Everything you need to understand hair pulling — and what actually helps.

Trichotillomania affects about 1 in 50 people — kids and adults, men and women, every background. Most hide it. Whether you pull your own hair or you’ve just noticed your child doing it, this site will help you make sense of it and figure out what to do next.

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I just found out this has a name

Most people pull for years before they find out it has a name. The explainer covers what trich is, why it happens, and what helps.

What is Trichotillomania?

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My child is pulling their hair

You've noticed your child pulling and you're worried. The Parent's Guide to Trichotillomania walks you through what to say and what to do, step by step.

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Find a therapist or counsellor who's treated hair pulling disorder before and understands what trichotillomania is — near you or online.

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What is trichotillomania?

Trichotillomania (trik-oh-till-oh-MAY-nee-uh) is the medical name for compulsive hair pulling — repeated urges to pull out your own hair, from the scalp, eyebrows, eyelashes, or anywhere else. It affects kids and adults of every gender and background. It’s not a bad habit, and it’s not a lack of willpower. It’s a recognised condition, it’s surprisingly common, and it’s treatable.

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Anyone can have trich

Kids and adults. Men and women. Some people pull from the scalp, some from brows or lashes, some from the beard or elsewhere. It’s all trich — and the same treatments help, wherever you pull from.

Scalp

Eyebrows

Eyelashes

+ everywhere else

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For parents

The Parent’s Guide to Trichotillomania

Finding out your child is pulling out their hair is scary. It’s also more common than you’d think — and there’s a lot you can do. The Parent’s Guide to Trichotillomania takes you through it step by step: how to talk about it without making things worse, what actually helps kids and teens, how to deal with school, and how to look after yourself along the way.

What to say when you first bring it up — and what to avoid
The treatments that actually work for kids and teens
How to handle school, siblings, and questions from family
What to do when the pulling comes back — because it often does, and that's normal