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Hair Pulling Disorder – Conquering the Disease With 4 Effective Ways

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A hair pulling disorder in which patients who suffer from it consistently pull out chunks of their own hair. Generally, the disorder is in direct relationship to outside circumstances which cause nervous or depressive habits. It is most recognized as trichotillomania and is characterized by the act of physically pulling out eyelashes, eyebrow hair, scalp hair, and other body hair.

A hair pulling disorder can be difficult to identify in most people. Generally, there are very few outward signs of the condition. This difficulty in diagnosing is increased by the fact that the vast majority of people in the world are unaware that this condition even exists. Despite the fact that the most recent studies indicate as much as two to four percent of the population suffers from this disorder, there is little to no coverage on it.

The signs that someone may suffer from it include bald spots on their scalp, or missing eyelashes or eyebrows. People who suffer from a hair pulling disorder such as trichotillomania have very few options available for treatment. There is, however, one form of treatment which has been proven to be effective for those who are willing to take the necessary steps to treat the disorder.

The most appropriate course of action for someone suffering from a hair pulling disorder is to consult their primary care physician in order to find out more information regarding the disorder and receive recommendation on a specialist who can assist them in treating it.

Many people wonder about a possible hair pulling treatment. As a general rule:

  • Drugs have not been found to be effective in dealing with it.
  • Prozac has been proscribed in certain circumstances with the belief that the disorder is brought on by a certain degree of depression. Despite these beliefs, most studies have found that Prozac can actually increase the occurrence of hair pulling out in people suffering from this disorder.
  • A more recent study of a drug known as Clomipramine has shown a significantly greater degree of success than Prozac or other antidepressants. Some psychologists believe this may be used as an effective treatment of hair pulling disorders in the future.
  • Currently, the most established treatment for a hair pulling disorder and has shown to be successful when helping patients to stop pulling out hair, is known as habit reversal training which helps patients to recognize the situations which cause the condition and cope with them in a non-destructive manor. Patients who effectively complete this training will generally stop pulling out hair.

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Pulling Eyelashes Out – The Hidden Secrets to Stopping Effectively

2 comments By Henry Woods Filed in Featured, How to Stop Pulling Hair, How to Stop Trichotillomania, Trichotillomania Treatment Tagged with , , , , February 13th, 2009 @ 1:49 pm

If you find yourself pulling eyelashes out, or perhaps pulling other hair out then you may suffer from an OCD hair pulling condition known as Trichotillomania. If you do suffer from this hair pulling habit and find yourself pulling eyelashes out then you probably feel embarrassed about the action and the physical ramifications of it then there is some hope. There is at least one hair pulling treatment which can help you overcome your habit of pulling eyelashes out.

The causes of people pulling eyelashes out and other hair from virtually any part of their bodies are not entirely understood.

* Some researchers believe it is a genetic anomaly that leads to this condition. To date no significant evidence exists to prove this is in fact the case.
* Most conventional wisdom on the subject points to it being a psychological disorder.
* Some researchers consider it a kind of nervous habit.

If you or someone you know does have a habit of pulling eyelashes out then treatment should begin as soon as possible in order to find new methods of coping with situations which lead to this behavior of pulling eyelashes out. The first step would be to find a psychologist in your area who has experience dealing with this kind of hair pulling habit. The most likely course of action will be to begin a treatment known as habit reversal therapy which aims to effectively break you of this habit of pulling eyelashes out.

In some cases certain antidepressant drugs such as Fluoxetine (Prozac), or Fluvoxamine (Luvox) may be used to help treat this condition. These drugs have generally shown very little success. Some studies have even gone as far as to suggest use of these drugs can worsen the problem. The general consensus is the lack of results is due to the fact they don’t treat the cause of the problem. Since pulling eyelashes out is usually a nervous habit treating depression will not work. Even worse since many antidepressents will actually excite patients taking them, patients can become more high strung leading to an increase in episodes.

