all that mania whatever is crap i pull just to see a big oily follicle slide out of my scalp and then to snap down on it with my front teeth im addicted to this shit
For 4 years i have been putting wigs,scarfs and hats on my head...i've been using stress balls and been growing my nails to help me to stop...so far failure,failure,failure...so then who wants to hear the rest of my story say so or friend me as Kanala Mist for my story and some tips ^^
I suffer from Trichotillomania and have study much about it, but the thing is the sensation you get from pulling your hair is a Neural endorphin re-leaser malfunction. were when ever you pull hair it releases endorphins and almost like a drug. so in a sense people with Trichotillomania are hooked on their own body's self manufactured drug.
i pull my hair out .. and ..i try nt to but .. for 1 year i stopped and all my hir grew back really fine but since january 2011 i have started to pull it out again .. and i am really pulling it out .. and .. it is really really annoying me because i want to know how to stop again ... i mean there is areally big blad patch at the back of my head and it is freaquently gettng bigger as the weeks go by so if you have any iders of how to stop hair pullig please let me not thank you for reading
I was suffering with this same thing. I only felt confident when I had my eyelashes, but I found out how to stop myself!. Check out my blog for how to stop it, go on my channel and look at my website
I've since 2009 started having migrain auras. They'd last for two days, and then I'd have about 2 days where I didn't have it, but all meds such as verapamill and lamictal have done is make the symptoms not as bad. I've been pulling at my pubic hair to help with stress. I don't remember when I started. I had to just stop recently. I'm scared. Why do they keep lying down? They've been growing back. Listening to calm music and distracting myself has helped.
you CAN stop, don't say you can't. I've stopped pulling for about three days - which is really good for me. I do expect I will start again soon, when I'm less occupied but that's not the point. The point is that you are in control of your own habits and you CAN train yourself to stop this habit.It's tough yes, very. But please don't buy into any of this commercial crap. And don't listen to doctors who really don't know what they're talking about :)
Please listen all trichitillomania sufferers!!! I have found a way to control my urges, I have been pulling my eyelashes and eyebrows for 10 years, now like most of you, I guess, it is down to stress! I have found that a course of acupuncture really helped, I went to a chines medicine shop I have regular acupuncture , maybe once a week for 6 weeks, and a course of de-stressing tablets that I took everyday for the entire course that she recommended, I can honestly say it changed my life, instead
I recently found out I have this. I always thought I was just a freak because I liked pulling my hair out. It really helps to know that I'm not alone and there is a name for it. But it's also a little upsetting to find out I have another disorder. :/ I already have depression, bipolar disorder, TWO skin conditions, OCD, and I'm very stressed out. Also, I think I may have ADD. I just try to remember I'm beautiful no matter what.. and if I have no control over this, I shouldn't hate myself for it.
@gmddlb same here. i knew ive had this condition for years now, but ive had it long before i knew it wasn't just in my head. im glad that there are people that have this condition, and i hope to find another person in person that has the same condition.
I hate when people just tell you to stop and it's like I CAN'T JUST STOP PEOPLE its brain chemistry or genetics and takes some cognitive behavioral therapy or meds. Seriously people need to understand we can't just STOP doing this. It's not done purposely :/ ( that was my daily rant haha)
i been pulling my hair since i was 12 im now almost 16 i went 4 months without pulling i took vitiams pills but now i started pulling again just when i had all my hair back almost....i have bald spots on top of my head it hurts me that i have to wear a hat or a hoodie to cover it i hate this sometimes i just wanna shave it all off but i cant cause i dont wanna lose the i hair i got now
i pull my hair out in knots it started when i was 13 from having an over night EEG test my hair was knotted from it and i had to pull it out. I'll be 29 in 3 weeks and i still do it i hate it, it hurts my hands my head and i keep cutting my hair to make it look like the same length i hate it i try sittling on my hands, writing, crocheting anything for me to stop.
