I just watched the film ‘Young Adult’ with Charlize Theron and have mixed feelings about the hair pulling condition that she had. While I’m pleased that hair pulling was dealt with in a major motion picture, and therefore trichotillomania was brought out of the closet somewhat, it did bother me that she was such a nut case. Trichotillomania isn’t a crazy person condition. Hair and eyelash pulling touches all types of people. So I felt like the movie sterotypes hair pullers somewhat.

However I do feel that it is important to start seeing more characters with this condition.

Even better are the celebrities who are willing to talk about their trichotillomania

Stars who are willing to open up about the condition do a world of good for those suffering. And for those who know of someone. Bringing the issue out from the shadows is the first step to having people admit to their condition. Which will show how many people actually suffer from hair pulling. Which in turn will create compassion as well as recognition that trichotillomania is something that needs to be researched.

Stars such as Olivia Munn, Sara Sampaio and Colin Farrell have gone on the record to let people know that they are hair and eyelash pullers.

What do you think?

Amy Foxwell

Amy Foxwell

I am an author, a consultant and a mother of three young children. I was also a hair puller for over 35 years. But I am finally pull free and have been for over 4 years! I’d like to share with you my journey and why I developed the revolutionary Trich Stop Kit and Trich Stop Oil.

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  • Avatar for Emily Emily says:

    I agree with you that the trichotillomania was stereotyped somewhat, and this is certainly not a “crazy person condition”, but I think the reason that it was shown in association with depression and alcoholism in ‘Young Adult’ is so that the audience could recognize and identify it as a mental disorder of Charlize’s character. This was the first time I have seen trichotillomania shown in a movie or on TV, and it does bother me that it has a negative connotation in ‘Young Adult’, but I was pleasantly surprised to see it on screen.

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