Trichotillomania Articles
Causes
There is no definite known cause for trichotillomania. It can be anything from genetic factors to environmental triggers.
- A trich-y Case
- How do Thyroid Hormones and Stress Influence Trichotillomania?
- Genetics and Other Possible Causes of Trich
- Stress and Trichotillomania
- Neurological Factors in Developing Trichotillomania
- Is Boredom Causing You to Pull?
- The Role of Trauma in Trich Onset
- Can Diet Influence Hair Pulling?
- Is Trichotillomania Genetic?
- What Causes Compulsive Hair Pulling?
Effects
A person suffering from trichotillomania may experience a range of psychological and physiological effects.
- Sleep Quality and Hair Pulling: What’s the Connection?
- Hair Pulling and COVID-19
- The guilt and shame of hair pulling
- The Effects of Compulsive Hair Pulling On Self Esteem
- Social Isolation Caused By Hair Pulling
- What Desperate Measures have you Taken?
- Women Who Pull
- Hair Loss and Trichotillomania
- Bullying and Trichotillomania
- Impairment in Trichotillomania sufferers
- The Burden of Living with Trichotillomania
- Will Eyelashes Grow Back After Pulling?
- Does Trichotillomania Cause Baldness?
- The Emotional Effects of Trichotillomania
Information
General information about compulsive hair pulling.
- Excavating the Meaning of Hair Pulling
- Wanting Treatment? How to pay for it.
- Speak Life: Words are powerful.
- Diagnosis: How it’s done and why it’s relevant
- Trichotillomania Facts
- Trichotillomania: the impact of treatment history on the outcome of an Internet-based intervention
- The difference between a trigger and a cause of hair pulling
- Be present or be mindful - Aren’t they the same thing?
- How to cover bald spots and regrowth
- Slightly Robot Review
- How to talk to family or friends about your compulsive hair pulling disorder
- Wig Care
- Podcast -Quitting Hair Pulling
- Dating someone with a BFRB
- What to do if your parents or guardians refuse to let you have access to mental healthcare
- Annual BFRB Conference 2017
- Common myths about trichotillomania
- Does pulled out hair grow back?
- Scalp Care for Hair Extensions
- 5 Important Lessons About Trich
- Trichotillomania Prevalence
- 3D- Printed Prosthesis for Trichitillomania
- Male vs Female Presentation of Trich
- Tools for school: resources for coping with trich during the school year
- Trich Make-up tutorial
- The Urge to Pull
- Smoking weed and the urge to pull - is there a link?
- Quick, easy go-to makeup looks for hiding trichotillomania
- Online treatments and resources for trichotillomania
- Teens Dealing With Trichotillomania (Hair Pulling Disorder)
- The Ritual of Pulling - Focused vs Automatic Pulling
- How to start a peer support group - Part 3
- How LeMetric helps women with Trichotillomania
- How to start a peer support group - Part 2
- How to start a peer support group - Part 1
- Trichotillomania and the Elderly
- BFRB Training for Professionals
- Surviving BFRBs in College
- New research on efficacy of meds used for trich
- Nutrition and hair pulling
- What Friends and Family can do to help
- CBT for Trichotillomania - An Infograph
- Keeping Trich Hair Healthy
- Hair Twirling and Trichotillomania
- What is Trichology?
- Trichotillomania Diagnosis and the DSM5
- Trichotillomania - A Hidden Epidemic?
- I Have Trichotillomania, But Nobody Knows…
- Do I have trichotillomania? Hair pulling diagnosis
- Trichotillomania Statistics - The Numbers Behind Hair Pulling Disorder
- Hair Pulling: More Than Just a Bad Habit
- Is Hair Pulling a Disease?
- Pulling Your Hair Out - is it Normal?
- Trichotillomania (Trichotillosis) - Definition and Origin
Media and awareness
Even today, knowledge about trichotillomania is scarce, and so are treatment providers who can effectively treat it. Awareness is key.
- OCD & BFRBs Awareness Week
- Free webinar - coping with the current events (COVID-19)
- COVID-19 Stress – How to Deal While Managing Compulsive Hair Pulling
- Research Participants Needed
- Support BFRB awareness and research while you shop
- Support a BFRB awareness pioneer
- Are you interested in pursuing a career in BFRBs?
- Cara's Trich Backstory
- TLC Foundation Annual Conference Call for Presenters
- Guest Post: The ‘pull’ to write - By Cara Ward
- Children's Fictional Story Book about Hair Pulling
- 3rd Trichstop Essay Scholarship Winner
- Trichotillomania Still an Overlooked Disorder
- Girls on the Pull Documentary Part 2
- Hair - A Spoken Word Piece about Trichotillimania
- Interview with the Creators of Slightly Robot
- Girls on the Pull Documentary Part1
- Slightly Robot - A New Habit Awareness Device
- 2nd Biannual Trichstop Scholarship WInner
- Princess locks for Victoria
- Tools for recovery workshop - Aug 7th
- Get my Hands off Me: Skin Picking and Hair Pulling Documentary
- Introducing the Pull Thru Blog
- Fight Trich with team Brittany
- Dear Trich
- The 2016 TLC conference is here!