@crazy4GMH I do the exact same thing but dude you must do it ALOT! Try this I just thought of it while im here sitting at my computer wanting to twirl/pull my hair, justrub ur hands over ur head when u get the impulse cuz u won't lose ur hair and it's better than pulling :D And yeah don't freak out over it cuz I honestly don't know why it isn't as bad as biting ur nails!
@crazy4GMH I had to laugh at your comment because I share everything you do. I also started when I was 13 or 14. I'm almost 40 now and I still do it. Actually I shaved my hair off and it grew thin. I've not pulled the last eight month. I started around two weeks ago and nothing seems to stop me. You know it took me 8 months to grow, now it is sad to lose so much hair in a split second.
I'm now 14 years old and ive been pulling since I was 4. I'm now recovering and I found a doctor from the university of Michigan that recommended a vitamin that heroine addicts took. This vitamin is called anatyl- cystine and it's suppost to help your brain transmitters In your head to Weaken your urge to pull. I found that this does work, it's no cure to make you completely stop, but at least I'm not suffering like I use to, you can buy this vitamin at any store like meijer or any vitamin stor
Im 19 and have pulled my hair out since 14. I have no bald patches yet but have no idea im doing it until i have a hair in my hand. its so depressing because i dont want to tell anyone. my mum has seen me do it before but i think she thought it was a phase and im too afraid to see a GP incase thats the wrong person.
i think its caused by stress/anxiety and now i cant stop worrying about this so its not helpful.
Atleast I have good physical health and can hopefully overcome this :/
@xxkirstincxx i do it too, and i think it has everything to do with anxiety because i have anxiety too and i think like everyone who does it compulsivly has anxiety. But you can still make urself stop! Dont freak out over it if you dont think you can stop just try to do it less so u dont lose alot of ur hair. This isnt a serious thing dont let it define you ;)
It was the hardest thing I have ever done but I got over it. I still have the urge off and on when I am under a lot of stress, but I take control. I no longer allow myself to pull my eyelashes out. The first step for me, was to realize the problem and a lot of will power. I am now 23 and love my mascara. I believe that when the human mind truly wants something, we can over come it. Believe in yourself. :)
@kizzinkooler Agreed completly started with the eyelashes but eventually started pulling the hair on my head. Imma force myself to stop tho any1 can u just need the willpower!
I had started to pull my eye lashes out from the age of 10 till I was 16. It made me feel horrible and people would often ask me why I did not have any eyelashes and I would respond with, "I was born this way." It was only when I turned 16 that I got so sick of pulling my eyelashes out that I researched my problem. I realized that I had a problem and admitted to my close friends that I had a problem. It took me about 4 months but I trained myself to stop.
I pull my eyelashes out :( I just can't stop it :( I'm only 11 and this has been going on for 5 years now :( I really need some help :( any advise? :(
I have not seen a Doc. and im scared to tell my parents please help me i want to stop this i want to have my hair normal again..i do not know if i have this but if you think i do please tell me and if you think i should see a Doc. and tell my parents PLEASE TELL
@xXKillerCareBearx Hi killercarebear.. Ive had TTM for about 3 or 5 years now, and its killing me personally. I went about 3 months without pulling, but then it started back again. Im 13 now, and started pulling in the 3rd grade. I told my parents immediately when this started to happen. Its now spread to multiple parts of my head, and bald spots form, but there is medicine. Zoloft is a presciption you get when diagnosed with TTM. Its a medicine that forces you to stop pulling your hair.
I'm only 13 years old and i have naturally curly hair last year (6th grade) I would always straighten my hair hardly wear it curly. Later that year i went to a sleep over and they thought it was funny to cut my hair. (At the top towards the back) Hair growth is really slow there and my hair usually grows fast. This year i so still straighten my hair but i wear it curly more often now. But ever since that spot was cut it has been non-stop itching and i pull it HELP ME! please reply please
i only discoverd the term trich within the last 10 minuits i was sat on my own kids in bed wife gone out lookin at funny vids on youtube when i realised im pullin my hair out again so i typed it in and im so glad i did .im 30 yr old and about 15yr ago i used to pull cotton from my clothes and put it between my teeth lol.it then moved on to sideburns .armpits chest and ,,,,,. its a satisfyin habit but embarasin when i go barbers i say im thinin coz im ashamed ive pulled thousands im bored
hi i have had trich for 17 years im only 24 i live in australia, queensland, brisbane if u have anyone out that way that can help me i would be very appreciative i will try anything please help.
