Trichotillomania is a psychological condition that causes the urge to pull out hair. The hair is pulled out from the roots at the scalp, eyebrows, eyelashes or the pubic area.
Despite the appellation of the show, few of the show’s capacity accept what would medically be classified as accurate addiction, neither accepted (substance-related) nor behavioral.
This is the fate of millions of hair pullers worldwide OCD. Most take one hair at a time, carefully identify the next victim
before each shot. His condition is called trichotillomania. Hair pullers are living in a veil of secrecy and shame, fear
constantly questions and teasing from others. If you happen to be an innocent remark in his presence as "I am very
frustrated, I could pull my hair", they freeze like a deer in headlights.
Trichotillomania: A Shameful Habit or More?
Some people have an embarrassing habit of pulling out hair, but it doesn’t have to take over one’s life. The habit can be controlled with support from professionals.
Describing what trichotillomania is.
Explanation of symptoms and treatments for trichotillomania: What makes a child pull her hair out?
I became a psychiatric nurse knowing full well that I had already been diagnosed with Bipolar Disorder, and hoping that functioning as an advocate and provider of mental health services, I was somehow giving myself a “get out of the hospital for free” card.
An insidious and lonely uncontrollable compulsion.
Hands that control themselves, people who truly believe they’re a walking corpse, and several other strange and unfortunate mental illnesses.
