Her Campus at Brighton
My Struggle With Trichotillomania
Anxiety disorders are something that 1 in 6 people suffer from, and I am one of those people. From about the age of 12, I noticed I had...
Her Campus at Washington
A Girl’s Guide to Trich
January of my senior year in high school, my mom insisted I let her look at my head. She gingerly combed over my scalp, pushing aside my...
My Journey with Trichotillomania
Trichotillomania is defined as the “compulsive need to pull out one’s own hair.” It’s a hereditary disease triggered by stress. My mom has...
A Day in the Life of Mental Illness
May is Mental Illness Awareness Month. Personally I struggle with anxiety (which for me is mostly panic attacks) and it comes comorbid with...
BFRB Awareness Week
The week of October 1 through 7 every year is dedicated to BFRB awareness week, and since it’s coming up, I figured now would be a good...
Makeup Shaming: Put-Downs on Makeup
The multi-faceted complexities of being a woman are constantly dissected and assessed. A critique seems to be readily available for the...