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Businesswoman who yanks her own hair out for 18 years following dad’s death in jail when she was nine recovers and launches haircare brand

A businesswoman who compulsively yanked her own hair out for 18 years after her estranged father died in prison when she was nine has conquered her demons and launched a haircare brand. Despite being close to her mum, retired bookkeeper, Pat Keirle, ...

03 Aug 2022 at 08:43

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Teacher with trichotillomania who spent hours a day pulling hairs now embracing new look as ‘bald, beautiful woman’

A special educational needs teacher whose condition caused her to spend hours a day pulling hairs from her scalp, leaving her with a bald patch and “a pile of hair next to the bed”, has shaved her head and is now embracing her new look as a “bold, ...

02 Feb 2023 at 07:00

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Trichotillomania sufferer shares methods to combat hair pulling disorder after millions watch her on TikTok

A trichotillomania sufferer who has been pulling out her hair since she was a baby has shared her methods for combatting the disorder after her experience went viral on TikTok. Lucia Frances, 26, originally from Gran Canaria, one of Spain’s ...

19 Dec 2024 at 12:29

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Widow who shaved her head after ‘manias’ caused her to spend hours pulling hairs from scalp says she ‘loves being bald’

A widow who shaved her head after her “trich manias” caused her to spend hours pulling hairs from her scalp has said she loves being bald and does not think she will “ever grow (her) hair out”. Amanda Willoughby, 44, has been living with ...

11 Aug 2025 at 00:25

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Beauty brand founder who pulled out her eyelashes due to OCD goes viral on TikTok with sell-out lash growth oil

A young skincare brand founder has described how her thriving business became her “absolute nemesis” when a slump in sales and the resulting stress caused a flare-up of trichotillomania, leading her to pull out all her eyelashes. Isobel ...

25 Jul 2025 at 17:49

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