Does anyone else pull out their hair?!

sweetheart, please go to a doctor because this is serious and could leave you bald which no one wants!.

i researched it a bit for you here are some good websites:
http://www!.kidshealth!.org/teen/your_mind!.!.!.
http://www!.trich!.org/index!.asp
http://www!.trichotillomania!.co!.uk/
http://www!.nmha!.org/go/information/get-i!.!.!. (this one is the best)


okay sweetie stay strong and talk to us more if you are having a hard time dealing with your problem !.!.!.

xoxox
alexisWww@Answer-Health@Com

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"trich" as it is commonly known, is an impulse control disorder characterized by the repeated urge to pull out scalp hair, eyelashes, facial hair, nose hair, pubic hair, eyebrows or other body hair, sometimes resulting in noticeable bald patches!. Trichotillomania is classified in the DSM-IV as an impulse control disorder, but there are still questions about how it should be classified!. It may seem, at times, to resemble a habit, an addiction, a tic disorder or an obsessive-compulsive disorder!.


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this is not normal!.!.!.you should probably go see a psychiatrist because you should work on other ways to relieve your stress!.

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Try other ways of getting your stress out!.!.!.like get a stress ball, or when you're really stressed out go for a run, take a long relaxing bath, or even just blast some music!.

feel better =] and work on talking to your mum, because you really should go to see somebody!. they could really help you!Www@Answer-Health@Com

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It's commonly known as "Trich" but if I were you, I wouldnt call it that!. Why!? "Trich" is also a name for an STD!.

It's an impulse control disorder characterized by the repeated urge to pull out scalp hair, eyelashes, facial hair, nose hair, pubic hair, eyebrows or other body hair, sometimes resulting in noticeable bald patches!. Trichotillomania is classified in the DSM-IV as an impulse control disorder, but there are still questions about how it should be classified!. It may seem, at times, to resemble a habit, an addiction, a tic disorder or an obsessive-compulsive disorder!. Due to social implications the disorder is often unreported and it is difficult to accurately predict prevalence of trichotillomania; 2!.5 million in the U!.S!. may have TTM, with a 1% prevalence rate!.

TTM seems to strike most frequently in the pre- or early adolescent years!. The typical first-time hair puller is 12 years old, although TTM has affected people as young as one and as old as seventy!. A form of TTM that affects very young children appears to occur in males and females at an equal rate and seems to be more benign in nature!.

Habit Reversal Training or HRT, has been shown to be a successful adjunct to medication as a way to treat TTM!. Many patients who pull their hair don

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