An online content creator who has a compulsive hair-pulling disorder says others with the condition "shouldn't be ashamed" or "feel embarrassed". Ruben Chorlton-Owen, 24, from Abersoch in Gwynedd, has trichotillomania, also known as trich or TTM. The condition causes him to obsessively pluck his beard or eyebrows when anxious or bored. Trichotillomania is believed to affect 1-2% of the population, according to research published in the scientific journal Nature. Clare Mackay, a professor of neuroscience at the University of Oxford, said the condition could be very severe and result in people pulling out all of their hair. Ruben, who was diagnosed with trichotillomania 10 years ago, said at his lowest point he pulled out most of the hairs on his eyebrows. "I remember looking in the mirror thinking 'what have I done?' I began avoiding photos and sometimes wore a cap to hide thinning patches," he said.…