For many, this is a psychological issue that goes undiagnosed. Often passed off as a bad habit, trichotillomania can cause severe physical and psychological damage if untreated. Whether you or someone ...

When I was a sophomore in college, I became wholly consumed with plucking my eyebrows…and not in the way I’d been in the ‘90s when I wanted pin-thin brows like Drew Barrymore and Shannen Doherty. This ...

People with trichotillomania have a compulsion to pull out hair from their scalp, eyebrows or other areas of the body. (Getty Images) Trichotillomania — also known as hair-pulling disorder — is an ...

Most of us have nervous habits—biting nails, tapping fingers, or fidgeting. But for some, those habits turn into something deeper and more painful. Trichotillomania, often called hair-pulling disorder ...

Trichotillomania is a chronic psychiatric disorder that causes people to repeatedly pull out their own hair. Not only does it result in alopecia with no other underlying causes but it can have ...

Sufferers of trichotillomania pull out their own hair, strand by strand. March 27, 2008— -- Would you be brave enough to enter a beauty pageant if you had a debilitating secret? If the top of ...

Some people with trichotillomania decide to shave their heads to prevent the urge to pull their hair. Although references to hair-pulling can be found as far back as ancient Egypt, the hair-pulling ...

Women are 4 times more likely than men to develop this type of hair loss, which results from compulsive, repeated urges to pull or twist hair until it breaks off. Amy Schumer has a secret she no ...

PEOPLE of all ages and both genders can go bald, with hereditary, genetic and compulsive conditions all causing hair loss. Trichotillomania, also known as trich, is a condition where one can’t resist ...

"Hearst Magazines and Yahoo may earn commission or revenue on some items through the links below." The comedian revealed her decades-long struggle after featuring it in her latest TV series, Live & ...

We all have challenges. For some, it's baggage, family drama, or intimacy issues. For others, it's trichotillomania — the compulsion to pull out one's hair. Issues always come out in relationships, ...