Strategy for coping with Trichotillomania part 1.

We discussed different strategies to try to prevent you from touching your hair, such as;

1.     Using rich hand cream that coats your fingers so that this, in turn, makes your hair feel smoother. You informed me that it is the roughness of the hair which  creates this desire to break the hair off.

2.     Using rich conditioners which coat the hair making the cuticle (outer protective layer) feel smooth to the touch.

3.     Dressing aids such as gels, mousses, waxes, hair sprays and leave in conditioners as these are also good for coating the outer cuticles.

4.     Wearing your hair up and using dressing aids so that you cannot get your fingers into the area to break hair off.

5.     Change the seat that you sit in whilst watching television or relaxing as it appears that it is always your left hand that goes up to the left and rear of your scalp.

Part 2 will follow tomorrow with more strategies. 

For more information please visit www.birminghamtrichologycentre.co.uk