by Stop Pulling Hair Out | Jan 27, 2011 | Support for trichotillomania, Trichotillomania causes, Trichotillomania research, What is trichotillomania
I just watched a video on YouTube titled – Trichotillomania: A True Medical Mystery – where they interviewed a medical doctor who explained that trich is baffling because so little is known about it. That was in 2008. Today, although the underlying imbalances that can...
by Stop Pulling Hair Out | Dec 16, 2010 | People with trichotillomania, Trichotillomania causes, Trichotillomania research, What is trichotillomania
I read a post recently that related trich to an addiction. In the article, ‘It’s Trichy’ thought about the similarities between trich and an addiction, such as alcoholism. There are many similarities, but the most pressing is the very real chemical imbalance that is...
by Stop Pulling Hair Out | Nov 18, 2010 | How to stop hair pulling, People with trichotillomania, What is trichotillomania
I’m going to let you all in on a little secret – I’m not very tech savvy. In fact, I’m pretty internet-challenged – I can check my email, post some articles/blogs and find what I need, but aside from that, I don’t spend a lot of time on the web. However, a couple days...
by Stop Pulling Hair Out | Oct 8, 2010 | Support for trichotillomania, Trichotillomania causes, What is trichotillomania
photo credit: rachaelshapiro Mothers today have access to a lot of medical information, thanks to the Internet. Yet even with ubiquity of material on the web, sometimes there can be a surprising scarcity of resources. Especially with a condition like...
by Stop Pulling Hair Out | Aug 16, 2010 | How to stop hair pulling, Managing Trichotillomania, Trichotillomania causes, What is trichotillomania
photo credit: gcfairch We visit a lot of different trich blogs. As we try and educate people about why they can’t stop pulling hair out, we see a common theme: People just blame themselves for trich. We don’t think that’s fair, and we know it’s not right. Because...
by Stop Pulling Hair Out | Feb 18, 2010 | What is trichotillomania
photo credit: AJU_photography The definition for trichotillomania (trick-o-tio-o-MAY-nee-ah) is often agreed upon by many medical practitioners. Its treatment, however, is not. Trichotillomania, as defined by the Trichotillomania Learning Center, “is a disorder that...
