By far the most common question people ask me here is what to do about children hair pulling. I can understand how it must be shocking for parents to see their child pulling out their own hair, especially if it results in noticeable bald spots. I’m not a medical expert, but from my own experience [...]
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Does Childhood Trauma Cause Trichotillomania?
There are many theories behind the causes of trichotillomania, and I believe that there are different causes for different people. For me, I don’t know exactly why but having a hair braid led to me fiddling with my hair a lot, which led to me pulling. However, psychoanalytic theories suggest that trichotillomania may be a [...]
Does Your Child Pull Their Hair?
If you have noticed that your child pulls out their hair, maybe without noticing or even in their sleep, then they may have trichotillomania. This is a big word but please don’t panic. *If you have come to this page without ever having heard of trichotillomania it is basically the impulsive pulling of one’s own [...]
About This Blog
My name's Penny, and I started OnTrich (a trichotillomania blog) to try and raise awareness about hair pulling, and also as a way to help me deal with my own pulling. I'm a 23 year old girl from the UK and I've been pulling for 13 years. Get in touch if you want to chat or need any help - I love meeting people here.
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