@julliet40 Hi julie40, God can cure anything. This are some healing scripture, read it , pray with it. Jeremiah17-14 , Psalm107-20 Roman8-11 , Psalm6-2 God is able to do all things . Use it every day . When you start to pull your hair say like this, send Your Word and heal me O God and delivered me from destructions Psalm107-20. i wish you well and happy new year
i have this problem and my mom got a ring on line that spins so when ever i want to pull i just spin the ring and it helps alot but i still do it some times
my husbands always telling me to stop , i do then the next then im back at it again ... i would really love to talk to someone about this ... i really thought about shaving my whole head but i didnt want to look like an guy .... please note me if anything
i have been doing it seen i belive when i was around 13 and now im 21 ... somedays are worst then others what i mean is i pull out more hair the other days.... i remeber my mom took me in to get checked up on why i do it and the doctor just gave me some pink shampoo for me to use.... but when i pull my hair it feels so good in certin areas... does this feeling occur to anyone esle? im always trying to feel for the non straight crumped hair piece or the really thin one then pull them out....
i am not really bad at it i started about well 2 weeks ago i get really stressed very easily. I flat iron and curl my hair so some of my hair gets burnt so i'll be on the computer or in class or just alone and i'll pullout my burnt hair! but its not all my hair and i have VERY thick hair so its not noticeable and i pull out like 3 a day but i am going to try and stop this habit.So thank you for helping me get there.:]
@SUPERxoxCUPCAKE Stop before you can't control it, I have it for 10 years and I'm trying to stop but sometimes I can't !! I'm still trying and now I will try my best, that's why I'm looking for videos !!
Never listen to advice from people who dont have trich. They dont know how it feels to have it and their 'advice' wont work. However, if you listen to some one who has it but is overcoming it in time, you may get good results. =]
This idea may seem harsh, but it just may work! It worked for my cousin who suffered from this. Shave aaaaaaall of the hair from where you pull. Soon, since you cant pull out anything, you should have no choice but to over come it since you haven't done it in a while. I know it sounds harsh, but try it. You never no....
@LaLa2gud4u it doesn't work. I hope people don't follow your advice because it will not work and now they have no hair at all, because they were trying to stop themselves from being bald. If you don't suffer from this, please stop trying to "offer" your well meaning advice. No offense.
@kilokipo Um geez, i had this before. 5 years if you want to be exact. And i tried this and i dont mean to brag but now i have my beautiful hair back. I didnt say it would work, i said "try it you never know" meaning it could work. And if people really want their hair, they shouldnt care that they'll be bald for a while, because in the end your hair may be longer. So i will continue to "offer" my adivce. No offense.
I never knew this was a known disease/disorder. Ive had this problem for about 2 years now and im starting to lose hair thickness because of it. I wish i could just up and stop but half the time i dont even realize im doing it until ive already pulled a bunch out. I pull everywher from my facial hair, the top of my head, even pubic hairs. I hate having this condition and really wish i could get help for it. The last thing i need is to be bald by the time im 25.
"Perverse/naughty sensation?" seriously? It is generally a pleasurable experience, but I think that part really could have been left out. It's a neurological disorder,and there's enough of a stigma. Anyhow, I've considered hypnosis. How successful is it? I'm curious.
I don't think this condition is a habit, its something neurological and i don't think you can just tell a person to stop, it's not that simple. Ive lived with this for years and I now know my trigger (stress and high anxiety) and as uncontrolable as they are, i have to live with it and try to make my life as unstressful as possible. Yoga and pilates helps, as well as meditation and a healthy diet, for me at least.
