[Faline]

Trichotillomania, the compulsive urge to pull out one’s own hair, is recognised as a disorder leading to noticeable hair loss, distress, and social or functional impairment. It is often chronic and difficult to treat.

Trichotillomania (pronounced /ˌtrɪkəˌtɪləˈmeɪniə/ trik-ə-til-ə-may-nee-ə, also known as trichotillosis) is the compulsive urge to pull out (and in some cases, eat) one's own hair leading to noticeable hair loss, distress, and social or functional impairment. It is classified as an impulse control disorder by DSM-IV and is often chronic and difficult to treat.
Trichotillomania may be present in infants, but the peak age of onset is 9 to 13. It may be triggered by depression or stress. Due to social implications the disorder is often unreported and it is difficult to accurately predict its prevalence; the lifetime prevalence is estimated to be between 0.6% (overall) and may be as high as 1.5% (in males) to 3.4% (in females). Common areas for hair to be pulled out are the scalp, eyelashes, eyebrows, arms, hands, and pubic hairs.
The name, coined by French dermatologist François Henri Hallopeau, derives from the Greek: trich- (hair), till(en) (to pull), and mania ("madness, frenzy").
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Trichotillomania

[AnaleFaust]

2nd down, is that Andy from Little Britain?

[Faline]

Originally Posted by AnaleFaust ↗

2nd down, is that Andy from Little Britain?

!!!

[LadyCPlum]

This was featured on that show My Strange Addiction....the girl pulled her hair out and ate the follicle......

[Rachee]

My sister has a compulsion to pull out her eyelashes. She is constantly pulling and messing with them. The doctors call it a nervous "tick".

[Rusty666]

[Ratzerfratzer]

I worked with a guy who would pull out his hair. Then he would eat it. Needless to say, he was a bit unstable and eventually was fired.

[LadyCPlum]

Originally Posted by Ratzerfratzer ↗

I worked with a guy who would pull out his hair. Then he would eat it. Needless to say, he was a bit unstable and eventually was fired.

I'm surprised he didn't have a huge trichobezoar in his tummy!

[Faline]

Originally Posted by Ratzerfratzer ↗

I worked with a guy who would pull out his hair. Then he would eat it. Needless to say, he was a bit unstable and eventually was fired.

[corrico]

Is this limited to the hair on one's head, or does this include, by definition, any hair found on the body?