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Is there a disorder which compels certain people to twist or otherwise pull their eyebrows, eyelashes or other body hair?

2006-10-01 05:45:57 · 6 answers · asked by Funnel 5 in Health Mental Health

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There is no certain cause of trichotillomania, but the current way of looking at trichotillomania is as a medical illness. One theory on a biological level is that there is some disruption in the system involving one of the chemical messengers between the nerve cells in parts of the brain. There may be also a combination of factors such as a genetic predisposition and an aggravating stress or circumstance; as with many other illnesses. Further, trichotillomania could be a symptom caused by different factors in different individuals just as a cough can be produced by a multitude of different medical problems. Finding the cause(s) will take more research.

Symptoms usually begin before the age of 17. It may affect as much as 4% of the population. People with this disorder will often seek the help of a dermatologist initially. Women are 4 times more likely to be affected than men.

Links for more info:
http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/ency/article/001517.htm
http://www.nmha.org/infoctr/factsheets/92.cfm

2006-10-01 06:06:38 · answer #1 · answered by EDtherapist 5 · 0 1

I do this when im stressed. Ill sit there and pull and pull. When i look in the mirror after im horrified to find big bald patches. I then have to use eyebrow pencil to hide it.

2006-10-01 10:24:57 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 1 1

Trichotillomania....... it's a nervous disorder, kinda like picking at the skin or biting nails

2006-10-01 05:49:29 · answer #3 · answered by Squirrley Temple 7 · 0 1

Too much hairs on their body makes them look gay.

2006-10-01 05:56:00 · answer #4 · answered by Man0fWzdom 3 · 0 1

its a disorder treated with pysch meds and pyschotherapy

2006-10-01 13:41:34 · answer #5 · answered by goldengirl 4 · 0 1

They have a nervous disposition.

2006-10-01 05:53:21 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0 1

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