Trichotillomania

“I’m slowly destroying myself!”

As you sit there, staring at your reflection in the mirror, you can feel the familiar anxiety bubbling up inside yourself.

Your fingers start to twitch, and before you know it, you’re reaching up to your scalp and pulling out a strand of hair. It’s a compulsion you can’t control, no matter how much you try.

Now, as you see the bald patches forming on your head, you can’t help but feel ashamed and alone.

People don’t understand how hard it is…

… living with trichotillomania: the constant urge to pull out your hair, the shame of the bald spots, and the fear of being judged or ostracized.

You’ve probably been doing it for years, feeling the loneliness and shame that comes with it. After all, no one else seems to have this problem. And you can’t even explain why you have the urge to do it.

It’s like a release valve for your anxiety, yet it leaves you feeling even more anxious, guilty, and hopeless.

It just… happens!

Sometimes you do it and don’t even notice it; other times, you’re keenly aware of doing it and enjoy the satisfaction of the act.

Really, if it didn’t affect your looks as it does, you might not mind living with it.

But it IS a problem: looking at the bald spots on your scalp, avoiding social situations, and feeling like you’re the only one in the world with this strange behavior… it has to stop.

You can overcome this behavior!

First, we’ll learn about you and the circumstances around your current hair-pulling. We’ll explore everything from your daily habits to identify coping patterns that no longer serve your well-being. Ultimately, we want to get to the root causes of this behavior.

We’ll also focus on your awareness. We’ll develop your capacity to notice when you are pulling and what’s going on in your internal and external environment when you do. That will help us get to why you’re doing it.

Then, we’ll move to problem-solving. We’ll look at how your behaviors (of mind and body) contribute to your struggles, and we’ll devise a plan to make pulling more difficult, hence reducing it. We’ll also look at the urges… how they play a role in your life, and how to relate to them with love and understanding.

As we continue to work, the root causes behind the pulling will start showing up. We’ll examine those causes closely, but we won’t stop there.

We’ll also look at your values and the person you want to become. As we do that, you’ll notice how the drive to express the person you want to be will give you the strength to improve your pulling habits.

It’s time to get over this!

Don’t let trichotillomania control your life any longer.

Let me help you take back control and overcome the urge to pull.

Call today at (929) 260-2084 for a free consultation and take the first step toward a happier, healthier you.