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A 26-year old male asked:
nervous / stress habit of pulling out hair. Any advise? Treatment?
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A 30-year old asked:
How can I stop myself from pulling out my hair?
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A 25-year old female asked:
I can't stop pulling out my hair. What is this? Im a female.
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A 38-year old asked:
I can't stop pulling out my hair. How do I control these stron urges?
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A 30-year old asked:
my scalp is scaling and hurts i keep pulling out my hair what will help me?
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A 32-year old asked:
I enjoy plucking my eyebrows and pulling out unwanted hair, but can this lead to trichotillomania?
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A 45-year old asked:
How can I stop my bad habit of pulling my hair out?
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A 31-year old asked:
Should I worry about my 2 yr old pulling her hair out as she lays down for her nap? Bald spot forming in back. Spoke to ped didn't seem concerned
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A 38-year old asked:
Anyone ideas and how to stop my habit of hair pulling?
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A 19-year old female asked:
What can I do about my hair pulling! No medicine though. This has been an ongoing 5 years ?
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A 32-year old female asked:
My 22 month baby keeps on scratching or pulling her little brother's who is 7 months faceand hair,how can I avoid this behavior please PLEASE!!!!! =(?
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A member asked:
What methods can I take to grow my hair back quickly after 17yrs of pulling it out?
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A 18-year old asked:
i have dermatits. but on my sclap it feels like something crawling or pulling on my sclap or hair. what should i do??
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A 28-year old asked:
Is pulling back your hair in a high ponytail OK or does it tend to make hair fall out?
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A female asked:
Looking for a professional that has studied hair pulling disorder (trichotillomania) in Adult patients. Have multiple questions. Not officially diagnosed but I fit all the criteria for this disorder. I pull out my hair strand by strand which has created b
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A 42-year old female asked:
I had a vp shunt placed on August 8, yesterday I had my hair up in a ponytail and the tubing felt as if it was pulling. Is this normal?
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A 16-year old female asked:
I'm female and I have never shaved my public area, and my vagina hurts. Could the pubic hair be causing this? (Eg. pulling and catching on underwear)
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A 20-year old female asked:
My 11 week old is pulling her hair, very dry scalp and flaky? Also noticing drier skin too!
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A 33-year old male asked:
How can I stop compression stocking from pulling my leg hair ? And keep them from being so hot ? I'm need to wear them but these issues make it hard.
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A 37-year old asked:
How does obsessive compulsive disorder of pulling hair work?
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A 41-year old asked:
Does pulling my hair back tightly contribute to my hair loss?
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A 23-year old female asked:
I hav habbit of pulling hair.its been 5 years.n i hav bald patches.pls help me to overcome ths.plsss help..
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A 27-year old asked:
my 2 mo. old has very dry skin, and shes always scratching and pulling her hair. her Dr.said to put bby oil brush it then wash it. i'd like a 2nd op.?
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A 33-year old asked:
Why do babies like to twist and pull out their hair?
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A 39-year old asked:
I pull out my hair when I get anxious, what can I do to stop?
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A 19-year old male asked:
If you pull out your hair, will it grow back? If so how long will it take?
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A 22-year old female asked:
My hair keeps falling out. Every day I see around ten hairs loosely falling out in single strands so I pull them out.
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A 16-year old female asked:
My boyfriend gets these bumps full of clear stuff and an sometimes there's hair that he has to pull out and then it's gone. What is it?
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A 46-year old asked:
Would I have trichotillomania even if u pull out a few strands of hair?
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A 44-year old asked:
Should I shave my head if my hair is thinning in front because I pull at it?
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