Trichotillomania - Stop Compulsive Hair Pulling with Fast Track Hypnosis
People with Trichotillomania can feel embarrassment, frustration, shame, or depression about their condition. They
fret about what others may think of them and usually try to hide their behaviour from other people.
There are many theories why people would want to do this.
In my opinion they are feeding off their endorphins. When they pull out their hair, after the initial sting the body
produces chemicals called opioids, or endorphins, to reduce or block the spread of
the pain messages from the body through the brain. The chemicals produce an effect
which is similar to the action of some pain relief drugs, such as heroin, morphine, anaesthetics, etc.
All of these are capable of numbing pain but they are also able to produce pleasurable sensations
as well !. Opioids play a role in feelings of pleasure and reward, and
also in responses to stressful situations, they may even be involved in the "runner's high"
which can be felt during strenuous exercise. Any relief that comes with hair pulling usually lasts for a
few moments. The person feels powerless to control the urge to pull and starts the cycle once again.
It's for this reason I feel that the hair puller is using it as a type of pleasure sensation, like a drug addict. Whenever I ask them about why and when they do it, they normally say it's usually under times of stress. Some say they notice a satisfying feeling when they pull their hair out, plus it has now become a habit and since the urge always returns they feel they simply can't stop it.
The Fast Track method to correct this is quite simple to do.
Since the mind is now " hooked " on it's endorphins, I recommend the client wears
a rubber band on their wrist and each time they feel the urge to pull a hair out,
they simply snap the rubber band against their wrist.
This helps in 2 ways;
1. If you think of the mind as a computer and it begins this action, just like a programme, the best way to stop it completing, is put a bug in it. Snapping the band brings into play a new action the mind hasn't done before, which in turns weakens the memory pattern.
2. Snapping the rubber band also satisfies the mind by introducing the endorphins, now in a different way, and it is still getting its "fix".
By combining this advice with my Fast Track Hypnosis to remove the habit and instil confidence into the client the results are extremely good. It normally takes 4 sessions to achieve this (it also takes time for the hair to grow) as well as support and practical advice about how to overcome the habit.
Fees £85.00 or €85.00 per session.
Stop Hair Pulling Clinics in:
Belfast - Ballymena - Coleraine - Enniskillen - Newry - Omagh
Spanish Stop Hair Pulling Clinics on Costa Blanca in: Cabo Roig - Guardamar - Benidorm
