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Is Trichotillomania Like Nail Biting?

Is Trichotillomania Like Nail Biting?

by mspennylane on 11. Jun, 2009 in Trich-related conditions

Trichotillomania is definitely a tricky topic. It seems that nobody really agrees on just how to define it. I have heard so many times that this problem is like nail biting. But is it really?

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Trichotillomania Rituals #6

by mspennylane on 06. Dec, 2008 in Living With Trichotillomania, Trich-related conditions

POSTED BY: mspennylane There are many weird and wonderful things that people do when they have trich, but are they really so weird? I hadn’t heard of some of them before, but really they all come down to the same thing. Split Ends: Many people sit for hours picking away at their split ends (including [...]

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Trichotillomania Rituals #5

by mspennylane on 29. Nov, 2008 in Living With Trichotillomania, Trich-related conditions

POSTED BY: mspennylane There are many weird and wonderful things that people do when they have trich, but are they really so weird? I hadn’t heard of some of them before, but really they all come down to the same thing. Compulsively Cutting Hair: This may not technically be trichotillomania, but the effects and feelings [...]

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Trichotillomania Rituals #4

by mspennylane on 22. Nov, 2008 in Living With Trichotillomania, Trich-related conditions

POSTED BY: mspennylane There are many weird and wonderful things that people do when they have trich, but are they really so weird? I hadn’t heard of some of them before, but really they all come down to the same thing. Other People’s Hair: Many people can also pull out other’s hair compulsively as well [...]

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Trichotillomania Rituals #3

by mspennylane on 15. Nov, 2008 in Living With Trichotillomania, Trich-related conditions

POSTED BY: mspennylane There are many weird and wonderful things that people do when they have trich, but are they really so weird? I hadn’t heard of some of them before, but really they all come down to the same thing. Eating Hair (Trichophagia): Many people eat the hair, or the root. This is as [...]

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Impulse Control Disorders

Impulse Control Disorders

by mspennylane on 28. Oct, 2008 in Trich-related conditions, What is trichotillomania?

Impulse control disorders are mental health disorders. They are disorders defined by a lack of control, rather than obsessive control. As such, the actions relating to impulse control disorders can happen without a person thinking, and can cause much distress in their lives. Types of impulse control disorder: – trichotillomania (hair pulling) – dermatillomania (skin [...]

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Talking About Medical Conditions

by mspennylane on 11. Sep, 2008 in Being honest about trich, Trich-related conditions

Have you ever heard anyone in your life talking about trichotillomania? Have you heard it on the news? Even if they weren’t using the technical terms, have you ever heard of people talking about pulling hair out compulsively? I don’t think I ever have. It it strange because I talk about it online a lot, [...]

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That Tingling Feeling

by mspennylane on 09. Sep, 2008 in Causes of Trichotillomania, Living With Trichotillomania, Trich-related conditions

Depending on where you pull your hair, you may or may not agree with this annoying feeling I often experience. The feeling is ‘tingling’. I am pretty sure it is a psychological feeling, though it almost feels phsycial. I am constantly aware of that patch where I want to pull, and it makes me feel [...]

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