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Not Just A Bad Hair Day: What It's Like to Have A Hair-Pulling Disorder
Hats, scarves, headbands and caps were my best friends because I was hiding the bald patches on my head that I had created by pulling out one hair at a time.
Prajakta
12.1.20
Health
'Are You Bald By Choice?'
I was Sam, the badass dyke with the shaved head. What people didn’t see was the physical anguish that prompted me to pick up the clippers in the first place.
Sam Manzella
10.31.18
Health
Inside the Nightmarish Body Habit Disorders That Affect 'One in 50 People'
Roughly 146 million people suffer from at least one body-focused repetitive behavior, such as obsessive skin picking or hair pulling. Why isn't more treatment available?
Samuel Oliver Slinger, Illustration: Dan Evans
7.7.15