Trichotillomania & BFRB’s Body Focused Repetitive Behaviors

Trichotillomania (or hair-pulling disorder) is characterized by the recurrent pulling out of one’s own hair. Hair pulling may occur from any region of the body in which hair grows; the most common sites are the scalp, eyebrows, and eyelids. Individuals with trichotillomania have made repeated attempts to decrease or stop hair pulling and the pulling often results in feeling a loss of control, embarrassment, and shame. Hair pulling may be accompanied by a range of behaviors or rituals involving hair, such as searching for a particular kind of hair to pull, pulling hair in a specific way, or examining or feeling the hair after it has been pulled. 

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