News of Trichotillomania Forum

It feels like I am a sad drug addict. I managed to stop myself from pulling for four months and something started it again. Since I started to pull at my hair again, I feel like I can't stop and it hurts so bad. It feels likes its impossible to stop, i itch to pull every single second. For those four months that I stopped pulling, I was so incredibly happier. Now that I started ...

Does anyone else notice that you might pull more or less at different times of year. I have only noticed I always seems to relapse no matter how well I have been doing around August it gets worse and peaks around October and then slows down. It has been that way for a few years I just wondered if anyone else noticed any seasonality.

Short version of my story. I started pulling when I was 14. For the first year I didn't know what it was, but then I found out in a high school class when we were studying disorders. I went 6 years without telling anyone about my trich and kept it very well hidden. I finally came forward when I was 20 and sought help. I relapsed once a couple of years later, but was able ...

I eat my hair. It's hard to even type that. I've pulled & eaten my hair since I was in middle school. I stopped asking myself why a long time ago. Mostly I eat the roots, but I eat enough hair to worry about physical problems. Every time Im the least bit constipated (sorry for over-share) Im terrified I'll end up in the hospital.

My husband is the only person I have ever told. Others ...

I'm sorry, this is my first post, I went looking for this forum out of sheer misery and desperation.. i'm seriously upset right now because i think i have to shave my head/ cut my hair very short...

I've had trichotillomania my whole life (i'm in my late 20's) and i'm a woman. I didn't realise what it was until recently (i always thought it was a "bad habit"). As a "bad habit" i've tried ...

Trust me anxiety disorder medication won't help against trichlothilomania . Be advised

I have been trying to research for days on end, I started out pulling my beard hairs out and then poking around my mouth with the hairs for the little pokey pain. But as time has went on I now find myself using my middle, ring and pinky finger to push my skin upwards close to my mouth on my chin. Then using my thumb or my pointer finger to apply pressure to my stubble ...

I hear that N-acetylcysteine is supposed to help a lot with Trichotillomania.. so my question is, have you tried it? Have you had any success?

I'm actually researching it for other reasons.. but happened across Trichotillomania as I have tourettes and enjoy learning about other disorders and figured I'd give those who didn't know a heads up that some initial research is showing a lot of success.

Be careful and start out with a low ...

i am 18, and very new to this site. iv had trich since i was in the forth grade. whenever i pull, i always bite off the little roots. i dont eat full strands.... (ohhhhh this is so embarrassing... :oops: ) iv heard of some people having trich who had to get operations to remove hairballs from their stomachs. since i only eat the root, am i ...

Hello everyone! I have been pulling at my eyebrows for about 30 years now. I'm 44, and started when i was about 13-14. When I write this down it's hard to believe!!
I'll have "good spells" where my eyebrows FINALLY grow out and don't look terrible, and then I'll find myself doing it again! I actually hate doing it, but would love to be able to stop. I have tried mentally telling myself in the ...