I started pulling my hair out in October 2008. I was 31 years old when it started. I have had a brain condition called Arnold Chiari Malformation that I had surgery on in October 2007. One year to the month after surgery I started pulling my hair. I know that most people start at a young age, I how ever did not. So I am wondering is this is not a sever stress induced syndrome? I have many question and I am wondering if people coudl help me understand.
I am also an eyelash and eyebrow puller - started in 5th/6th grade. I've stopped punishing myself for plucking. I have had periods of 1 month to 4 months of no plucking.
I know I created this problem and that the cure is within me.
It's at its worst when I'm overtired AND in front of the computer or watching TV or reading. Of course, anxiety is a trigger.
It's become much more compulsive since being a stay-at-home mom, which I've been for over 15 years now.
@Estiallina I'd love to see your blog... I didn't realize that this wasn't just a habit until recently when I started becoming proud of myself when I found especially coarse hairs and trying to control myself when I was sitting in a lecture hall that wasn't carpeted because it was more noticeable on tile than on carpet... could you send me the link? Thank you.
me too....i have it no eyebrows or eyelashes on the outside of me it seems uncontrollable but deep deep deep deep deep down i think i can.........maybe................ screw this disorder of which has effected me since i was 3......i am now 14 with no eyelashes or eyebrows....................
i have this. ive had it for many many years. i wish i could tell everyone a cure but im afraid there is not one. you have to learn to accept it an count your blessings for what you DO have.. know that some people have it worse and just hope for the best! they now know there is a gene linked to trich, maybe they will find a cure too. but stay strong and know when no one else is there, God is. and he wants to listen!
Thanks for your comment. I absolutely agrree with you about the importance of counting your blessings and being grateful and I am sorry that you personally have not found a way to overcome trichotillomania yet. In my (Steve Tromans) experience it IS possible to cure trich, I have done so many times over the last 13 years ,even with chronic cases. My experience leads me to believe that there is pretty much nothing about people's bahviour that is cast in stone. Best Wishes.
@ayerenzer ok i think this is actually fucking hilarious. I pull my hair all the time but it's just a bad habit I've had for a long time, so one day im watching a show and it mentions this and im like hey i do that too! So i look it up and it's like a disease? LOL don't freak over a habit damn... scientists can make the most retarted accusations and try to make everything different is a "problem" if you truly want to stop make urself! Don't shit urself thinking its some uncontrollable impulse
It stands for: Obsessive Compulsive Disorder, and refers to behaviors that a person feels compels to engage in, repeatedly. That's not a scientific definition, just my simplified one.
yeah i used to get bald spots on my head and now i find myself pulling beard hair out and actually feeling around my face for rogue hairs. it is actually OCD caused and most of the time it can only be cured with medication. I am on a clonidine patch because of the nervous ticks and i have noticed that alot of my OCD tendencies have melted away including hair pulling.
Please help me ive been pulling for almost a year... and i cant stop. ive been to the doctors but nothing helped. Please someone tell me how to stop this. i really need to stop.
you need to ask your doctors about this being caused by OCD. I am on a clonidine patch and it has helped me ALOT. the only side effect is that sometimes when the patch wears off I don't notice it and I get a little jittery. but when i replace the patch i seem fine. most of the time compulsive hair pulling is caused by OCD, therefore most of the time medication is the best way to treat it.
try taking up a hobby that requires usage of your hands, when you're are going to pluck the hair say no and slap your hand so you realize what you're doing. When you e.g. watch TV, stay relaxed, don't allow arm movement.
i pull out hair on the top of my head nearly all the time im by myself, ive been doing it for about 3-4 years now.
it feels that my hair is scratching into my head, and that it needs to be pulled out. like a splinter. and when i pull it out, it really hurts. but its like a really enjoyable pain. strange huh?
ive been to the doctors a few times, but all theyve done is feel the top of my head and tell me to try and stop doing it. how useless!
@terminalninja Thats exactly how I feel! I pull out my eyelashes and even if it hurts I still get this rush of sensation for doing it...of course after I feel terrible.
