StopPulling.com is an easy to use, on-line behavioral program designed to help
individuals manage their trichotillomania.
StopPulling.com is not therapy and is not intended to replace individual behavior therapy.
It is an interactive behavioral program that will help you
to identify situations associated with your pulling behavior, and will
recommend strategies to help you to change those behaviors.
Who Should Subscribe to
StopPulling.com?
StopPulling.com is intended for
people 12 years and older. The program can be used in conjunction with behavior
therapy for people who are already in treatment with a therapist who is familiar
with treating trich. StopPulling.com can be a nice complement to therapy,
however, if you are currently in therapy, let your therapist know you are
considering subscribing to StopPulling.com so that they can integrate the
program successfully into your treatment.
StopPulling.com can also be used by people who do not have access to
appropriately trained professionals in their area, i.e., someone who knows how
to treat trich. Because so few professionals are trained specifically to treat
trich, it is oftentimes difficult to find either someone in your area or
someone on your insurance panel. While StopPulling.com is not therapy, it can
provide a useful alternative to a self-help book or to treatment with a
professional who is not trained in treating trich.
Advantages of an On-Line Program:
Privacy: StopPulling.com
allows users the ability to participate in an interactive program for trich,
without anyone else having to know that they have trich.
Economy:
StopPulling.com is significantly less expensive than individual therapy and
offers a great deal more than a self-help book.
Expertise:
StopPulling.com provides individualized feedback designed by several of the top
trich experts in the world.
Ease of Use:
StopPulling.com is user friendly and can be accessed many times per day so that
a person can benefit from the program each day, instead of having to wait for
weekly or bi-weekly appointments.
How is StopPulling.com Used?
StopPulling.com is easy and fun to use, with graphics and icons
that will guide you easily through the program. StopPulling.com is designed to
take very little time each day (less than 15 minutes), but requires a commitment
on a regular basis. As with any worthwhile lifestyle change such as starting to
exercise or quitting smoking, you will have to work hard to see results. Working
hard means paying attention to your pulling habits and being willing to journal
about your pulling behaviors. However, your reward will be feeling in control of
your life, increased confidence, and living a healthier life.
StopPulling.com is an interactive self-help approach program
for combating trich that is based upon the clinical experience of its
developers. The program is broken into 3 modules
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Assessment
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Intervention
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Maintenance
Time Commitment:
It requires about a 7-10 week commitment to complete the first 2 modules.
During this time you will log on and report every urge and episode you have
(less than 15 minutes per day on average).
Once you have reached the Maintenance module, you can remain
there indefinitely, monitoring your urges and learning about relapse
prevention.
The Program:
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Assessment Module I
The first module will be the largest and most time-consuming portion of the
package, guiding you through extensive self-evaluation of your behavior.
You will be asked to journal or monitor your hair pulling behavior daily, with
increasing amounts of detail each week for up to 3 weeks.
Further, you will be asked to journal how many hairs you pull to help you track
your progress.
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Intervention Module II
During the second module, the program will analyze your unique information from
the Assessment Module and suggest helpful interventions or coping strategies
for behavior change.
You will continue to monitor your behavior on a daily basis, but you will be
prompted to use a variety of coping strategies and skills to help you decrease
your hair pulling.
StopPulling.com will keep track of your progress over time and provide feedback
to you about how you are doing with visual graphs and charts. You will set
weekly goals and reward yourself for achieving your goals.
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Maintenance Module III
The final module is designed to help you avoid relapses and to "maintain" your
progress over time.
It is intended to be ongoing, depending on how focused you are on maintaining
change.
You will enter the Maintenance Module when you have reached your hair pulling
goals for four consecutive weeks.
You will continue to monitor your behavior and set goals for continued
maintenance. If relapse does occur, you will be encouraged to return to an
earlier portion of the program to revisit these skills.
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Cost for StopPulling.com:
StopPulling.com costs $29.95 for each
month that you subscribe to the program.
You may pay with a credit card and the subscription will
automatically be billed to your credit card each month. If you choose to
discontinue your subscription to StopPulling.com, all you have to do is click on
Discontinue Program on your Account page and your subscription will end on the
last day of the most recent month for which you have paid. Please read all about the program and our Terms of Use policy
before purchasing as PsycTech, Ltd does not issue refunds.