Hair Pulling
No More shame
You know you shouldn't do it, yet you can't control it. Why? Because there is a pay-off. The tension as you pull, the relaxed, high feeling as the follicle comes off ¨C Just for that brief moment, it makes you feel good, so your subconscious tells you to do it again. Your conscious, logical mind is no longer in control. You get used to giving in to the urge over time, and the habit reinforces itself, trapping your mind in a cycle of compulsive behaviour. You feel helpless.
The shame, horror, disgust and fear you feel is common among hair-pullers! You imagine yourself to be weird and deviant because you do something like this. You spend an inordinate amount of time covering your dark secret¡ imprisoned in the guilt, always fearing that someone will discover. And you panic when your hairdresser notices the thinning spot.
Nobody understands your frustration as you wonder if you are close to permanently losing your will and self esteem.
Don't despair, you are not alone, you are not mad. There are millions like you and there is a cure. First, don't be embarrassed to ask for help.
Trichotillomania isn't just a habit that a person can easily stop. It's a medical condition which affects 1 ¨C 3 % of the population, mostly women.
Hypnosis has proven highly effective in treating trichollomania. During hypnotherapy, your subconscious mind is gently reeducated that you can and will stop pulling. This empowers you at a deeper, inner level and erases the past feelings of failure. Negative emotions are released and limiting beliefs like "I'm not strong enough to overcome this." or "I can't have a full head of beautiful hair." are banished. Hair pulling will be equated with something negative, like nausea.
Just as counseling helps correct behaviours, hypnotherapy works by changing the impulses from within. The underlying reasons are determined and its elimination can then be worked on.
Over some sessions, that hand will no longer creep up to your head surreptitiously. And be further reassured ¨C research shows that hair almost always grows back for hair pullers, when the urge is finally curbed.
Free yourself now, with hypnotherapy.
* You are not responsible for the fact that you have trichotillomania, but you are responsible for how you approach it. You can either decide to be a victim or learn to walk with grace"* - Christina Pearson, Founder/Executive Director of the Trichotillomania Learning Center
Testimonial
“Dear Hypnae Center, this journey has been somewhat akin to an emotional rollercoaster. When I first started therapy I desperately wanted to be rid of this habit of pulling my hair but 10 years had worn down my resolve and my confidence in my ability to ‘kick’ the habit! I now feel a much greater sense of hope and confidence. Over the last ten days my hair pulling has decreased significantly, with only one intense episode during the Chinese New Year period. I have hope and confidence that this will last in the long tem. The sessions have strengthened my resolve, my willpower and confidence. I also found your EFT technique useful as it is something I can rely on when the urge to pull “strikes” again. I do realize however that hypnosis is not a miracle cure and I will work hard to ensure that these positive effects last. Thank you for giving me hope… I feel that this is the beginning of a really wonderful, “pull-free” life ahead. I really hope that it is.”
Ms M C – 24 years old (31 Jan 2009)
[Conditions: OCD / Hair Pulling / Confidence Building / Stress Management]