- Trichotillomania Learning Center gets a makeover
- 13-yr old trichster's moving poem
- Emotional video of BeckieO shaving her head
- Cosmetic Youtuber's Trich Story
- Scholarship Winner
- Understanding Trichotillomania
- The Shaving Trap
- Meet Jillian Clark - Living with trich
- Trich in the media: Natalie Blythe
- Lucinda Ellery solutions for trich
- Men Speak Up!
- Show your #thisisme for BFRB awareness week
- Big Brother star Nikki Grahame's trich reveal
- Successful Weightloss Blogger Talks Trich
- 2015 Annual BFRB Retreat
- The Two Sides of Trichotillomania
- I knew my trich was getting better when...
- 2015 TLC Conference: Open Mic Closing Session
- Trichotillomania Books
- Trichotillomania: Widely experienced, yet little known
- TLC workshop London: Resources for hair pulling, skin picking and other BFRBs
- "Trichster" - The Documentary
- "Bad Hair Life" Documentary
- Tackling Trichotillomania Head on
- The Influence of Blogging on Trich Awareness
- Celebrities Who Pull
- Trichotillomania: an Infographic
Related Disorders
Trichotillomania is related to other disorders under the OCD spectrum, especially to other BFRBs (body focused repetitive behaviors).
- Hooray for Mental Health Days - Not Just for Students
- New study looks at inositol for trichotillomania treatment
- Anxiety – where does it come from?
- Sensory overload and how to cope
- Anxiety plan for BFRBs in children
- Bipolar disorder and Trichotillomania
- Nail Biting Disorder
- Anxiety and Trichotillomania
- Is Compulsive Hair Pulling an Addiction?
- Trichotillomania and the complete list of BFRBs
- Depression and Trichotillomania
- New Research: Link between emotional regulation and trichotillomania found
- Are Anorexia and Trichotillomania Connected?
- Hair Pulling and Skin Picking disorder
- Trichotillomania and Emotional Regulation Difficulties in Children
- What is Rapunzel Syndrome?
- Aspergers Syndrome and Trichotillomania
- Sensory Processing Disorder and Trichotillomania
- ADHD and Hair Pulling
- Trichotillomania and Impulse Control Disorder
- Trichotillomania and Body Dysmorphic Disorder
- How Depression Triggers Trichotillomania
- Trichotillomania and the Autism Spectrum
- Trichotillomania - A Body-Focussed Repetitive Behavior
- Trichotillomania and Comorbidity
- Hair Pulling and OCD - is there a link?
- Trichotillomania and Anxiety: What You Need to Know
- Rapunzel syndrome
- Trichobezoar
- Trichophagia
Research
Trichotillomania research, both in academy and in industry, is key to developing effective treatment.
- Evidence Based Treatment and BFRBs: What It Is and Why It Matters
- Trichotillomania and Defining Subtypes: The Latest Research
- The Role of Self in Hair-Pulling Disorder
- Brain Study Sheds Light on Trich Changes Over Time
- Trichotillomania Research Update
- Trich and Comorbid Disorders
- Volunteer to help with research
- How do you know if it works?
- Are BFRBs more like tic disorders or OCD?
- Why participate in research
- More people struggle with hair pulling than previously thought
- Disabling impairment: What does the research say?
- New Research: Motivation underlying hair-pulling behavior conceptualized
- TABS Study - Trichotillomania and other BFRBs Sequencing Study
- New Research: Can computers be used to help children with trichotillomania?
- Remote treatment of sleep-related trichotillomania
- Do People with Trichotillomania Have Differences in Their Brains?
- New Research - Do styles of family functioning impact the hair pulling behaviors of adolescents?
- Research: Genetic Predisposition for Trichotillomania
- New Study - The Difference between OCD and Trich
- The BFRB Precision Medicine Initiative
- New research shows potential link between poor self esteem and hair pulling
- Combining Psychological Treatments for Trichotillomania
- Participate in Trich Research - be part of the advancement of knowledge
- Sleep and Hair Pulling - Adult Internet Survey
- Take Part in a Clinical Study
Symptoms
A person suffering from hair pulling might experience a range of symptoms, and different body areas may be affected.
- Living with Trichotillomania – The Real Deal
- Avoidance Behaviors in Hair-Pulling Disorder
- Pubic Hair Pulling
- Trichotillomania: Pulling Nose Hairs
- Trichotillomania and Pubic Hair Pulling
- Trichotillomania Onset and Symptoms
- When Facial Hair, Eyelash and Eyebrow Pulling becomes a problem
- Eyelashes & Trichotillomania - Eyelash Pulling Compulsion
- Scalp Trichotillomania
- Trichotillomania Symptoms
Treatment
There are various treatment methods available today to treat trichotillomania, most effective of which is considered to be CBT (Cognitive Behavioral Therapy)
- Domestic Violence and Trichotillmania: A New Look At Treatment
- Getting Creative: Treating Hair Pulling in A Child with Autism Spectrum Disorder
- Self-Help Manuals for BFRBs: Can They Help?
