i have trichotillomania..
im a 14 year old girl..
and ive had it since i was 8.
i dont have ANY eyelashes.
and i used to have a bald spot on my head
when i was about 10 or 11 from the pulling
of my hair..
and i pulled out my eyebrows too..
so i didnt have any of those either
my parents were devastated.
& i feel bad that they have me for a kid..
[ but i also have a brother, but he doesnt
have it]
i continue to pull out my eyelashes.
i dont pull out my hair as much..
but i pull out my eyelashes.
so i dont have any.
unless some poke out..
but then i pull those out too.
when i pull out my hair, i pull from the
top of my head
i dont know why i do this..
[besides that i have trichotillomania]
but i find the most coarse, thickest, and
darkest hair and pull it out..
and then i bite off the root.
it bothers me when people say that i can
stop if i try.
cuz i cant.
and ive tried..
and i cant wear makeup because of it.
it just wouldnt look right.
cuz i dont have eyelashes..
and eyes make beauty.
=/
does anyone have this?
has anyone overcome this?
if so, how?
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demora
New User, Becoming EHEALTHy
Joined: 19 Mar 2008 Posts: 2
Posted: 03-19-08 15:33pm
i struggle with this as well and the only
really preventative method i have is not
letting your hands be idle. when i'm
watching tv, i try to keep my hands busy
by making origami or eating or painting my
nails. in school, i doodle. i also pull
out the thick, coarse hairs from the top
of my head A LOT so when i feel a big urge
to pull, i go to the bathroom and fix up
my hair into a nice, tight bun, with the
bun resting at the spot i tend to pull
from.
with your eyelashes, maybe you should set
a goal. you want to be able to highlight
the beauty of your eyes with makeup so as
a goal, you should restrain from pulling
out your eyelashes until they're thick
enough to hold mascara or whatnot. once
that happens, try putting on some fake
lashes, getting all dolled up, and heading
out for a day of fun with some friends
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cassandra2
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Joined: 04 Apr 2008 Posts: 19
hello Posted: 04-04-08 21:16pm
Hello,
I'm really sorry to hear that you are
going through this because it's a really
rough thing. I had trichotillomania for a
while and it was a really rough thing to
get through. I still have it a little bit
but not as much as I used to. I used to
have no eyelashes or eyebrows about almost
two years ago but they all grew back my
only problem now is that I play with my
hair on my head a lot and do have urges to
pull it out at times. When I'm stressed,
anxious or nervous you know..but I have
learned that I have to control it because
if you don't then it becomes a really big
problem you know and you get tired of
looking the way you look. The thing that
also helped me was going to a biofeedback
doctor. The man I went to see was really
really effective and definitely helped me
stop with the hair pulling so I definitely
suggest that. Medications are not good to
be taking, especially for this kind of
problem. I know that it's hard to resist
the urge of pulling your hair but it's
something that you are going to have to
help yourself control. Like instead of
pulling your hair go and do something else
that interests you.
Hope I helped! Definitely let me know your
opinion and what happens. Definitely
mention the biofeedback doctor to your mom
because it was a great thing for me. Keep
in contact!
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Beebobee
New User, Becoming EHEALTHy
Joined: 17 Aug 2007 Posts: 22 Location: ,
Posted: 04-04-08 21:44pm
I dont know what trichotillomania is
exactly. But I know sometimes people pull
out other hair on their body and chew on
it. For example pubic hair, armpit hair,
head hair... etc. I used to do that when
I was a teenager. It was a weird habit.
But I still have hair. I have no eyebrows
though, since I overplucked them.
Sadly...
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alisynr
New User, Becoming EHEALTHy
Joined: 30 Aug 2008 Posts: 1
trichotillomania Posted: 08-30-08 11:05am
My daughter has been pulling hair for
about 4 years now. She has come up with a
few strategies that really have helped
her.
She always puts bandaids on every finger
at night, so she can't pull while she's in
bed. The flexible ones work really well,
and you can get them for about $1 a box.
She often uses shower gloves while
showering. This helps not pull in the
shower.
Last year she began to pull out eyelashes.
She used false eyelashes for awhile, but
she found that if she just used thick
eyeliner, no one could really tell that
some eyelashes were missing. I couldn't
even tell unless I looked really closely.
It's really important to get help from a
professional if at all possible. This
condition is OCD, and you do need help.
The quicker you get help, the sooner you
can get this under control.
