Strangely enough, as I was doing research on the long-term effects of cannabis, a random thought came into my head.
If it is known to help reduce stress and anxiety, could it help with hair-pulling?
Search results sent me to a link of a practitioner, licensed to distribute medical marijuana, who claims that all the patients who had been suffering from hair-pulling felt less urges after smoking marijuana. And not just less, significantly less.
"My patients explain to me that marijuana relaxes them, reduces their anxiety and reduces their urge to pull their hair out. They still struggle but their symptoms are largely reduced to the point where they see hair growth. They also feel less social anxiety and feel more comfortable in public."
I cannot freely admit that the idea was attractive at first, but after finding out that there are several other ways of using marijuana that do not include smoking (I love my lungs dearly) then I was intrigued.
After all, if it helps severe trichsters (and I am only moderate) then I suppose it could help me as well.
"If you are suffering from Trichotillomania, I would recommend giving this treatment approach consideration."
Please keep in mind though, that this is only a temporary relief. Further investigation showed that Trichsters are not cured by this (unless of course you will smoke marijuana everyday until you die). Cannabis helps reduce anxiety symptoms and, as others have claimed, the "subconscious need to pull". Again, this is not a cure and only a temporary relief, so it is suggested that marijuana is used only during times of high stress and anxiety.
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