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On Being the Sibling of a Child With Trichotillomania

For years, it felt like my sister’s illness made me invisible

When Lynn* was diagnosed with Trichotillomania, it turned my family upside down. What makes a nine year old girl begin pulling her hair out?

As her seven year old sister, the mystery of her illness should never have been my problem to solve, but…