Trich ran in my family, it was triggered in adulthood by trauma or stress, and continued life-long in my mother and grandmother. i managed to reduce it to limited and occasional occurance, during my use of the brain repair technology, holosync (see CenterPointe.com). but for 17 yrs i was totally out of control, always with bald patches on my scalp, and often totally bald. i would even pull the hair on my legs and other places. it felt so good while it was happening, but i felt so bad that i couldn't stop.

i was told that it was a malfunction of the grooming reflex, in the middle part of the brain. i was even offered psych meds for OCD's for it, but they didn't work for me. i did find some relief from acupuncture, when i went to quit smoking. it is akin to biting the fingernails. don't let anyone tell you it's not involuntary. at its worst, people will pull their hair out in their sleep and eat it~!

anyway, i can go out in public now without a wig or hat, so i'm happy. and i wish the same for any of you who suffer from OCDs.