Phoenix Rae Projects - Help Submissions

Beloved,

If you are someone suffering from hair loss or you are close to someone suffering from hair loss, please contact PRP/New Harlem with your condition and what you would be looking for.  In order to gain the sponsorship and proper tools needed, it is very important for partnering vendors to verify any statements or requests for legal and tax reasons.  Please submit the following:

1. Name
2. Written Request with contact email and number
3. 1 Letter of Reference
4. 3 Numbers for Reference (preferably not anyone who lives in the household)
5. Picture or Video
6. (Video submissions to not have to be public, but does have to be viewable by PRP and the solicited partners)
7. Medical Confirmation (this can be submitted at your discretion, whatever you choose should have your government name on it and treatment. - all information once verified will be shredded).

Upon review and verification, you may receive written contact requesting either additional information or giving you instructions on next steps.

Depending on the request, PRP may take the following routes depending on the situation:

• Assist in educational information on how to obtain assistant from your health insurance
• A Sponsoring entity to mail a donation to you. (Your information will be required for tax purposes)
• A Charitable Donation be made to you going toward  your need
• A Care Package Sent
• Information of your local resources
• A Wig Donation

Incomplete request cannot be processed or honored. Please be sure to provide all required information to receive the help you need.

IF YOU WISH TO DONATE TO PRP, Please Contact MzJamPoet@Gmail.com. Information will be provided on how this is done.  Your name can and will be posted on the blog as a PRP Donor/Sponsor.

Thanks,

Philly

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Trichotillosis; Compulsive hair pulling

Trichotillomania is hair loss from repeated urges to pull or twist the hair until it breaks off. Patients are unable to stop this behavior, even as their hair becomes thinner.

Causes, incidence, and risk factors

Trichotillomania is a type of impulsive control disorder. Its causes are not clearly understood.

It may affect as much as 4% of the population. Women are four times more likely to be affected than men.

Symptoms

Symptoms usually begin before age 17. The hair may come out in round patches or across the scalp. The effect is an uneven appearance. The person may pluck other hairy areas, such as the eyebrows, eyelashes, or body hair.

These symptoms are usually seen in children:

• An uneven appearance to the hair
• Bare patches or all around (diffuse) loss of hair
• Bowel blockage (obstruction) if people eat the hair they pull out
• Constant tugging, pulling, or twisting of hair
• Denying the hair pulling
• Hair regrowth that feels like stubble in the bare spots
• Increasing sense of tension before the hair pulling
• Other self-injury behaviors
• Sense of relief, pleasure, or gratification after the hair pulling

Most people with this disorder also have problems with:

• Feeling sad or depressed
• Anxiety
• Poor self image

Signs and tests

Your health care provider will examine your skin, hair, and scalp. A piece of tissue may be removed (biopsy) to find other causes, such as a scalp infection, and to explain the hair loss.

Treatment

Experts don't agree on the use of medication for treatment. However, naltrexone and selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors (SSRIs) have been shown effective in reducing some symptoms. Behavioral therapy and habit reversal may also be effective.

Expectations (prognosis)

Trichotillomania that begins in younger children (less than 6 years old) may go away without treatment. For most people, the hair pulling ends within 12 months.

For others, trichotillomania is a lifelong disorder. However, treatment often improves the hair pulling and the feelings of depression, anxiety, or poor self image.

Complications

People can have complications when they eat the pulled-out hair (trichophagia). This can cause a blockage in the intestines or lead to poor nutrition.

Prevention

Early detection is the best form of prevention because it leads to early treatment. Decreasing stress can help, because stress may increase compulsive behavior.

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