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psychiatrist?

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does seeing a psychiatrist really help? should a bother going?
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Zoloft helps with my anxiety.
As eturtle4387puts it, for trich, not much help, however, to gain your well-being which helps with the trich, therapy with someone you are comfortable with will give you a boost in finding what works to help you with trich.
I did therapy for the anxiety and it provides relief that continues even now.
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My daughter sees a psychiatrist. Clomipramine is really helping her. When her first psychiatrist moved, I tried to get her pediatrician to prescribe it, but no dice. Psychiatric meds have to come from a psychiatrist, I guess...
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i went to a therapist without meds and that is the only reason there is ever hope for me not pulling. first i dealt with all my stress and the issues causing it and than we found healthier outlets than pulling. i am still not perfect but recently i've been off for a while and than back on but my pull free times are starting to last longer than my pulling times.
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