actor, director and writer reveals that her character's struggle with trichotillomania in the Hulu series is based off of her own., trichotillomania is a mental disorder that involves recurrent, irresistible urges to pull out hair from your scalp, eyebrows or other areas of your body, despite trying to stop.
Schumer experienced something similar when she was a child, when she pulled out so much hair that she needed a wig, something "everybody knew" when she returned to school. To this day, trichotillomania is part of Schumer's life."It’s not that I used to have this problem and now I don’t," she says."It’s still something that I struggle with."
As for why now was the right time to publicly discuss her disorder, Schumer says,"I really don’t want to have a big secret anymore."
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Why Amy Schumer Put Real-Life Struggle With Trichotillomania In New Hulu Show“I’m proud that my big secret only hurts me but it’s been what I’ve carried so much shame about for so long.” Lol she should worry about her weight problem
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