich is that they feel very alone, very isolated and very fearful. They are usually afraid that someone will find out about their pulling and they are burdened by the stress of guilt and...
