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 | May 24, 2010 | How to stop hair pulling, Managing Trichotillomania, People with trichotillomania, Trichotillomania causes
I came across a blog called It’s Trichy. It’s written by a person who suffers from trichotillomania. On one of the pages, the author talks about things she’s tried to resist the urge to stop pulling hair out. I thought her comments provided a perfect example of how...
by Stop Pulling Hair Out | May 11, 2010 | Managing Trichotillomania, Trichotillomania research
In a post on her Alternative Medicine Blog, Cathy Wong noted that the supplement N-Acetylcysteine (NAC) could help tame trichotillomania. She cited a study in which 50 people with trichotillomania took either a NAC supplement or a placebo pill daily. According to the...
by Stop Pulling Hair Out | May 4, 2010 | How to stop hair pulling, Managing Trichotillomania, Trichotillomania research
A recent article entitled “Trichotillomania & Treatment” appeared on eHow. The article provides a cursory look at both the condition and the treatments for trichotillomania. We bring it to your attention because it neglects to mention a therapy that gets at the...
by Stop Pulling Hair Out | Mar 1, 2010 | Managing Trichotillomania, Trichotillomania causes, Trichotillomania research
photo credit: Hljod.Huskona In the first part of Natural Anxiety Treatments for trichotillomania, I discussed what happens when the body takes a medication called a reuptake inhibitor, which essentially traps neurotransmitters in the chemical synapse. If you need a...
