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I need ideas that will help me to stay on top of not pulling my hair out its really bad tension before i go to sleep i fight it off?

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Dr. Douglas Arenberg answered

Specializes in Pulmonary Critical Care

See your doctotr: This can be a serious problem and can be helped with psychiatric expertise.

Answered 11/11/2012

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