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I am suffering from trichotillomania from many days, can u suggest any possible diagnosis for that
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Hello Greetings to you. Trichotillomania, seems like your way of coping with negative emotions. Each time you pull a hair, you experience a short relief from the emotional discomforts that you are facing.
This is quite similar to how, self harm works, to relieve the tension temporarily, similarly your hair pulling helps to release the tension temporarily.
You may have some other mental health issue associated with this like Anxiety or Depression
It’s important to address the emotions
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It’s not a good idea to stop the hair pulling by force, that may increase your underlying emotions of distress
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