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Asking yourself the question ‘why am I always pulling my hair out?’ is more common than you might think. You might pull this hair from your head, from your eyelashes, eybrows or anywhere else in the body – and you might think you’re the only one. Is it just you? And is it weird?

You are, in fact, normal. There are hundreds, thousands, of other people who are also asking themselves the question ‘why am I always pulling my hair out?’. The truth is that it is down to a little known disorder that’s called trichotillomania.

Trichotillomania – What Is It?

This disorder, trichotillomania, might sound scary but it isn’t. All it means is that you pull out your hair compulsively – in fact I do it too and I had never heard of trichotillomania for years! It is a bit like any other kind of habit, and you will sometimes pull your hair without realising. This is why it can be so hard to stop.

The Causes of Hair Pulling

There are so many potential causes, and nobody has a definitive answer. In my case I always had something inside of me that made me want to twiddle with my hair, which later developed into pulling around the age of 10. This is different for everyone.

There are many other causes of hair pulling. This can include: childhood trauma, diet, OCD, ADHD, even genetics!

Those that pull out their hair will often never realise why it is that they do so. Don’t worry about finding out just yet – it’s more important that you take the time that you need just to come to terms with what it is.

Getting Support

In my journey I found that I needed to give myself time before I even looked for support. Eventually I started to participate in online forums, and eventually documented my chronicles in a blog. However, I am still not ready to tell people in real life about my troubles.

Always just do what feels right in a way that helps you accept pulling out hair as a part of who you are.

The Most Significant Thing to Take Away from all this? You are not weird! There are so many people who ask themselves ‘why am I always pulling my hair out?!’ – and you can find comfort in connecting with them when you are ready.

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