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Old 06-06-2009, 01:39 AM   #2 (permalink)
Overman
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Sometimes its a feature of trichotillomania, or "trike" for short. Its an anxiety-based problem that can be associated with amphetamine abuse, or different forms of OCD (which evidence suggests may be hereditary). I knew a girl that suffered from this. She literally plucked all the hairs on her eyebrows and eyelashes. Looked strange.

CBT can be helpful, as well as certain meds to control impulses.

See a doc for more.
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