by Stop Pulling Hair Out | Sep 15, 2011 | How to stop hair pulling, Managing Trichotillomania, Trichotillomania causes, What is trichotillomania
I am often asked if our approach ‘cures’ trichotillomania. The simple answer is ‘it depends’. The word ‘cure’ or ‘curing’ are used and strictly protected as medical terms, only to be used by medical doctors and other health care professionals that are licensed to...
by Stop Pulling Hair Out | Sep 8, 2011 | How to stop hair pulling, Managing Trichotillomania, People we helped stop pulling hair out, People with trichotillomania
We just did a post on Stephanie’s story with trich and how amino acid therapy helped her ‘beat trich’ in her words. I wanted to follow up with a couple points regarding Stephanie’s story to point out a few things that we see often when working with people with trich....
by Stop Pulling Hair Out | Sep 1, 2011 | Managing Trichotillomania, People we helped stop pulling hair out, People with trichotillomania
The following is a compelling story from one of our clients: “I was diagnosed with trich in 1st grade and I’ve pulled every 1-3 days since then. By the time I found Dr. Oler I was 17 years old and had pulled out all my eyebrows, eyelashes and about 50% of the hair on...
by Stop Pulling Hair Out | Jul 21, 2011 | Managing Trichotillomania, People with trichotillomania, Support for trichotillomania, Trichotillomania causes, Trichotillomania research
We spend a lot of time on this blog talking about the ins and outs of amino acid therapy as an effective solution to the underlying neurotransmitter imbalance(s) that often lead to trich. However, there is also a behavioral component that cannot be overlooked and must...
by Stop Pulling Hair Out | Jul 14, 2011 | People with trichotillomania, Support for trichotillomania, Trichotillomania research, What is trichotillomania
I was asked by a recent client about what resources were available for those that wanted to find out more about trichotillomania. The woman sitting across from me was bewildered with all the information on the internet in regards to trich and wanted my help to try and...