Obsessive hair pulling.?

so i obsessively pull out my hair when i'm stressed @ college and @ home..ive seen it on the internet as a disease...trichtillomania....for some reason it makes me calmer...but i need to stop it cause i'm loosing way too much hair. what should i do?

You should definately go to a doctor. It's serious!

Get medical help before it gets any worse.See your doctor and get referred to a counsellor or psychologist.You can be helped to stop this, but you can't do it alone.

I saw this on a show one time. I forget the term for it (maybe the one you mention, but it is serious.

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