Trichotillomania (Hair Pulling) Support Group
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I go on the Internet and read all about trich, and try to find some ways to stop my hair pulling.. But I keep reading about how it's a "mental disorder" and it's "behavioral" and all that. I work for a agency that takes care of mentally challenged people... And the people who write these articles define me as one of them?! No way! I am a beautiful young woman who has a small problem that I know about and know I need the help for. Maybe I'm just crazy for feeling like that but I don't know. :( ugh.
I wouldn't go there on thinking otherwise. I don't think of trich as a "mental disorder" far from the truth. It is a chemical imbalance in the brain that can be stabilized with diet, exercise, and stress coping skills.
Check out (cwedwards), page here on DS. He has several pages on explaining the sensory processing on the nervous system that people with trich suffer from.
I hope you feel better soon, keep positive, and happy and forget about thinking that there is something wrong with you. Hugs...