by Stop Pulling Hair Out | Apr 4, 2013 | People with trichotillomania
In talking with a colleague the other day, I was struck with a realization that I found very interesting. We have found a significant portion of the people we see with trichotillomania exhibit traits of a ‘Type A personality’ including being high-achievers. This is...
by Stop Pulling Hair Out | Mar 7, 2013 | Managing Trichotillomania, People with trichotillomania, Support for trichotillomania
I spoke with the mother of a young girl with trich yesterday. This young woman, we’ll call her Beth, had been working with us for 9 months to try and eliminate her urges to pull. She had seen success within a couple months of starting amino acid therapy, but the urges...
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...
