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Anxiety can seep into your thoughts, your words, how you feel, what you do, and how you think about yourself. Your thoughts, feelings and...
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Morag Stevenson
May 133 min read
Can I stop grinding my teeth?
When you grind your teeth at night, you may answer this question with: ‘No, I can’t! How can I? I don’t know I’m doing it!’ And although...
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Morag Stevenson
Feb 95 min read
How to start recovery when you hairpull or skinpick
Trichotillomania is the Latin term for compulsive hair-pulling and dermotillomania is the name for skin picking. Although the term mania...
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Morag Stevenson
Oct 17, 20235 min read
I can't stop picking my skin! 3 ways to start your recovery
Many of us have picked at a scab or a spot at some time in our lives. It’s a natural behaviour and for many kids, it’s a part of...
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Morag Stevenson
May 2, 20233 min read
Trichotillomania and Relaxation
The relationship a hairpuller has with their compulsive habit or BFRB (Body Focused Repetitive Behaviour) is an ambiguous one....
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Morag Stevenson
Apr 11, 20234 min read
Are you trying too hard?
This need to never fail, always succeed, and never get anything wrong can sometimes lead to immense frustration
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Morag Stevenson
Dec 26, 20223 min read
How can I make my new year's resolution stick?
We’ve all done it. Made the new year's resolution and been really good at doing it, and then we’ve been really good at giving up! Come...
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Morag Stevenson
Nov 11, 20227 min read
Beating Trichotillomania with Habit reversal
All our life so far as it has definite form is but a mass of habits.* Life is a mass of habits; we often do the same thing, eat the same...
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Morag Stevenson
Sep 29, 20224 min read
Trichotillomania is more than just hair pulling isn’t it
Trich (Trichotillomania) is a compulsive hair-pulling habit that can take over your life and make you wonder if you’ll ever feel ‘normal’...
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Morag Stevenson
Jul 6, 20223 min read
Hypnosis. Do you believe it works?
Hypnos is the name of the Greek god of sleep, the Roman equivalent is Somnus. Which might make you think that hypnosis is all about...
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Morag Stevenson
Apr 26, 20229 min read
Hypnotherapy and Functional Neurological Discorder
I cowrote this article with Alison Hayes who has been living with FND (Functional Neurological Disorder) since 2000. Over the years she...
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Morag Stevenson
Apr 7, 20223 min read
How to create and use affirmations
An affirmation, coping statement, or mantra is something you repeat to yourself and for yourself either aloud or in your heart. It’s a...
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Morag Stevenson
Jan 28, 20224 min read
How to effectively manage a BFRB habit with an elephant!
When you have a BFRB (body-focused repetitive behaviour) such as skin picking (dermatillomania/excoriation disorder) or hair pulling...
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Morag Stevenson
Nov 22, 20214 min read
Overcome your phobia using these 3 techniques
When intense fear hits you, it makes your heart beat faster, your breath becomes short and your chest tight, you feel faint, your hands...
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Morag Stevenson
Oct 12, 20212 min read
How hypnotherapy can help you stop biting your nails
Do you want to stop nail-biting and have manicured hands that you are proud to show the world? Are you tired of your ragged fingernails...
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Morag Stevenson
Aug 25, 20215 min read
I can't stop pulling my hair out! 3 ways to reduce the urge
It makes me want to pull my hair out!” Have you ever said this when you’re angry, upset, or frustrated? Some people do this literally and...
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Morag Stevenson
Aug 17, 20213 min read
3 strategies to let go of self-doubt
When you are dependent on your partner, people around you, or your career for self-confidence, you can easily fall victim to the...
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Morag Stevenson
Mar 11, 20214 min read
3 tips for imposter syndrome
Feeling you’re an impostor can be quite terrifying. The Latin root is impostorem, "impose upon or deceive." This makes me think of the...
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Morag Stevenson
Feb 9, 20212 min read
Meditation on the move
Physical symptoms of anxiety and tension can include a clenched jaw, a tight chest, shallow breathing, and aching joints. Practicing this...
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Morag Stevenson
Feb 9, 20213 min read
3 ways to overcome fear
Apparently, our minds are naturally more attracted to negative thoughts and emotions than positive ones. It’s an evolutionary thing
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