About Us

We are a non profit making organisation working to educate the general public about Trichotillomania. We are dedicated to giving help, advice and support to those that need it. Many people world wide suffer in silence and believe they are the only ones that pull their hair out. We want to put that right and reach out to the trich community. By raising awareness of the condition we hope to help people shed the shame associated with trich and encourage the medical world to sit up and take notice. We are badly in need of research into this condition and the more people that come forward and add their voice to the trich cause the better our chances are of understanding this complex condition.

Our Staff

Michelle and Martin are the backbone of Trichotillomania Support Scotland. It is their vision, drive and dertermination that has brought this site to life.

Michelle Reid

Michelle is the driving force behind Trichotillomania Support Scotland. She is a trichster herself and has been pull free since August 2002. She loves spending time with her family and friends and enjoys meeting new people. She is currently a stay at home mum facing the challenges of part time study.. Her passions in life are dolphins, Egyptology and fighting the trich cause.

Martin Reid

Martin is a dedicated member of the team. Although he does not have trich himself, he is a constant source of strength and support to Michelle and many other trichsters worldwide. His devotion to offering advice to family and friends of Trichsters is unsurpassed. He is a joiner by day and trich campaigner by night. His loves are ice-skating, wood working and his family and friends.

Judith

Judith has been a trichster since the age of six and is committed to enhancing knowledge and understanding of trichotillomania. Her primary concern is to offer support and comfort to those who suffer from compulsive hair-pulling. She works in the higher education sector, thriving on interacting and communicating with people. Judith loves spending time with friends and family, and she never passes up an opportunity to make new friends! Being a committed Christian, alot of her spare time also revolves around church activities. Judith has bravely come to terms with her trichotillomania, comforted in the knowledge that if we all have faith, we can handle all things.

Donations

Trichotillomania Support Scotland is only able to do it's valuable work through donations from people like you and fundraising events. Your donation will help us :

meet production costs of leaflets and flyers
advertise our organisation in the press
pursue further research into Trichotillomania
continue to provide up to date information about Trichotillomania
continue to provide valuable support to sufferers and their loved ones

A big Thank you goes out to you for enabling us to do our work.

Publicity

Raising awareness of Trichtotillomania is one of our primary aims. We have produced a brochure which can be placed in Doctors surgeries, Dentist surgeries, hairdressers, and anywhere else you can think of. If you live in Scotland and would like to help us raise awareness by distributing the brochures in your local area please send us an e-mail stating your name address and how many brochures you would like. Your details will not be passed on to any other person or organisation.

michelle@trichscotland.co.uk

Trichotillomania Support Scotland is run by volunteers

Please support us by making a donation

If you have any fundraising ideas please get in touch.

We welcome your ideas and thank you for your support.

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