Trichotillomania is the anxiety condition which causes the sufferer to obsessively play with and extract their hair.

Trichotillomania sufferers obsessively focus on and feel compelled to pull out (sometimes also shave or wax) hair from their body.

Some people pull hair without realising they are doing so, others do so intentionally.

Trichotillomania sufferers also tend to play with their hair more and have an obsessive focus on brushing it or trying many hairstyles.

Sufferers may focus on head hair, eyelashes or eyebrows, others might focus on body hair; some people concentrate on two or more areas.

Some people might eat or chew the hair they extract, some may hold it against themselves or rub it against their skin. Many Trichotillomania sufferers also bite their nails, chew their lips or pick at their skin, especially around their nails.

Many sufferers cannot explain why the pull their hair but the cause is simple... anxiety disorders cause inappropriate focuses and when this becomes a focus on hair and the 'self' this often results in obsessive, compulsive behaviours that help the sufferer to manage their inappropriate emotions.

The cause is the same in every human, as is the solution. By removing the core high anxiety condition, Trichotillomania, like every other symptom of the disorder, is removed.