News of Trichotillomania Forum

I've had trich for about 4 years now, I only pull my hair in my head, and over the past year / 2 years it has been getting progressively worse.
I find myself constantly pulling my hair all day, whether it be in a lesson, watching tv, playing a game or even out with friends. It seems to be taking me over and is all I ink about, I can't stop doing it!!! I tell ...

I've been pulling hair from my scalp since I was 11 years old and recently I started pulling from the top of my head, which is incredibly noticeable. Do any of you have any products that may work for you? I really want to strengthen my hair and get it to grow back in where it's bald now. Any suggestions?

Thanks :)

It is a brain disorder . Please do not recommend things which are useless .I tried amino acids , ,antidepressants , acupuncture , hypnosis etc. BRAIN still gives a command to pull . Doctors still don't know why brain gives an order to pull ?

My research of my trichlotillomania forced me to see best neurologist and dermatologist in US and Overseas . Neurologist found really strange things when he read my MRI brain scan .my left carotid artery was blocked since I was born . Normally people die from blood stroke or handicap or comma . I am healthy and physically active . So doctors tald me it is really rare ? Trichlotilomania is also rare .however I don't ...

I've been severely stressed for the past few weeks and been having ocd about disorders and such. I don't know what got me researching trich and now I feel terrified. I'm having tingling in my hands and a sensation of needing to do something with them I also feel very anxious and tense. I am completely terrified. I have never pulled my hair but I'm so scared this is the beginning of trich. I have ...

1)No eye contact ,2)Always serious 3) Attention problems 4)hyper active ?I am asking this question because I have never met any trich in person. I see a guy at work . He carries a tweezer and he was pulling his hair looking at mirror in a locker room . He got above symptoms . But never tried to talk to him . He is bald already . . I am afraid to go into his ...

I'm 16 and soon finishing school, prom is in the summer as it usually is. Of course everyone has to look their best BUT I have trichotillomania. Its in June but last July I pulled out all the hair from my crown including where my fringe was. I have about an inch of hair however it doesn't seem to be growing much. It is patchy because I still pull but obviously I'm in the process ...

As a result of a lead from another member, I did research on L-cysteine which is being used to help treat sufferers of trichotillomania, alcohol abuse, and many other disorders. Check Wikipedia on
cysteine for more info and also Web MD for N-AcetalCysteine or L-Cysteine information.

Apparently this amino acid helps break up the bisulfide bonds in the hair's keratin among other things. It is also an antioxidant and used for a variety of health ...

My message has been since 1986 -1987 (I was 7-8 years old when it started) . You have a strange hair at your scalp . Pull them out . When I was pulling them out using my moms tweezer or hand .I would enjoy watching pulled hair and stick it on mirror or smelling it
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Message would come again but no hair at that part of skin. I would start pulling other hairs which ...

I've been pulling since I was 3 and I need some help right now