by Stop Pulling Hair Out | Jan 10, 2013 | People with trichotillomania
Children with trichotillomania are fighting an uphill battle. They often experience overwhelming urges to pull their hair out no matter how badly they don’t want to. Friends and family members start to shun or ridicule them. Parents tell them to “just stop”. They may...
by Stop Pulling Hair Out | Dec 13, 2012 | People we helped stop pulling hair out, People with trichotillomania
Timmy’s parents came to us after their third unsuccessful trial with psychotherapy to help him stop pulling out the hair on his head; they had also tried several rounds of medications with no results. Timmy was a 9 year old boy and had progressively pulled back from...
by Stop Pulling Hair Out | Dec 6, 2012 | People with trichotillomania
Trichotillomania is thought to occur in between 0.6% and 2.5% of children, although the numbers could be much higher as most people suffer from trichotillomania without ever being diagnosed. Trichotillomania in children is sometimes categorized as a short-term habit...
by Stop Pulling Hair Out | Oct 18, 2012 | People with trichotillomania
We all know the adage “A picture is worth a thousand words” and nowhere is this more applicable than to those that suffer from trichotillomania. Seeing the extent and the effect of one’s pulling in pictures can bring about a startling realization as to what is going...
by Stop Pulling Hair Out | Oct 11, 2012 | How to stop hair pulling, Managing Trichotillomania
“I can’t stop pulling my eyebrows out.” This was a desperate plea from a recent client that felt helpless to do anything about it. We hear many versions of this cry for help from hundreds of people when they first come to us. Some have been diagnosed with...