- Emotional Avoidance and Hair Pulling
- Habit Reversal Training and BFRBs: What Research Has To Say
- Hair Pulling Trances: What We Know About Them
- Art Therapy & BFRBS
- A Shift in Perspective
- Experiential Avoidance and Triggers in Trich
- Should you try alternative therapies for trich?
- Peer Support Retreat for Trich May Be as Effective as Therapy
- Embrace Vulnerability
- Give Yourself a Gift for Mental Health Awareness Month
- Update: N-acetylcysteine (NAC)
- The Role of Thoughts and Beliefs in Trich
- Your Therapist Could be Wrong
- The power of pictures
- New treatments target the brain
- Naltrexone and trich?
- Mindful Running for People with Compulsive Hair Pulling Disorder
- Habitaware Keen Review
- Trichotillomania: Will internet-based treatment help if you’ve been in therapy before?
- Emotional Freedom Technique
- Tracking your hair pulling can help reduce it
- 25 tips to stop pulling your hair out
- The Demartini Breakthrough Experience
- What is Body Talk and can it help with hair pulling?
- What is hair restoration?
- Overcoming trichotillomania is not about perfection
- New Trichotillomania Treatment Product- Prohibere
- How artistic expression can help with emotional difficulty
- Natural trichotillomania treatment
- Scalp pain remedies for trichotillomania
- How habit awareness can help you stop pulling
- Trichstop Launches Self-Monitoring App
- Emotional Health and Trichotillomania
- The Fidget Cube for Trichotillomania
- CBT vs DBT vs ACT - Treatments for Trichotillomania
- Microblading for pulled eyebrows
- Exercise and Trichotillomania
- Homeopathic management of Trichotillomania
- Habitaware - Breakthrough technology for habit awareness and BFRBs
- Natural Remedies for Trichotillomania
- Viviscal Supplements and Trichotillomania
- Neuro-Linguistic Programming and Trichotillomania
- Why do I pull when I am upset?
- New tech for Hair pulling awareness and monitoring
- NeuroReplete for Trich
- 3D printing helps a woman with Trich
- Webinar - Relapse Prevention Strategies
- Resisitance is futile, address the behavior not the urge
- Decoupling - An effective treatment for trichotillomania
- Therapeutic Reflexology for Trichotillomania
- Resource Review: Hair Pullers Anonymous Support Group
- Relaxation Therapy for Trich
- The Heart and Soul Academy
- Tips for hair growth for hair pullers
- Fiddles and Fidgets
- Trichotillomania Help
- Can i stop pulling by willpower alone?
- Tips to stop pulling
- Dialectical Behavior Therapy for Trichotillomania
- Support for trich to be rolled out in Australia
- New study on internet-based CBT
- Flagship online therapy program for trichotillomania launched
- Biofeedback Therapy for Trichotillomania
- Trichotillomania Treatment for Men
- Inositol for Trichotillomania
- Webinar – Mindfulness, Acceptance, and Dialectical Behavior Therapy for BFRBs
- What is Mindfulness? A Trichotillomania Perspective
- Acceptance and Commitment Based Therapy and Trich
- Group Therapy for Hair Pullers
- Hypnosis for Trichotillomania
- Habit Reversal Training for Trichotillomania
- Trichotillomania: Tips for Health Professionals
- Trichotillomania and New Year's Resolutions
- Holiday Hair Pulling
- Trichotillomania Help
- Lush Hair Products for Hair Pullers
- N-acetylcysteine (NAC) - A Cure for Trichotillomania?
- CBT (Cognitive Behavioral Therapy) for Trichotillomania
- Trichotillomania Wigs
- Trichotillomania Psychotherapy Methods
- Trichotillomania Treatment Options
- Is There a Cure for Trichotillomania?
- Trichotillomania Support Options
- Trichotillomania Medication
Trichotillomania in Children
Although onset of trichotillomania peaks between the ages of 9 and 13, it is prevalent among children of younger ages as well.
- When Your Child Pulls Their Hair: What Parents Need to Know
- Psychodermatology And Hair-Pulling In Children
- How to Identify Trich in Children
- Kids Who Pull – Insights into Pulling Behaviors
- GUEST POST: Parenting a child with Trich
- When your child pulls - supporting your child with Trichotillomania
- A Mini-guide to Trichotillomania in Children and Adolescence
- How to stop pulling in children
- Are You Concerned About Your Child's Hair Pulling?
- Baby Hair Pulling
- Trichotillomania Treatment for Children
- Trichotillomania in Children