Category: Trichotillomania

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“I used to tell myself, ‘By the time I graduate college, I’ll stop.'”

Source: greatist.com/live/trichotillomania-pulling-out-eyelashes

The 19-year-old is using her beauty pageant win as a platform to raise awareness about trichotillomania and mental illness.

Source: www.today.com/health/bald-teen-hair-pulling-disorder-wins-beauty-pageant-raises-awareness-t120058

Simply put: If we shaved off all my daughter’s hair, there’d be no hair for her to pull.

Source: www.refinery29.com/trichotillomania-experience-shaving-daughters-head

CountryLiving has this article about Meghan Markle and how she is seen touching her hair often. I always wonder if it’s a good idea to speak about celebrities or public figures this way or discussing their behaviors in public. There’s just too much speculation and a feeling of “gossip” about this story. Is she nervous? Is she self soothing?

But I was wondering what other people think. Perhaps it’s good to see public figures that are “just like us”.

Source: www.countryliving.com/life/a46000/meghan-markle-touching-hair-body-language/?utm_medium=google

People who become obsessed with skin-picking and hair-pulling are attempting to reclaim their lives using jewellery called “fiddle bracelets”. Extreme skin picking and hair pulling are impulse control issues known medically as dermatillomania and trichotillomania respectively.

Source: www.independent.co.uk/life-style/fashion/trichotillomaniadermatillomaniamedical-condition-a7462841.html

Psychodermatology is “therapy for your skin” and looks into the “different ways of dealing with the connection between the mind and the skin,” according to The Cut.

Source: preen.inquirer.net/55308/are-your-emotions-the-key-to-your-skin-problems

A precision medicine approach could find an effective treatment for trichotillomania (hair-pulling disorder) and dermatillomania (skin-pulling disorder).

Source: www.statnews.com/2017/08/28/trichotillomania-compulsive-hair-pulling-skin-picking/

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Repetitive behaviors that can’t be controlled can cause significant damage.

Source: www.washingtonpost.com/national/health-science/pulling-your-hair-or-picking-at-skin-can-be-signs-of-serious-disorders/2017/11/24/d04ced70-caee-11e7-8321-481fd63f174d_story.html?utm_term=.dc9ba307edd1

9 Tips for Managing a Body-Focused Repetitive Behavior From People Who Have Them

9 Tips for Managing a Body-Focused Repetitive Behavior From People Who Have Them

“I take solace knowing that I’m not alone.”

Source: www.self.com/story/9-tips-for-managing-a-body-focused-repetitive-behavior-from-people-who-have-them