As a teenager Adele Dumont started pulling out her hair from the root.
Eventually she created a bald spot the size of a 20-cent piece at the crown of her head.
Adele would sometimes enter a trancelike state, covertly sitting on her bathroom floor, picking at her scalp for hours on end.
The urge to pull at her hair was uncontrollable, and secret.
When Ade ... Show More
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Body-focused repetitive behaviors such as hair pulling (trichotillomania) and skin picking are relatively common but remain stigmatized and misunderstood. Suzanne Mouton-Odum, PhD, and Clare Mackay, PhD, talk about why these behaviors occur and how they relate to grooming and emo ... Show More
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My Perfect Hair Got Me Everything Until...
A young model's life is turned upside down when a freak accident leaves her bald, leading to betrayal by those she trusted, a battle for self-acceptance, and a quest for justice against the people who tried to destroy her career and confidence.👀Don’t miss out✨—watch the story an ... Show More
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Healing Body-Focused Repetitive Behavioral Disorders with Stacy Nakell (189)
Hair-pulling, skin picking, and cheek, lip, & cuticle biting are self-soothing strategies that depending on degree can become body-focused repetitive behavioral disorders. Learn about a new attachment-informed psychodynamic model for treating these painful, shame-associated behav ... Show More
55m 58s
<p>“The person who was pulling was just stronger than the person who wanted a perfect life.”</p><p> </p><p><strong>Producers: </strong>Whit Missildine, Andrew Waits</p><p> </p><p><strong>Episode Summary:</strong> Growing up with a close, religious family a young wo ... Show More
