I just want to point out that it is important to ask hair-pullers an
additional question (in case they don't clarify it themselves): when
they pull their hair - be it on the head or pubic - do they do it to
"feel the texture" of the hair (and then it falls out - or not - as a
result of the handling and tugging), or they just pull it out of the
scalp? (And, related to that, do they "feel" a single strand at a time
- or do they pull out various hairs at the same time?)
In both cases they find "relief" - but the underlying reasons might be
VERY different. (Not that it makes the diagnosis much easier.
All the best,
A.