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Hair Pulling / Trichotillomania
Do you pull hair from your eyebrows, head or other parts of the body. Perhaps you experience negative feelings, such as guilt and embarrassment, maybe you attempt to cover it up adapting your hair styles or wearing hair pieces, wigs or hats.
Hair pulling can impact your social life and have an adverse effect upon your performance at school or work. Sometimes hair pulling can make you feel unattractive and can lead to low self-esteem and confidence. Hair pulling is an impulsive control disorder, a psychological condition, where you experience an intense urge to pull the hair out and feel growing tension until you do. Many people pull so much hair over a long enough period of time that bald patches appear.
It is claimed that 1-2% of the population experience hair pulling and whilst it is also claimed that 90% of sufferers are female it may simply be that males are less likely to seek help. Hair pulling is usually accompanied with underlying anxiety.
The persistence of this compulsion can vary considerably. For some people, at some times, it is mild and can be modified with a little extra awareness and focus. For others, the urge can become so overpowering that it makes thinking of anything else almost impossible and so is more like an addiction.
What causes Hair Pulling
It’s not known what causes hair pulling, but there are several theories. Some experts think hair pulling is a type of addiction. The more you pull your hair out, the more you want to keep doing it. Alternatively hair pulling may be a reflection of an underlying mental health problem whereby the person finds that hair pulling alleviates stress or anxiety. In other cases hair pulling can be a form of self-harm whereby the person deliberately injures themselves as a way of seeking temporary relief from emotional distress.
How can I help you with hair pulling?
Hypnotherapy and Healing is very effective at helping to overcome the urges to hair pull and it also deals with any underlying issues. Additionally it will help to improve your self-esteem and confidence.
How many sessions are required?
The number of sessions required varies dependent upon you and your personal situation. Book your free, no obligation, 20 minute consultation (by telephone or Zoom) so I can find out more about your situation and also share more with you on how I can help you. I will be able to give you an indication of how many therapy sessions are likely to be needed during our call.
