She spent 12 years grappling with a hair-pulling disorder
She spent 12 years grappling with a hair-pulling disorder
Ms Lynette Kua has a condition called trichotillomania, a type of obsessive-compulsive disorder centred on the act of repetitive hair-pulling.
Academic stress in junior college was the initial trigger that led her to pulling her hair.
She also suffers from depression as the hair-pulling affected her self-image.
Wearing wigs made Ms Kua feel better, but the relief they brought her proved to be limited.
Tired of wearing wigs, Ms Kua eventually switched to using bandanas.
She now sports a close-cropped cut for both aesthetic and practical reasons. "I just wanted to leave the house without any head coverings."
