Trichotillomania is a condition where you compulsively pull out your hair, often severely affecting your mental health. It is treatable with therapy and medications.

Nov 22, 2023 · Trichotillomania is part of a group of conditions known as body-focused repetitive behaviors. Pulling out hair from the scalp often leaves patchy bald spots. This can cause a lot of …

Hair removal may occur anywhere; however, the head and around the eyes are most common. The hair pulling is to such a degree that it results in distress and can cause visible hair loss. [1][2] As of 2023, …

Jul 1, 2025 · Trichotillomania is a mental health disorder characterized by frequent, irresistible impulses to pull hair from the scalp or anywhere else on the body. It often results in embarrassing bald …

Sep 7, 2025 · Trichotillomania, also known as hair-pulling disorder, is a mental health condition that causes recurrent, irresistible urges to pull hair from the scalp, eyebrows, eyelids, and other areas of …

Oct 1, 2025 · This article provides an overview of trichotillomania, an obsessive-compulsive disorder in which people repeatedly pull out their body hair.

People with hair-pulling disorder may feel tense or anxious just before they pull their hair out, and the hair pulling may relieve that feeling. Symptoms typically vary in intensity but may continue throughout …

Hair pulling may occur in any region of the body in which hair grows but the most common sites are the scalp, eyebrows, and eyelids. Occurring more frequently in females, it is estimated that 1%-2% of …

Dec 7, 2023 · Body-focused repetitive behaviors are habits like pulling your hair, biting your nails, or chewing on your lips that become extreme or get in the way of enjoying life. Most commonly, people...

Feb 18, 2025 · To cope with hair-pulling urges on your own, try these tips based on habit reversal training (HRT), a behavioral therapy technique that’s been found to be effective for trichotillomania.