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87Trichotillomania Shame: The Secret Hair Pulling Compulsion
I want to share my experience with Trichotillomania to show that myself and fellow trichsters are not alone. I also hope that just by paying attention to myself and chronicling my actions, I can eventually decrease the compulsion. Most importantly, I want to start a discussion based on experience and suggestion that can help all of us trichsters find solutions together!
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71Trichotillomania - What To Do When You're a Puller
Image via HealthOfChildren.com Trichotillomania (or Trich for short) is an impulse control disorder characterized by the pulling out of hair from the scalp, eyelashes, pubic area, underarms, beard, chest,...
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84Trichotillomania: Things That Help
Trichotillomania is a compulsion to pull your hair or pick your skin, sometimes with the added complication of eating the pulled hair. Although the actual health dangers are few, except for those who eat...
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73Pulling Out Eyelashes - Why??
There are millions of people all across the world who have their experience of pulling out eyelashes and for most of them it's just as confusing - why do I do it?! The truth is that this is part of a...
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68Eyelashes pulling
Eyelashes pulling is symptomatic of an impulse control disorder called Trichotillomania. This psychological problem is characterized by an overwhelming urge to pull hair from different parts of the body. ...
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71Are You Pulling Your Hair?
Are you pulling out your hair? Is there some sort of urge, like a very strong habit, that causes you to do so? Does it make you feel bad about yourself when you can't stop? You are not alone! Hair pulling...
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Many people feel powerless in their battle against the overwhelming eyelash pulling urge. No matter how hard they try to resist it, they invariably cave in to that insidious habit. If not treated, this...
0 comments58Trichotillomania FAQ
What is trichotillomania ? Trichotillomania is also known as Compulsive hair pulling or hair pulling disorder. It is an impulse control disorder that causes the person to feel an irresistible urge to pull...
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77Trichotillomania - The disease of pulling your hair out
When most people talk about "pulling out their own hair" they use the phrase figuratively. We've all done it; when we get frustrated with the computer for example, we will later describe the problem saying it...
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61A Condition Called Trichotillomania
Doctors are not sure exactly what causes trichotillomania. Most cases begin after a stressful event in the person’s life, thus the disorder may run in families. Trichotillomania is a type of...
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