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Is there a real disease that causes people to pull out their hair?


I was reading in an article about a lady that had a problem or a habit of pulling out her hair.I can' t remember what the diagnosis was. Am I out in left field or what?

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Trichotilliamania
It's not as uncommon as you might think

The name of this disorder is Trichotillomania.
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Yes. My aunt had terrible anxiety and she would literally take her hair out in clumps. It was sad.

Trichotillomania is what it is referred to as.

My ex-wife used to do it, but she had obsessive-compulsive disorder. Her anxieties caused her to do this.

yes their is. My best frend has it. It's called OCD

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