Stop the Urge to Pull: Healing from Hair Pulling Disorder Starts Here
Stop the Urge to Pull: Healing from Hair Pulling Disorder Starts Here
You may have been pulling your hair for years—at your scalp, eyebrows, eyelashes, or other areas—without fully knowing why. Maybe it started in childhood. Maybe it began during a stressful season. Now, it feels automatic. You’ve tried to stop. You’ve hidden bald spots or scars. But the urges keep coming back.
If this sounds familiar, you may be living with hair pulling disorder, also known as trichotillomania—a condition that affects millions of adults but is rarely talked about. It’s not a bad habit. It’s a real, treatable disorder.
At Honey Lake Clinic, we help adults break free from the cycle of compulsive hair pulling by addressing its emotional, neurological, and spiritual roots. Our care is both evidence-driven and faith-based—designed to heal more than just the behavior.
In fact, 98% of our patients report meaningful progress during treatment.
You’ve lived with this long enough. Call today to talk with someone who understands. You don’t have to face this alone.
What Is Hair Pulling Disorder (Trichotillomania)?
What Is Hair Pulling Disorder (Trichotillomania)?
Hair pulling disorder—clinically known as trichotillomania—is a mental health condition where a person feels a repeated and overwhelming urge to pull out their own hair. This may happen during moments of anxiety, stress, boredom, or even without conscious awareness.
People with trichotillomania often target:
- Scalp hair
- Eyebrows or eyelashes
- Beard or body hair
Despite the distress it causes, many struggle to stop. The behavior can feel automatic, ritualistic, or temporarily soothing—yet it often leads to noticeable hair loss, emotional exhaustion, and deep shame.
Common Symptoms of
Hair Pulling Disorder
Common Symptoms of Hair Pulling Disorder
You may not even remember when it started. You just know it keeps happening—and that you can’t seem to stop.
You might:
- Feel tension or discomfort before pulling
- Experience relief or release immediately afterward
- Pull during moments of stress, fatigue, or distraction
- Hide bald spots, broken eyelashes, or other damage
- Avoid mirrors, photos, or social gatherings out of embarrassment
- Feel ashamed, frustrated, or anxious after pulling—but still do it again
For some, it’s unconscious. For others, it’s deliberate. But for nearly everyone, it becomes a private, exhausting battle.
Many adults with hair pulling disorder:
- Began pulling in adolescence but never received proper help
- Conceal the behavior from loved ones or coworkers
- Live with untreated anxiety, obsessive thoughts, or perfectionism
- Feel stuck in a cycle of tension → pulling → relief → shame
You’re not alone. And you’re not broken. This is a real condition—and it is treatable.
What Causes Trichotillomania?
The exact cause of hair pulling disorder isn’t fully understood, but it’s often linked to a combination of emotional, psychological, and neurological factors.
These may include:
- Obsessive-compulsive tendencies
- Anxiety disorders or chronic stress
- Trauma or emotional dysregulation
- Sensory sensitivity or body-focused repetitive behaviors (BFRBs)
- Co-occurring conditions like depression or excoriation (skin picking)
For many, pulling offers momentary relief from emotional overwhelm. But it’s often followed by guilt, self-blame, or a sense of helplessness. That pattern can feel impossible to escape without the right kind of support.
But freedom is possible—with care that treats the mind, body, and spirit. Call today to begin the healing process.
How to Stop Hair Pulling
(Treatment at Honey Lake Clinic)
How to Stop Hair Pulling (Treatment at Honey Lake Clinic)
Trying to stop on your own may have left you feeling discouraged or hopeless. But treatment for trichotillomania doesn’t start with shame—it starts with understanding.
At Honey Lake Clinic, we offer a safe place to explore the underlying causes of hair pulling and develop tools to manage the urges and heal from the inside out.
Our whole-person treatment includes:
- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) to identify patterns and triggers
- Habit Reversal Training (HRT) and stimulus control techniques
- Faith-based counseling to rebuild identity and release shame
- Treatment for co-occurring disorders like anxiety or OCD
- Group and individual therapy in a supportive, Christ-centered environment
- Wellness programming to restore balance and reduce stress
Treatment works. Hope is real. And the next step is as simple as a call.
Why Choose Honey Lake Clinic?
Why Choose Honey Lake Clinic?
If you’ve lived with trichotillomania quietly for years—or tried to stop
pulling only to end up back in the same painful cycle—you are not alone.
We understand how exhausting and isolating this disorder can be.
If you’ve lived with trichotillomania quietly for years—or tried to stop pulling only to end up back in the same painful cycle—you are not alone. We understand how exhausting and isolating this disorder can be.
98% of patients report
meaningful progress
98% of patients report meaningful progress
Board-certified,
Christian clinicians lead
every care plan
Board-certified, Christian clinicians lead every care plan
We treat the mind, body,
and spirit with grace
and expertise
We treat the mind, body, and spirit with grace and expertise
Our expansive campus
provides hundreds of acres
of space for quiet reflection
and restoration
Our expansive campus provides hundreds of acres of space for quiet reflection and restoration
Fully accredited and
trusted by patients from
across the U.S.
Fully accredited and trusted by patients from across the U.S.
Whether you’ve hidden the damage for years or you’re finally ready to be
honest with yourself, you deserve a place where you can heal—without shame.
Whether you’ve hidden the damage for years or you’re finally ready to be honest with yourself, you deserve a place where you can heal—without shame.
Call Now. Let’s Talk About
What’s Really Going On.
Call Now. Let’s Talk About What’s Really Going On.
You don’t have to keep covering up bald spots, hiding your hands,
or feeling like this is something you just have to manage forever.
No more shame. No more silence. Just one call.
You don’t have to keep covering up bald spots, hiding your hands, or feeling like this is something you just have to manage forever.
No more shame. No more silence. Just one call.
Scientifically Validated Healing in a Faith-Based Environment
At Honey Lake Clinic, we believe true healing happens when the mind, body, and spirit are nurtured together. Our integrated approach is both scientifically validated and deeply rooted in Christian faith.
Honey Lake Clinic’s Proven Results:
98%
Feel better now than when admitted
98%
Of patients would recommend Honey Lake Clinic
95%
Reported reduced anxiety
93%
Experienced decreased depression
