Comments on: The Names: Trichotillomania to be Hair Pulling Disorder? http://blog.trich.org/2009/10/23/the-names-trichotillomania-to-be-hair-pulling-disorder/ The blog for the Trichotillomania Learning Center, seeking to end the suffering caused by hair pulling disorder, skin picking disorder, and related body-focused repetitive behaviors since 1991. Tue, 31 Jan 2012 20:42:48 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.com/ By: Mac Steck http://blog.trich.org/2009/10/23/the-names-trichotillomania-to-be-hair-pulling-disorder/#comment-727 Wed, 12 Jan 2011 20:26:32 +0000 http://blog.trich.org/?p=87#comment-727 Great article. Waiting for more.

]]> By: ægte hår http://blog.trich.org/2009/10/23/the-names-trichotillomania-to-be-hair-pulling-disorder/#comment-722 Fri, 24 Dec 2010 16:38:56 +0000 http://blog.trich.org/?p=87#comment-722 well, i am suffering from the head candy hair extension problem , they are giving me a headache because they are ruining my hair now i want to remove them but just don’t know how to do that

]]> By: Connie http://blog.trich.org/2009/10/23/the-names-trichotillomania-to-be-hair-pulling-disorder/#comment-325 Sat, 21 Nov 2009 04:51:04 +0000 http://blog.trich.org/?p=87#comment-325 Trichotillosis.

]]> By: Jim McCarthy http://blog.trich.org/2009/10/23/the-names-trichotillomania-to-be-hair-pulling-disorder/#comment-300 Tue, 03 Nov 2009 14:06:48 +0000 http://blog.trich.org/?p=87#comment-300 I very much prefer Trichotillia over Hair Pulling Disorder, for the same reasons that others have stated, but especially the need for this disorder to be taken seriously.
The term Trichotillia, to me means that the disorder is recognized by scientific and medical professionals.
I have been successful in requesting that my Governor issue a Proclamation each year designating Oct 1 – 7 as Trichotillomania Awareness Week in MA. I’d be a lot less comfortable asking that he declare it Hair Pulling Disorder Week.

]]> By: Tserisa http://blog.trich.org/2009/10/23/the-names-trichotillomania-to-be-hair-pulling-disorder/#comment-299 Tue, 03 Nov 2009 09:10:19 +0000 http://blog.trich.org/?p=87#comment-299 I know many people with manias, and they’re not crazy either. :)

]]> By: Heidi M http://blog.trich.org/2009/10/23/the-names-trichotillomania-to-be-hair-pulling-disorder/#comment-289 Fri, 30 Oct 2009 02:53:15 +0000 http://blog.trich.org/?p=87#comment-289 Both my son’s doctor and therapist hate it when I call trichotillomania “trich” because the term is also used for an STD. I tell them that I’m sorry, but that’s one of the primary knicknames those in the community use. ugh!

I’m all for renaming the disorder trichotillia, dropping the mania. My son isn’t crazy, he just pulls his hair. (Okay, our whole family is kind of nuts, but in a good way. LOL!) Plus, it’s just plain easier to say while still sounding like you’re talking about a real medical condition.

I don’t like Hair Pulling Disorder either for the reasons Christina stated.

]]> By: Kathryn Murrin http://blog.trich.org/2009/10/23/the-names-trichotillomania-to-be-hair-pulling-disorder/#comment-286 Wed, 28 Oct 2009 20:55:34 +0000 http://blog.trich.org/?p=87#comment-286 The condition is Trichotillomania. It already has a name. The priority has to be to get the message out about the disorder and to be clear about it so that sufferers are better understood and they can access the help they need. What exactly is changing the name to Hair Pulling Disorder going to achieve? For a start, it isn’t going to help the sufferer. In addition it could be a source of confusion, embarrassment and shame. Changing the name sounds like trying to deny both the validity and severity of the condition. Accepting ourselves is one of the greatest challenges of Trichotillomania , and accepting the name is part of that acceptance.

]]> By: jessica http://blog.trich.org/2009/10/23/the-names-trichotillomania-to-be-hair-pulling-disorder/#comment-284 Wed, 28 Oct 2009 01:54:36 +0000 http://blog.trich.org/?p=87#comment-284 i believe its more important to bring awareness to this disorder than worry so much about the name, trichotilia would be ok but im so usto trichotillomania i guess. i just hope there would be more research ,and more help, more meetings ,in different places cause there are so many people with this disorder who are ashamed and dont know where to turn to.

]]> By: Sarah http://blog.trich.org/2009/10/23/the-names-trichotillomania-to-be-hair-pulling-disorder/#comment-283 Wed, 28 Oct 2009 01:09:20 +0000 http://blog.trich.org/?p=87#comment-283 I don’t see any problem with the current name, trichotillomania. In fact, I prefer it to trichotillia and especially to “Hair pulling disorder.”

Recently I went to a doctor and included my trich in my medical history. I know I feel a lot better telling a friend or even health professional “trichotillomania” than “hair pulling disorder.” It’s demeaning.

]]> By: Melissa http://blog.trich.org/2009/10/23/the-names-trichotillomania-to-be-hair-pulling-disorder/#comment-282 Tue, 27 Oct 2009 23:37:52 +0000 http://blog.trich.org/?p=87#comment-282 I think “Hair Pulling Disorder” is worse than trichotillomania.

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