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Has anyone heard of trichotillomania or know anyone with it
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Anonymous 1w

i have it! great word awful symptom tho

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Anonymous 1w

Yes my ex had it :( she had the I am sober app and that helped her a bit, she never went to the doctor for it because it was more tied to stress & anxiety, so maybe therapy is a good option? I’m not sure, it depends on the root cause

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Anonymous replying to -> #1 1w

have you seen a doctor about it? I’m 99% sure I have it. I was letting my spot grow back a bit and just ripped it to shreds again it just got me thinking. or if there’s even a point of having it on paper since there’s not much they can do

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Anonymous replying to -> OP 1w

i have ocd and see a doctor for that so kinda. my understanding is that trichotillamania is usually a symptom of another mental health condition

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Anonymous replying to -> #2 1w

I have a bit of dermatillomania linked to anxiety/stress so idk, it’s more about trying to learn and do other coping mechanisms but here I sit with bandaids on two of my fingers and nail beds ripped to shreds because I’ve been so stressed about finals :( I get it girl

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Anonymous replying to -> #1 1w

Yeah, i did see that I did a bit of research it mentioned it can fall under obsessive compulsive and other related disorders, I’ve never had a psychiatrist just a pcp so idk how worth the effort it would be ig it’s not the biggest deal

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Anonymous replying to -> #2 1w

Oh wow yeah 😭 I do it when I’m idle too as well as stressed so finals definitely has had me pulling & then out of boredom like eeekk ut looks rough

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