Parent Tip: The most powerful way to help your child is to model healthy expression and handling of your own emotions.

Many hair pullers struggle with intense anxiety and many believe that this anxiety is the cause of trichotillomania. However, my advanced students and I disagree. We found that trichotillomania was less the cause of our anxiety, but used by the hair puller as a tool to dampen anxiety.

Chronic anxiety is the result of unfinished emotions. My mom was a chronic worrier and I was trained from an early age to take up the cause, which I did well. When I finally began to own and complete my own feelings, my anxiety plummeted. This is the most effective way to end anxiety! We are proving this within my Women’s Unversity where students are reporting a reduction in anxiety of 50% or more!

As a parent, the more you take ownership and allow your own feelings, the more you will reduce your own anxiety levels and help your child to do the same. This will assist everyone in your family to own their own inner experience.