Trichotillomania (TTM) is a mental disorder in which people feel an overwhelming need to pull out their own hair. Research suggests that 0.5 to 2 percent of people have TTM.

Marschall points out that although it’s a self-soothing behavior, people with trichotillomania are not choosing to pull their hair out — the behavior is a symptom of mental health issues.

Many people who struggle with trichotillomania, or compulsive hair pulling, associate hair pulling with anxiety. One study found that out of 894 people struggling with trichotillomania, 84% of ...

People who have the disorder feel an uncontrollable urge to pull out their hair. Read on to learn about the causes and symptoms of trichotillomania, as well as the treatments available.

However, if hair twirling becomes repetitive or develops into pulling out hair, it may indicate that a person has an anxiety disorder. Hair twirling may occur alongside hair pulling.

Trichotillomania is a mental health disorder and is a type of obsessive-compulsive disorder. The person suffering from it experiences an irresistible urge to pull out their own hair, either from ...

Amy Schumer. Credit : Jamie McCarthy/Getty Amy Schumer is sharing for the first time that she has struggled for years with trichotillomania, a disorder that causes a compulsive need to pull out hair.