American comedian and actress Amy Schumer recently talked about her medical condition trichotillomania. The 40-year-old actress shared her experience with trichotillomania, also known as hair pulling disorder, in a recent interview. Schumer told The Hollywood Reporter that it is her big secret that she is now revealing to the world.
Schumer told the entertainment publication last week that she once pulled out so much of her own hair that she needed a wig before returning to school.
Trichotillomania is often the result of a stressful event or an anxiety disorder. Schumer’s 2016 collection of essays, The Girl with the Lower Back Tattoo, records that her father was declared bankrupt and diagnosed with multiple sclerosis and that her mother left him for her best friend’s married father before Schumer was 13. The actress told The Hollywood Reporter that it was at that time that the condition first appeared.
Trichotillomania or TTM is a psychological disorder in which people feel an overwhelming need to pull out their own hair. According to Healthline, trichotillomania usually develops during adolescence, but it has also been known to affect young children. The condition can persist for several years into adulthood. People who experience trichotillomania in childhood will focus on pulling out the hair on their scalp, or from other areas such as the eyebrows, eyelashes, or any part of their body that has hair. TTM can eventually lead to bald spots and thinning hair.
According to Healthline, Trichotillomania can sometimes be related to other conditions, such as: Obsessive Compulsive Disorder (OCD), Anxiety, Depression, Autism, Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD).
Schumer confessed that she still struggles with this condition and it’s also something she fears her nearly three-year-old son might struggle with one day. “Every time he touches his head, I have a heart attack,” Schumer said. The stand-up comedian’s fears are rooted in the fact that there is a genetic component to trichotillomania.
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