Trichotillomania

Trichotillomania is a kind of baldness or hair loss caused by the constant pulling or twisting of the hair until it loses its strength and breaks off. This action is said to be compulsive and obsessive that it triggers a trichotillomaniac to pull his or her hair repetitively for the sense that it feels
good.

For these reasons trichotillomania is known as an obsessive compulsive psychological disorder. Much research has noted that trichotillomania does not only cover the act of pulling hair from the head but also covers pulling hair from someone’s beard, eyelashes, eyebrows and even pubic hairs.

Trichotillomania is highly common in women but men are also affected to a lesser degree. Trichotillomania can be cured over time with self control and the aid of psychological methods reducing anxiety and stress.