@terminalninja yeah i do that too...before it was the hair at my temples but now it's right at the top of my head. It feels good to pull it out, but then I feel guilty and the stress from that guilt causes me to pull out even more. It's frustrating! Thank goodness for wigs!
i am a eye lash puller and a hair puller I dont do it often as I did when i was a child now its like all of a sudden i might get an urge but when i was a child It was actually so bad I had bald spots
I am sorry to hear this and I am not sure this is the same though it sounds like it may be related. I wish there was something useful I could tell you (I have a young daughter of my own) but for someone as young as her the NLP style approach may not work yet.
@bitchyMcbyotch it sounds very similar. since she's rubbing with her fingers, it might be a good idea to watch it. since she's young, she might not have figured out how to pull the individual hairs, or she could just like the texture of her eyebrows and it's gotten out of control. i don't know, i'm not a therapist. but since she's still young, it'd be a good idea to intervene now before it becomes a set in stone habit. my suggestion is to seek therapy. compulsive habits are psychiatric thing.
im a eyebrwos puller. And have gone 3 weeks w/out pulling yeahh! i've joined youtube so i can reach out to ppl with the same problem becasue i dont know any1 who has my problem.
Pulling out of eyebrow hair, or eyelashes, is much more common than many people would think. This version of trichotillomania tends to respond well to a combination of NLP and hypnotherapy. Find someone local to you and give it a go. Best Wishes.
The best advice I can give you is to go and see a well established and experienced hypnotherapist and.or NLP practitioner. Find someone local to you who has experience with trichotillomania. Trich is a 'subconscious' habit, as you rightly say, and hypnosis can be really effective in dealing with these sorts of habits. Best of luck!
all that mania whatever is crap i pull just to see a big oily follicle slide out of my scalp and then to snap down on it with my front teeth im addicted to this shit
picaticatara 1 month ago
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TrueLifeStrangeHabit 2 months ago
For 4 years i have been putting wigs,scarfs and hats on my head...i've been using stress balls and been growing my nails to help me to stop...so far failure,failure,failure...so then who wants to hear the rest of my story say so or friend me as Kanala Mist for my story and some tips ^^
yazmine4eva 2 months ago
@yazmine4eva I'd love to hear your story. :)
TheOfficialKelcy 2 weeks ago
Thank you.
xCandyRazorzx 2 months ago
That tampon ya can't just stop
gogopandayoyo 3 months ago 5
I suffer from Trichotillomania and have study much about it, but the thing is the sensation you get from pulling your hair is a Neural endorphin re-leaser malfunction. were when ever you pull hair it releases endorphins and almost like a drug. so in a sense people with Trichotillomania are hooked on their own body's self manufactured drug.
mjglader 3 months ago
"Stop pulling out your hair" Easier said than done :|
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BeautyTrichBEL 5 months ago
i allways pull my hair out and i what to stop doing it ..... if you have any advise please let me know thank you ......
lennywwe 6 months ago
i pull my hair out .. and ..i try nt to but .. for 1 year i stopped and all my hir grew back really fine but since january 2011 i have started to pull it out again .. and i am really pulling it out .. and .. it is really really annoying me because i want to know how to stop again ... i mean there is areally big blad patch at the back of my head and it is freaquently gettng bigger as the weeks go by so if you have any iders of how to stop hair pullig please let me not thank you for reading
lennywwe 6 months ago
@lennywwe but,, what do you do to cover the bald space ? =\
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I was suffering with this same thing. I only felt confident when I had my eyelashes, but I found out how to stop myself!. Check out my blog for how to stop it, go on my channel and look at my website
kmdunklin10 7 months ago
I've since 2009 started having migrain auras. They'd last for two days, and then I'd have about 2 days where I didn't have it, but all meds such as verapamill and lamictal have done is make the symptoms not as bad. I've been pulling at my pubic hair to help with stress. I don't remember when I started. I had to just stop recently. I'm scared. Why do they keep lying down? They've been growing back. Listening to calm music and distracting myself has helped.
