Posted by lucie lu on February 20, 2009, at 11:21:08
In reply to Hair pulling :( Support please, posted by no_rose_garden on February 18, 2009, at 23:24:58
NRG,
Other than the A/Ds, have you and your T looked at issues related to anxiety? A friend of my daughter's was pulling out her eyebrows, a behavior that was largely driven by intense unhappiness and anxiety at her school. She's an older teen, and she only had about 1/3 of her eyebrows left! She was able to change schools and as her anxiety dropped, she was able to stop the behavior as well. It seems to me that the physiological "secondary gain" of the behavior may be similar to that of "cutting," i.e. a temporary release of endorphins. I'm sure that is what Scott was thinking too with the suggestion of naloxone.
I'm sorry for what you are going through, and hope that you and your T will find something that will help. I'm also sorry that you felt not responded to previously. I don't think anyone here "keeps score" about whether someone has a pattern of replying or not. People, even regular posters, come and go, post or not, depending upon what is happening with them IRL. And anyway, responding to a post can be just as gratifying as putting one out there to be responded to. So responses need not be considered "paybacks." People tend to respond when they feel they have something to say or even just support to offer. So if there are few responses, ansd you really need one, then rephrasing and trying again is often successful. Just as you did, and good for you for trying again.
Good luck,
Lucie
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