by Stop Pulling Hair Out | Jun 16, 2011 | How to stop hair pulling, Managing Trichotillomania, People with trichotillomania, Support for trichotillomania, Trichotillomania causes
Here is a story that sounds so familiar that I wanted to share it: Trichotillomania Story In it, Michelle explains that her pulling started after a severe amount of stress and that she often pulls more when she is stressed out. This is very, very common as stress is...
by Stop Pulling Hair Out | May 12, 2011 | How to stop hair pulling, Managing Trichotillomania, Trichotillomania causes, Trichotillomania research
Once your neurotransmitter levels are rebalanced, your symptoms will disappear. This is like a ‘light-switch’; you either have enough or you don’t. When you do, you will wake up one day and your symptoms will be gone. It often seems miraculous, but it is actually just...
by Stop Pulling Hair Out | May 5, 2011 | How to stop hair pulling, Managing Trichotillomania, Trichotillomania causes, Trichotillomania research
Neurotransmitter imbalances have been associated with many conditions, including food cravings, increased appetite, binging, addictions (food, alcohol, drugs, gambling, etc.), trichotillomania, obsessive-compulsive tendencies and disorders, depression, anxiety,...
by Stop Pulling Hair Out | Mar 31, 2011 | Managing Trichotillomania, Trichotillomania causes, Trichotillomania research
We have covered a lot about the science of amino acid therapy and how it relates to trichotillomania. Here is the next in a series of posts: Monoamine Neurotransmitter Synthesis from Amino Acids Figure 3: The synthesis of serotonin, dopamine, norepinephrine, and...
by Stop Pulling Hair Out | Mar 24, 2011 | How to stop hair pulling, Managing Trichotillomania, People we helped stop pulling hair out, People with trichotillomania, Trichotillomania causes
I just got off the phone with another client that has had fantastic results using amino acid therapy to address her trichotillomania. This client’s experience provides a great illustration of the far reaching effects of neurotransmitter imbalances and how quickly a...
