Hypnotherapy for Trichotillomania

If you’re tired of hair pulling then have a read of this page and then get in touch. I’ve used hypnotherapy for trichotillomania in Reading, Oxford, Wallingford, Thame and Holborn, London. Others have stopped the habit before you. You could be next if you’re ready, willing and fed up enough. 

I also offer hypnotherapy online for trichotillomania, using vsee, zoom or whatsapp. Please get in touch for more details as to how this works.

Trichotillomania is a dreadful condition to suffer. I know this well. I’ve worked with a good number of people suffering from this condition and so I do understand how difficult it can be to live with. The good news is, however, that you don’t have to continue simply living with it. You could learn to put it behind you and hypnotherapy could help you to do just that.

It’s much more common than you’d think

Trichotillomania, or ‘hair pulling disorder’ is estimated to affect up to three percent of the population and typically begins in teenage years. 

Most people with this condition are women but people of all ages and of both sexes are diagnosed. I’m presently seeing a twelve year old boy for the condition. It isn’t just a problem for girls.

Nobody really knows what causes ‘trich’ but it does seem to be partly hereditary. Whether this is due to genetic influences or learned behaviour is anybody’s guess for now. It doesn’t really matter in any case. Trichotillomania is a habit which is based upon anxiety. 

Resolve the anxiety or unhappiness which lies beneath the habit and you can be free of hair-pulling, for good!

Wouldn’t that feel great!?

I use a combination of hypnotherapy, mindfulness and other psychotherapeutic interventions in order to help people escape from the vicious circle of anxiety, low self-esteem and trichotillomania. If you’d like to escape the trap and wish to wor with me then give me a call. I’d be more than willing to discuss how I could help you.

Call me on 07786123736/01183280284 or 01865600970. You could also email me at paul@resolvedhypnotherapy.co.uk or use the contact form in the footer of this page.

I’ve never met a calm person with trichotillomania

Trichotillomania is one of the BFRBs (body focused repetetive behaviours) and as such is a maladaptive means of dealing with anxiety based issues. Dermotillomania (skin picking or excoriation) is a similar condition. The vehicle is different but the unconscious goal remains the same.

Whilst the sufferer is busy selecting the hair to be pulled, whilst the sufferer experiences the sting of pulling and whilst the sufferer either disposes of the hairs (sometimes biting or swallowing them. This is called trichophagia) they commonly find themselves in a trance-like state which is distracting and which serves to dissociate them from anxiety or other unwanted emotions.

Every client I’ve ever met with this condition suffered from anxiety, self doubts, insecurities and other co-morbid conditions. Trichotillomania offers short term relief, even pleasure,  but the bald patches, when they appear, or the increasingly visible absence of eyelashes and eyebrows renders this relief counter-productive.

Hair loss leads to greater anxiety and the sufferer often becomes socially withdrawn and depressed, leading to an escalation of hair pulling and consequent unhappiness. It becomes a vicious circle.

Perhaps you’ve had enough of the vicious circle and are seeking a way out. Hypnotherapy could offer you just that. When you’re ready to get to work on killing the habit, once and for all, give me a call.