I first noticed my trichotillomania when I was 14 years old, during my freshman year of high school. This is the year where you no longer feel like a kid, and school suddenly becomes more serious. Homework piles up, grades feel more important, and the pressure of thinking about college starts to weigh on you. I had always done well in school, but freshman year made it feel like good grades were no longer enough. I started to notice that during tests I would get so anxious tha