Why is trichotillomania (hair pulling) not as addressed in the self harm community?

I'm not sure. I suppose it should be addressed considering it's doing damage to your hair and scalp. It may not be addressed in the self harm community as regularly because people usually don't think of trichotillomania when self harm is mentioned.

I believe that trich is classified as an impulse control disorder or a body-focused repetitive disorder. So it has both OCD-like components and some aspects of self harm, so it's not as centrally related to the most common types of self harm.

Perhaps it is not so addressed because it may not be the most common form of self-harm. I am sure that is important for those in the self-harm community to recognize it though as people do engage in this. Maybe you can be the one to bring more awareness to others?

I know that as a child I used to pull out my hair when I was nervous, stressed, etc, and that was my first actions of self harm. I didn't realize it as a child but now that I'm older I understand. I can understand why it is not as addressed in the self harm community as it is not a conventional way to self harm, but it is still considered one. Not many people turn to hair pulling, but people who do are very inconspicuous about it. People should be more aware of the different kinds of self harm, especially the ones that are brushed under the rug (such as this).

I think people tend to consider it more as a symptom of anxiety. I have a problem with this and I don't consider it to be a form of self harm, more a result of my anxiety which I struggle to control.

It should be addressed, I think because there are not that many people on the website who have it, they don’t address it. We should address as many self harm issues as possible (hair pulling included). It is hard to deal with it and I understand. We should even having tips on the website on how to deal with hair pulling but because the website is still improving, we might not have it yet. There are a lot of mental issues to address. It is hard to address all of them. But in the future it will probably be addressed.