An excellent collection of essays by a group of diverse people who all have one thing in common. Their stories all follow the same timeline: No recollection of the first pull, growing up shamefully hiding their heads/eyelids/eyebrows, finding out they’re not alone, finding peace and acceptance with the disorder.

As with any essay collection, some really spoke to me. Not only because they were so relatable, but because some really strong and powerful people suffer from this thing, too. It’s almost like a collection of secret friends.

Part of A Trichy Pull-List: Best Books on Compulsive Hair-Pulling at Book Riot.