National Trichotillomania Awareness Week

Did you know that this week (from October 1) is national Trichotillomania week? If not then you should learn about the event at the Trichotillomania Learning Center.

This week is a way to publicize a condition that few really know much about. Do you know what trichotillomania is? It is a disorder that causes people to pull their own hair compulsively from all areas of the body. It can be emotionally very hard to cope with, and a condition which causes its sufferers great pain and shame. This in turn leads to silence about the condition, but the national trichotillomania awareness week is an attempt to end this silence.

There are many ways in which you can do your part this week. If you do not know about the condition already, then simply learning a little about what trichotillomania sufferers face will help you to understand people and the struggles they go through that little bit better.

If you have trichotillomania the national trichotillomania awareness week is here to let sufferers know they are not alone, they are not strange. In fact, millions of people pull out their hair. But millions of people often try to hide the conditions even from their closest friends and family.

For more information please visit the Trichotillomania Learning Center website, or read the squidoo article on the event. Thank you for reading my post and please check back soon for more information on the condition, and links to other trichotillomania blogs.