by Stop Pulling Hair Out | May 9, 2013 | Trichotillomania causes
One of the hardest things for health care professionals to do is determine how to get their patients/clients well. This may seem like a redundant statement, but think about it. A person comes in with a multitude of symptoms and/or diagnoses and they are asking you to...
by Stop Pulling Hair Out | May 2, 2013 | Trichotillomania causes, Trichotillomania research
If you’ve been following this blog, you know that neurotransmitter imbalance is the cause of most people’s urge to pull. Since neurotransmitter imbalance is the underlying cause, a common sense approach would be to (a) determine a person’s neurotransmitter...
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 | 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 | Nov 1, 2012 | Managing Trichotillomania, People with trichotillomania
In this blog, I offer lots and lots of examples of people that have eliminated the urge to pull associated with trichotillomania. These people also usually experience incredible improvements in other areas of their lives as well, including improvements in mood,...
