Monday, November 16, 2009

Does anyone have trichlotalimania,or know anything about it (skin picking disorder)?

Another similarity between these problems and trichotillomania is that they seem to happen when people are in one of two modes. Some do it in an automatic way, as if they are in a trance and not really thinking about what they are doing. Usually, they are involved in some other activity at the same time such as reading, talking on the phone, working at the computer, watching TV, etc. For others, the deliberate picking or biting is their main activity at the time, and they will frequently interrupt other activities to engage in it.

Does anyone have trichlotalimania,or know anything about it (skin picking disorder)?
Trichlotalimania is not a word. I found trichotillomania to be the closest word to that. This has to do with pulling out one's hair constantly.
Reply:Although I don't have it, I know that it is not a skin picking disorder, but rather a mental disorder involving impulses to rip out one's own hair. The disorder involves a failure to resist impulse, even though the patient may realize that they can hurt themselves or others.


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