peacebygrace 7 months ago
@swimmolly that's the spirit :/
nzwill14 7 months ago
you CAN stop, don't say you can't. I've stopped pulling for about three days - which is really good for me. I do expect I will start again soon, when I'm less occupied but that's not the point. The point is that you are in control of your own habits and you CAN train yourself to stop this habit.It's tough yes, very. But please don't buy into any of this commercial crap. And don't listen to doctors who really don't know what they're talking about :)
Chordiegurl 7 months ago
Please listen all trichitillomania sufferers!!! I have found a way to control my urges, I have been pulling my eyelashes and eyebrows for 10 years, now like most of you, I guess, it is down to stress! I have found that a course of acupuncture really helped, I went to a chines medicine shop I have regular acupuncture , maybe once a week for 6 weeks, and a course of de-stressing tablets that I took everyday for the entire course that she recommended, I can honestly say it changed my life, instead
JustBeingMeNdUBeinU 7 months ago
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swimmolly 8 months ago
I recently found out I have this. I always thought I was just a freak because I liked pulling my hair out. It really helps to know that I'm not alone and there is a name for it. But it's also a little upsetting to find out I have another disorder. :/ I already have depression, bipolar disorder, TWO skin conditions, OCD, and I'm very stressed out. Also, I think I may have ADD. I just try to remember I'm beautiful no matter what.. and if I have no control over this, I shouldn't hate myself for it.
gmddlb 8 months ago
@gmddlb same here. i knew ive had this condition for years now, but ive had it long before i knew it wasn't just in my head. im glad that there are people that have this condition, and i hope to find another person in person that has the same condition.
zatnicatienth 8 months ago
@zatnicatienth You just found one. I'm really relieved that I'm not alone!:)
Aquamonkeyify 5 months ago
I hate when people just tell you to stop and it's like I CAN'T JUST STOP PEOPLE its brain chemistry or genetics and takes some cognitive behavioral therapy or meds. Seriously people need to understand we can't just STOP doing this. It's not done purposely :/ ( that was my daily rant haha)
acidbunny247 8 months ago
i been pulling my hair since i was 12 im now almost 16 i went 4 months without pulling i took vitiams pills but now i started pulling again just when i had all my hair back almost....i have bald spots on top of my head it hurts me that i have to wear a hat or a hoodie to cover it i hate this sometimes i just wanna shave it all off but i cant cause i dont wanna lose the i hair i got now
grandpagirl22 10 months ago
i pull my hair out in knots it started when i was 13 from having an over night EEG test my hair was knotted from it and i had to pull it out. I'll be 29 in 3 weeks and i still do it i hate it, it hurts my hands my head and i keep cutting my hair to make it look like the same length i hate it i try sittling on my hands, writing, crocheting anything for me to stop.
crazy4GMH 10 months ago
@crazy4GMH I do the exact same thing but dude you must do it ALOT! Try this I just thought of it while im here sitting at my computer wanting to twirl/pull my hair, justrub ur hands over ur head when u get the impulse cuz u won't lose ur hair and it's better than pulling :D And yeah don't freak out over it cuz I honestly don't know why it isn't as bad as biting ur nails!
GroundPhobia 9 months ago
@GroundPhobia thanks alot for the tip
crazy4GMH 9 months ago
@crazy4GMH no problem ;)
GroundPhobia 9 months ago
@crazy4GMH I had to laugh at your comment because I share everything you do. I also started when I was 13 or 14. I'm almost 40 now and I still do it. Actually I shaved my hair off and it grew thin. I've not pulled the last eight month. I started around two weeks ago and nothing seems to stop me. You know it took me 8 months to grow, now it is sad to lose so much hair in a split second.
baby2mitu 9 months ago
I'm now 14 years old and ive been pulling since I was 4. I'm now recovering and I found a doctor from the university of Michigan that recommended a vitamin that heroine addicts took. This vitamin is called anatyl- cystine and it's suppost to help your brain transmitters In your head to Weaken your urge to pull. I found that this does work, it's no cure to make you completely stop, but at least I'm not suffering like I use to, you can buy this vitamin at any store like meijer or any vitamin stor
818cheerfreak1 11 months ago
Im 19 and have pulled my hair out since 14. I have no bald patches yet but have no idea im doing it until i have a hair in my hand. its so depressing because i dont want to tell anyone. my mum has seen me do it before but i think she thought it was a phase and im too afraid to see a GP incase thats the wrong person.
i think its caused by stress/anxiety and now i cant stop worrying about this so its not helpful.
