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					  <title><![CDATA[Finding the Right Support To End Trichotillomania]]></title>
					  <link>http://www.healthandfitnessonline.net/articles/6542/1/Finding-the-Right-Support-To-End-Trichotillomania/Page1.html</link>
					  <description><![CDATA[To end compulsive hair pulling, you'll need to understand how important building the right support system can be.  <BR>
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We live in a culture that actively promotes an addictive mindset and a disbelief in the power of the individual to heal himself. You must escape this mindset if you are to end your trichotillomania.  Often times outside voices, even when trying to be supportive, can trigger your self-doubt about being able to stop pulling.]]></description>
					  <author>no@spam.com (Abby Rohrer)</author>
					  <pubDate>Mon, 31 Dec 2007 00:00:00 CST</pubDate>
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					  <title><![CDATA[Hair Pulling is a Cultural "Dis-ease"]]></title>
					  <link>http://www.healthandfitnessonline.net/articles/6503/1/Hair-Pulling-is-a-Cultural-Dis-ease/Page1.html</link>
					  <description><![CDATA[Many professionals committed to helping hair pullers stop trichotillomania try to end it with medications, hypnotherapy, squeeze toys, or counseling. These can sometimes slow down the problem, but rarely end it for good. In fact, some methods may channel the "hair pulling need" into another addictive behavior. <BR>
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You can't solve hair pulling with quick fixes or by sharing your pain with others.]]></description>
					  <author>no@spam.com (Abby Rohrer)</author>
					  <pubDate>Mon, 31 Dec 2007 00:00:00 CST</pubDate>
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					  <title><![CDATA[The Journey To End Compulsive Hair Pulling]]></title>
					  <link>http://www.healthandfitnessonline.net/articles/6022/1/The-Journey-To-End-Compulsive-Hair-Pulling/Page1.html</link>
					  <description><![CDATA[Sometimes a journey begins when you have the ability to look at something in an entirely different way.  Though this article deals with just one facet of my healing journey, it is a crucial one indeed.<BR>
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For me, this change in perspective began when I decided to free myself from the inability to stop hair pulling after years of professional treatment proved unsuccessful.]]></description>
					  <author>no@spam.com (Abby Rohrer)</author>
					  <pubDate>Sun, 30 Dec 2007 00:00:00 CST</pubDate>
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					  <title><![CDATA[Three Lessons Learned From Living With Trichotillomania]]></title>
					  <link>http://www.healthandfitnessonline.net/articles/5986/1/Three-Lessons-Learned-From-Living-With-Trichotillomania/Page1.html</link>
					  <description><![CDATA[Trichotillomania, also known as compulsive hair pulling, is a way some people cope with uncomfortable feelings but it can quickly turn into a virulent habit or addiction.<BR>
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Hair pullers pull out the hair from their scalp, eyelashes, eyebrows, or other parts of the body, often causing noticeable bald spots.  Many do so uncontrollably for hours each day.]]></description>
					  <author>no@spam.com (Abby Rohrer)</author>
					  <pubDate>Sun, 30 Dec 2007 00:00:00 CST</pubDate>
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					  <title><![CDATA[12 Powerful Ideas To Help You Claim Your Freedom From Hair Pulling]]></title>
					  <link>http://www.healthandfitnessonline.net/articles/5950/1/12-Powerful-Ideas-To-Help-You-Claim-Your-Freedom-From-Hair-Pulling/Page1.html</link>
					  <description><![CDATA[Trichotillomania, also known as compulsive hair pulling, is a form of self-harm. There may be different reasons why someone becomes a hair puller, one of which may stem from unresolved emotional distress or trauma. Hair pulling can quickly turn into a virulent habit or addiction.<BR>
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The way each person deals with a compulsive behavior like hair pulling is greatly influenced by the culture in which you live.]]></description>
					  <author>no@spam.com (Abby Rohrer)</author>
					  <pubDate>Sun, 30 Dec 2007 00:00:00 CST</pubDate>
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					  <title><![CDATA[Hair Pulling is A Creative Way to Cope]]></title>
					  <link>http://www.healthandfitnessonline.net/articles/5947/1/Hair-Pulling-is-A-Creative-Way-to-Cope/Page1.html</link>
					  <description><![CDATA[Trichotillomania, also known as compulsive hair pulling, is a disorder that causes people to pull out the hair from their scalp, eyelashes, eyebrows, or other parts of the body. For up to fifteen million Americans, it's a way to cope with life difficulties and uncomfortable feelings and beliefs. <BR>
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Yet one of the hardest things for a hair puller to do is to admit how much their behavior is costing.]]></description>
					  <author>no@spam.com (Abby Rohrer)</author>
					  <pubDate>Sun, 30 Dec 2007 00:00:00 CST</pubDate>
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					  <title><![CDATA[How To Help Your Child Deal With Trichotillomania]]></title>
					  <link>http://www.healthandfitnessonline.net/articles/5889/1/How-To-Help-Your-Child-Deal-With-Trichotillomania/Page1.html</link>
					  <description><![CDATA[Trichotillomania, also known as compulsive hair pulling, is a form of self-injury.  Like other self-harming behaviors, compulsive hair pulling can stem from unresolved emotional distress or trauma and can quickly turn into a virulent habit or addiction even in very young children.<BR>
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Hair pullers pull out the hair from their scalp, eyelashes, eyebrows, or other parts of the body, often causing noticeable bald spots.]]></description>
					  <author>no@spam.com (Abby Rohrer)</author>
					  <pubDate>Sun, 30 Dec 2007 00:00:00 CST</pubDate>
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