Stress can really bite down on nails, hair

There is a modification that helps clients identify what triggers the undesired reaction, and desensitizes them to it. For example, in a grooming disorder case, Schoeppel asks a woman who plucks her eyelashes out what is going on when this happens. Then, using rapidly moving lights and methodical tapping on the hands, she programs a new thought pattern that helps suppress the urge to do the bad habit.

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Terri Jo Ryan

Ryan, T. J. (2005, August 14). Stress can really bite down on nails, hair. Waco, TX:Waco Tribune-Herald, Features