Atleast I have good physical health and can hopefully overcome this :/
xxkirstincxx 11 months ago
@xxkirstincxx i do it too, and i think it has everything to do with anxiety because i have anxiety too and i think like everyone who does it compulsivly has anxiety. But you can still make urself stop! Dont freak out over it if you dont think you can stop just try to do it less so u dont lose alot of ur hair. This isnt a serious thing dont let it define you ;)
GroundPhobia 9 months ago
It was the hardest thing I have ever done but I got over it. I still have the urge off and on when I am under a lot of stress, but I take control. I no longer allow myself to pull my eyelashes out. The first step for me, was to realize the problem and a lot of will power. I am now 23 and love my mascara. I believe that when the human mind truly wants something, we can over come it. Believe in yourself. :)
kizzinkooler 11 months ago
@kizzinkooler Agreed completly started with the eyelashes but eventually started pulling the hair on my head. Imma force myself to stop tho any1 can u just need the willpower!
GroundPhobia 9 months ago
I had started to pull my eye lashes out from the age of 10 till I was 16. It made me feel horrible and people would often ask me why I did not have any eyelashes and I would respond with, "I was born this way." It was only when I turned 16 that I got so sick of pulling my eyelashes out that I researched my problem. I realized that I had a problem and admitted to my close friends that I had a problem. It took me about 4 months but I trained myself to stop.
kizzinkooler 11 months ago
wear a hat people
123coolfan 1 year ago
I pull my eyelashes out :( I just can't stop it :( I'm only 11 and this has been going on for 5 years now :( I really need some help :( any advise? :(
jovicatmad 1 year ago
@jovicatmad Read the responces I gave to others! :D
GroundPhobia 9 months ago
just give us your credit info and your cured
thedankshow 1 year ago
I have not seen a Doc. and im scared to tell my parents please help me i want to stop this i want to have my hair normal again..i do not know if i have this but if you think i do please tell me and if you think i should see a Doc. and tell my parents PLEASE TELL
Thank you
P.s reply!!
xXKillerCareBearx 1 year ago
@xXKillerCareBearx Hi killercarebear.. Ive had TTM for about 3 or 5 years now, and its killing me personally. I went about 3 months without pulling, but then it started back again. Im 13 now, and started pulling in the 3rd grade. I told my parents immediately when this started to happen. Its now spread to multiple parts of my head, and bald spots form, but there is medicine. Zoloft is a presciption you get when diagnosed with TTM. Its a medicine that forces you to stop pulling your hair.
foster88888 1 year ago
@foster88888 Well, I don't have any bald spots its not that bad but i do pull ..its not constant but i would like it to stop :L
I dunno if i should see a doc though..But then again i think i should :/
Just confused at the moment and scared if this grows into a bigger problem.
xXKillerCareBearx 1 year ago
I'm only 13 years old and i have naturally curly hair last year (6th grade) I would always straighten my hair hardly wear it curly. Later that year i went to a sleep over and they thought it was funny to cut my hair. (At the top towards the back) Hair growth is really slow there and my hair usually grows fast. This year i so still straighten my hair but i wear it curly more often now. But ever since that spot was cut it has been non-stop itching and i pull it HELP ME! please reply please
xXKillerCareBearx 1 year ago
i have alopecia and i also pull my hair if u dont no wat alopecia is look it up
i had long hair but then i got it cut now i have a fade
yazmine4eva 1 year ago
i have alopecia and i also pull my hair if u dont no wat alopecia is look it up
yazmine4eva 1 year ago
i only discoverd the term trich within the last 10 minuits i was sat on my own kids in bed wife gone out lookin at funny vids on youtube when i realised im pullin my hair out again so i typed it in and im so glad i did .im 30 yr old and about 15yr ago i used to pull cotton from my clothes and put it between my teeth lol.it then moved on to sideburns .armpits chest and ,,,,,. its a satisfyin habit but embarasin when i go barbers i say im thinin coz im ashamed ive pulled thousands im bored
spermdoner1 1 year ago
Help me
katievet123 1 year ago
@patshia1 happens to me it feels good I'n some spots. I'm 13 I need help.
