Abstract
From the outside, I look like an average 21-year-old girl, but I also struggle with a disorder called Trichotillomania (TTM). TTM is a disorder classified as an Obsessive Compulsive Disorder.
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Berg, C. (2017). My Life with Trichotillomania. In: Hartlep, N.D., Hensley, B.O., Braniger, C.J., Jennings, M.E. (eds) Critical Storytelling in Uncritical Times. Constructing Knowledge: Curriculum Studies In Action. SensePublishers, Rotterdam. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-6351-005-9_12
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