Some studies have suggested that the limited success experienced with these drugs is due to the fact these patients were actually intentionally hurting themselves as a result of depression and did not have the hair pulling disease known as trichotillomania. There are some instances however where a psychologist may proscribe a mild antidepressant in conjunction with therapy to aid in the overall treatment.

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Child Pulling Hair – Why Won’t My Child Stop?

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Though largely unheard of, many parents have encountered or witnessed their child pulling hair. This can actually include their own hair and the hair of other children, animals or even objects such as carpet. There are even accounts of children pulling eyelashes out. If you do see your child pulling hair out, then they may suffer from a condition known as trichotillomania. Diagnosis of this condition is difficult as a general rule do to the fact that the activity is usually not seen.

Children like adults who suffer from this condition will frequently cover up the physical marks caused by the activity. A child pulling hair can actually pull chunks of the hair out leading to small bald patches. What makes this hair pulling disease even harder to detect in children is that fact that children pulling hair is not entirely uncommon in normal children.

If you believe your child pulling hair out may in fact be trichotillomania then there is cause for hope. A psychologist who specializes in the treatment of this disorder should be able to effectively diagnose if your child pulling hair out is in fact trichotillomania.

  1. Currently a trichotillomania cure does not yet exist, however there is a trichotillomania therapy.
  2. Treatment for your child pulling hair out should begin as soon as possible because most studies suggest the earlier the condition is caught and dealt with the easier the therapy will be.
  3. Treatment of a child pulling hair out involves either the use of habit reversal therapy or hypnotherapy. Habit reversal therapy will involve finding the direct causes of this hair pulling habit and then a parent maintaining a watchful eye on the child under these circumstances to prevent the actions.
  4. Hypnotherapy involves using hypnosis to train the child to use alternative, non destructive methods of dealing with the condition. Both have proven highly successful if the parents are willing to take the necessary steps and follow through with the recommendations made by the psychologist. They do however take a fair amount of work and time.

Unfortunately no drugs exist which can aid in this treatment for a child pulling hair. There has been some success using antidepressants such as Fluoxetine (Prozac) in adults but unfortunately these antidepressants require the patient to be at least eighteen. This effectively rules out any form of drugs for treating a child pulling hair. If you have a child pulling hair it is recommended you consult your child’s pediatrician to find a local psychologist who can show you your options on how to deal with this condition.

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Trichotillomania Roots from Deep-Seated Anxieties

0 comments By Henry Woods Filed in Trichotillomania, Trichotillomania Causes, Trichotillomania in Children, Trichotillomania Symptoms Tagged with , , , , , January 28th, 2009 @ 1:34 pm

Hair pulling disorder is an impulsive tendency of some people when they are under extreme stress or huge feelings of anxiety. This hair-pulling disorder is called trichotillomania (TTM) or trich for short.

A person who is suffering from trichotillomania will start to pull hair when he/she feels depressed, stressed out or when something just doesn’t feel right. The symptoms of trichotillomania is hair loss due to pulling of hair off the scalp, eyelashes, brows, armpits, or pubic area. Usually the fingers are the culprits but there are some who use tweezers for hair pulling.

You can suspect hair-pulling disorder if the person has bald patches or over plucked hair. Trichotillomania is also referred to as compulsive hair pulling disorder. It is considered as a kind of Obsessive Compulsive Disorder (OCD), which roots from the built-up tension inside oneself. This tension makes a person automatically react by pulling hair. The act of pulling hair is not painful but rather gives a feeling of relief.

The act of hair pulling can be done either consciously or unconsciously. It is an addiction such that the person is experiencing pleasure in the activity that makes the person want to do it even more.

Besides pulling hair from oneself, a person with hair pulling disorder may also pull from other people close by or pets. There are also instances when the person will chew on the hair leading to ingestion. When enough hair has been accumulated in the intestines, there will be problems that will require major surgery.

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