Hair Pulling

Trichotillomania: Natural Remedies and Therapy Support For someone who has never lived it, trichotillomania can seem incomprehensible. Why would someone pluck, for hours, hair by hair, their own hair, until bald patches appear on the scalp, thinned eyebrows or missing lashes? For those who suffer from this condition, the answer is not simple. There is rising tension, an almost automatic hand gesture, a brief sense of release, then shame, concealment, hats, wigs, scarves. It is a silent condition, often kept hidden for years, affecting about 1-3% of the population, predominantly young women. ...