Having battled with trichotillomania for more than a decade, one writer tells Stylist about the debilitating, compulsive hair pulling disorder and why fellow sufferers shouldn’t stay silent.

Following is a transcript of the video. Dena Rabinowitz, PhD: Trichotillomania is compulsive hair pulling. Where people pull out their hair either from their head, their face, or anywhere on their ...

Dealing with trichotillomania, a disorder that causes a compulsive need to pull out hair, made middle school a difficult time for Amy Schumer. The comedian and actress, 40, shared last month that ...

There are a variety of conditions that have obsessive compulsive disorder qualities that are quite similar to ... People may spend several hours picking at their hair or skin. Sophie Schneider, Ph.D., ...

Compulsive behaviors are actions that are engaged ... These include nail-biting, hair-pulling and skin-picking. In some cases, BFRBs are engaged in to decrease anxiety. These behaviors rarely ...

Trichotillomania, a mental health condition, involves a strong urge to pull hair, often stemming from anxiety or compulsive thoughts. This behavior, typically beginning in adolescence, can lead to ...

found low self-esteem to be associated with frequency of hair-pulling, among a number of other factors unrelated to hair-pulling, [22] such as degree of depression, level of anxiety, or level of ...