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Trichotillomania
Bit of an embarrassing issue but thought I would turn to people on here to see if anyone else has trouble with this.
Trichotillomania is basically having the urge to pull hair out. I really struggle with trying to control this, and it gets me down. Has anyone managed to over come it, and do you have any tips? Thanks in advance |
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Re: Trichotillomania
Sorry you suffer too, Lyra. It drives me mad. With me it's my eyelashes so it's pretty obvious and makes my social anxiety worse as I'm constantly paranoid people will notice it. Been reading up and it seems to go hand in hand with anxiety disorders, so currently trying mindfulness to control my anxiety.
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Re: Trichotillomania
yeah, I get this. It's not good at all, when I have it bad it does tend to exacerbate my anxieties, as others have said probably because I worry people can see how odd and barmy I am. I try to scrupulously keep a check on it, my eyebrows are fine at present (I'm just doing other odd tics instead!)
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Re: Trichotillomania
Thanks everyone for replying, I feel like such a weird person with an odd problem but the condition has a name so I'm sure it must be more common than people think.
I once managed to actively stop myself for two days and was proud of myself (I know it sounds like nothing, but when you've suffered for a few years like I have and the habit is well-ingrained then it's super hard). I'm really going to focus and stop myself now, mainly because I have postponed an eye test for months and the optician has mentioned it to me before. |
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Re: Trichotillomania
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My family used to react pretty hurtfully when they first noticed me doing it; obviously they didn't understand the issue but it doesn't help in trying to overcome it. Since starting this thread, I've made a huge effort to stop pulling my lashes out, and being doing it a lot less than normal. Perhaps talking about it, even online, helps somewhat. So thanks everyone |
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Re: Trichotillomania
If you've not done so already, it might be worth googling 'Impulse Control Disorders' of which Trich' is one.
https://www.newharbinger.com/psychso...trol-disorders http://psychcentral.com/lib/what-are...rol-disorders/ Although I've not had this issue to any problematic extent I did used to twist and knot up my chest hair then rip the knot out at times. I'd also sit for ages with a pair of tweezers pulling out as many grey hairs from my head that I could find. Just for the hell of it really. |