The question ‘why am I always pulling my hair out?’ is actually pretty common. If you pull your hair from your head, your eyelashes, your eyebrows or anywhere else on your body then you are probably asking whether this is normal and whether other people do it too.

You are, in fact, normal. There are hundreds, thousands, of other people who are also asking themselves the question ‘why am I always pulling my hair out?’. The truth is that it is down to a little known disorder that’s called trichotillomania.

What does Trichotillomania Mean?

I suffer from this disorder myself, and had never heard to word trichotillomania for years. It sounds scary, but all it really means is that you pull out your hair compulsively. This means that it is almost like a habit, but you will also do it at times without realising, making it very hard to stop.

The Causes of Hair Pulling

Trichotillomania can be quite mysterious, and nobody knows for sure what the true reason is for pulling out hair. I had always liked to play with my hair when I was younger, and when I reached the age of 10 it simply developed into pulling it out.

Some of the other causes of hair pulling include: your diet, OCD, childhood trauma, ADHD, maybe even genetics!

Those that pull out their hair will often never realise why it is that they do so. Don’t worry about finding out just yet – it’s more important that you take the time that you need just to come to terms with what it is.

Finding Support

In my journey I found that I needed to give myself time before I even looked for support. Eventually I started to participate in online forums, and eventually documented my chronicles in a blog. However, I am still not ready to tell people in real life about my troubles.

Just move slowly if you need to, and gradually you will come to feel more peaceful with the fact that you pull out your hair.

The Most Important Thing To Remember? You are not alone and there are thousands of others like you – asking themselves ‘why am I always pulling my hair out?!’. The only reason you haven’t heard about them is because they like to cover it up, just like you probably do as well.