Urges: Hope and Inspiration for People with Trichotillomania and Other Mysterious Compulsive Disorders

by Gary Hennerberg, Christina Pearson (Introduction)

Gary Hennerberg shares the three ways he has learned to co-exist with hair 1) believing in his purpose, 2) self-acceptance of trichotillomania, and 3) discovery of his gifts and talents. He starting pulling his hair at the age of 6 and thought he was the only person in the world with this mysterious urge. His personal story takes you deeply into his thoughts as he searches for ways to cope with the baffling urge to pull his hair. This is a book of hope, inspiration and encouragement for people who feel isolated and powerless over trichotillomania and other mysterious compulsive disorders. As a child, he kept his hair pulling urge a secret, but when he turned 50, he decided he would share his secret with the world. That decision has lifted a tremendous weight from his shoulders. Today we know trichotillomania (also called trich or TTM) is silently suffered by as many as 10 million people. Compulsive hair pulling creates deep shame and loss of self-esteem. While his prayers to stop the urge to pull his hair were never seemingly heard or answered, Gary later recognizes that his prayers were answered in unexpected ways.

150 pages, Kindle Edition

Published July 17, 2018

About the author

Gary Hennerberg is a veteran marketing professional, equally accomplished in the dual roles of copywriter/creative director and analytic consultant. He has created and overseen hundreds of marketing campaigns that have reached tens of millions of households and businesses around the world. He is in demand as a consultant, speaker, trainer and author.

Hennerberg has reinvented his skills multiple times in his career. As a former marketing and product manager, agency executive, and now an in-demand consultant, creative director, and trainer, he has successfully transferred traditional offline marketing principles to online media. He has been a marketing professional since 1978 and an independent marketing consultant and copywriter since 1992.