Sara Sampaio is one of the most popular models of Victoria`s Secret. It counts about 7 million followers on Instagram and is distinguished for its beauty and simplicity. A few days ago, she discovered she suffers from a mental disorder that affects her daily life. Stuck in traffic, the popular model has asked fans at Instastory to ask questions. One of them asked about the eyebrow routine and she replied: " Well , I try not to touch them, but sadly I suffer from trichotillomania and shake them off. So I have a lot of space in my head and just use a pencil to fill it! "
After having received a large number of messages from fans who suffered from the same, she has decided to make a longer post about this disorder. " For all who do not know what it is, trichotillomania is an impulse control disorder that is characterized by an urgent need to wrinkle eyebrows, hair or tail ," Sampaio replied. She also added that she was faced with 15 years of age when she began to brush the eyelashes and then to her eyebrows. The model has shown that when it comes to stress this is getting worse.
For some trichotillomania is a manageable disorder, while for some others it can not be controlled and may even remain without hair, eyebrows or eyelashes. Causes of this disorder are not known, but factors such as family cases, stress and anxiety may affect. According to various studies trichotillomania affects about 4% of the population and the most affected are women.
You've probably heard of cases of people who suffer from this, but few who know it and know they are dealing with a disorder called trichotillomania.
