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<blockquote data-quote="Estherfromjerusalem" data-source="post: 499893" data-attributes="member: 77"><p>OK. It's called "trichotillomania." Tricho is the Greek word for hair. Tillo is Greek for pulling. It is a disorder, one of a long list, including kleptomania, and all sorts of other manias. It's called pulling because some people pull their hair out, one by one. I did it for many many years (and still do, occasionally). Some people pluck their eyelashes. Twiddling is also a symptom of it. It is a form of obsessive/compulsive. I think I read somewhere that there is some form of medication which helps. Pulling out hair is a form of relieving tension. I think it is parallel to cutting but not so drastic (but it is drastic enough, believe me). </p><p></p><p>You can see from the replies you have received here that a lot of people share this. When I look at women drivers at traffic lights, I very often see them twiddling their hair. Once you are aware of it you will be surprised how often you see people stroking their hair, smoothing one strand over and over, stuff like that. It's all part of trichotillomania. There are even support groups for "tricho" sufferers.</p><p></p><p>Love, Esther</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Estherfromjerusalem, post: 499893, member: 77"] OK. It's called "trichotillomania." Tricho is the Greek word for hair. Tillo is Greek for pulling. It is a disorder, one of a long list, including kleptomania, and all sorts of other manias. It's called pulling because some people pull their hair out, one by one. I did it for many many years (and still do, occasionally). Some people pluck their eyelashes. Twiddling is also a symptom of it. It is a form of obsessive/compulsive. I think I read somewhere that there is some form of medication which helps. Pulling out hair is a form of relieving tension. I think it is parallel to cutting but not so drastic (but it is drastic enough, believe me). You can see from the replies you have received here that a lot of people share this. When I look at women drivers at traffic lights, I very often see them twiddling their hair. Once you are aware of it you will be surprised how often you see people stroking their hair, smoothing one strand over and over, stuff like that. It's all part of trichotillomania. There are even support groups for "tricho" sufferers. Love, Esther [/QUOTE]
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