Trichotillomania

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Trichotillomania: n. \ˌtri-kə-ˌti-lə-ˈmā-nē-ə\: an abnormal desire to pull out one's hair
New Latin, from trich- + Greek tillein to pull, pluck + New Latin mania
My fascination with hair began at an early age. One could even argue it went back all the way to preschool. My father’s friend’s daughter was a manipulative and domineering little brat- let’

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[xliarsenicxx]

AHH I'M SORRY I MADE FUN OF YOU FOR YOUR GRAY HAIRS! 8( I had no clue that damaged hair follicles = colour loss. O_O I always thought it was just because you slept late/WEREWAYTOOSTRESSED.

BUT YAYYYY! GO EMZLEE GO! :> STAY STRONGGGGGGG. ♥ Your poofy hair is fun to play with, btw.

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Aww, s'okay Mimi~ To be fair, lack of sleep and genetics probably also contributed.

But yeah, people say that if you pull a hair out with its root, and there is a black tip, then you have damaged your follicle's ability to provide colour. If it's red, then you've incurred permanent damage by cutting off its supply to blood and muscle.

Danke!

[invesperascere]

Emily, you're so brave and amazing. I don't know what to say. GRAHHHWWAWHAWH. Go you!