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What is Trichotillomania? What type of disease is it? What causes it?

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Trichotillomania , is a mental disorder that involves recurrent, irresistible urges to pull out hair from your scalp, eyebrows or other areas of your body, despite trying to stop.

Step-by-step explanation:

it is a hair pulling disorder.

Causes of trichotillomania , your way of dealing with stress or anxiety. a chemical imbalance in the brain, similar to obsessive compulsive disorder (OCD) changes in hormone levels during puberty. a type of self-harm to seek relief from emotional distress.

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