I have been a little slow to reply to my comments lately and am just going through them now. But I noticed a particularly inspiring one from Maddison which I wanted to draw your attention to: I have a similar problem where I pick at my skin. I had a teacher tell me that your [...]
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Does Meditation Help Trichotillomania?
Meditation is increasingly being used in the Western world as a treatment for stress and anxiety. This ancient technique means taking time to contemplate silently, and let thoughts go past you. When it comes to trichotillomania just about anything is worth a try, so here are my thoughts on whether meditation can help trichotillomania.
Can A Head Massage Help Trichotillomania?
In finding methods that help trichotillomania I’m always coming across small suggestions in the forums that I haven’t heard before. One of these is a head massage. This is most commonly recommended to stimulate hair growth, though I wondered if it could help trichotillomania in any other way.
Can Washing Your Hair Help You Stop Pulling Out Hair?
I had always heard that washing could help you stop pulling out hair. In fact, it is commonly given out as advice in many of the trichotillomania support sites and forums that I’ve visited since finding out what trichotillomania was.
Can You Cure Trich?
It almost goes without saying that many people who pull out their hair try to cure trich. However, perhaps the word ‘cure’ doesn’t necessarily apply to trichotillomania. After all, there is no magical pill that can stop people from wanting to pull out their own hair. There are mainly just methods and techniques that people [...]
Can Exercise Help With the Hair Pulling Habit?
A recent goal of mine has been to exercise more, and this includes at least 30 minutes of exercise on most days of the week. The thought soon occured to me as to whether exercise could help with my hair pulling habit. My Experience I find it hard to focus a lot since I spend [...]
Hypnotherapy
I have heard from a number of sources that hynotherapy can be used as a treatment for trichotillomania. I have never tried it for various reasons (the cost, fear of actively going out and asking for it and so on), but I have had a look online and it is always a possibility in the [...]
About This Blog
My name's Penny, and I started OnTrich (a trichotillomania blog) to try and raise awareness about hair pulling, and also as a way to help me deal with my own pulling. I'm a 23 year old girl from the UK and I've been pulling for 13 years. Get in touch if you want to chat or need any help - I love meeting people here.
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