katievet123 1 year ago
I have a huge hole I'n my head...... It's been like that for 6 years sad thing is... I'm only 12 years old. U can't stop.. Help me
katievet123 1 year ago
oh my gosh this is so sad! i feel so bad for ppl with trichotillomania!
123coolfan 1 year ago
@123coolfan wow first person ive heard say that. thank you
ilove12523 1 year ago
hi i have had trich for 17 years im only 24 i live in australia, queensland, brisbane if u have anyone out that way that can help me i would be very appreciative i will try anything please help.
julliet40 1 year ago
@julliet40 Hi julie40, God can cure anything. This are some healing scripture, read it , pray with it. Jeremiah17-14 , Psalm107-20 Roman8-11 , Psalm6-2 God is able to do all things . Use it every day . When you start to pull your hair say like this, send Your Word and heal me O God and delivered me from destructions Psalm107-20. i wish you well and happy new year
blessingismy 1 year ago
i have this problem and my mom got a ring on line that spins so when ever i want to pull i just spin the ring and it helps alot but i still do it some times
thekaty714 1 year ago
my husbands always telling me to stop , i do then the next then im back at it again ... i would really love to talk to someone about this ... i really thought about shaving my whole head but i didnt want to look like an guy .... please note me if anything
patshia1 1 year ago
i have been doing it seen i belive when i was around 13 and now im 21 ... somedays are worst then others what i mean is i pull out more hair the other days.... i remeber my mom took me in to get checked up on why i do it and the doctor just gave me some pink shampoo for me to use.... but when i pull my hair it feels so good in certin areas... does this feeling occur to anyone esle? im always trying to feel for the non straight crumped hair piece or the really thin one then pull them out....
patshia1 1 year ago
@patshia1 I do have the same problem but I have a plan to stop
HussamHorizons 1 year ago
omg i never knew this hair pulling that i do every day could be a common thing from others....
patshia1 1 year ago
@patshia1 i no me to and then me and my mom did some reserch and i found out the same thing. goog luck on stopping!
thekaty714 1 year ago
i am not really bad at it i started about well 2 weeks ago i get really stressed very easily. I flat iron and curl my hair so some of my hair gets burnt so i'll be on the computer or in class or just alone and i'll pullout my burnt hair! but its not all my hair and i have VERY thick hair so its not noticeable and i pull out like 3 a day but i am going to try and stop this habit.So thank you for helping me get there.:]
SUPERxoxCUPCAKE 1 year ago
@SUPERxoxCUPCAKE Stop before you can't control it, I have it for 10 years and I'm trying to stop but sometimes I can't !! I'm still trying and now I will try my best, that's why I'm looking for videos !!
HussamHorizons 1 year ago
i had this, i just cut my hair short :)
but i m a guy. soooo... oo..
hippiesunchild 1 year ago
Never listen to advice from people who dont have trich. They dont know how it feels to have it and their 'advice' wont work. However, if you listen to some one who has it but is overcoming it in time, you may get good results. =]
LaLa2gud4u 1 year ago
This idea may seem harsh, but it just may work! It worked for my cousin who suffered from this. Shave aaaaaaall of the hair from where you pull. Soon, since you cant pull out anything, you should have no choice but to over come it since you haven't done it in a while. I know it sounds harsh, but try it. You never no....
LaLa2gud4u 1 year ago
@LaLa2gud4u it doesn't work. I hope people don't follow your advice because it will not work and now they have no hair at all, because they were trying to stop themselves from being bald. If you don't suffer from this, please stop trying to "offer" your well meaning advice. No offense.
kilokipo 1 year ago
@kilokipo Um geez, i had this before. 5 years if you want to be exact. And i tried this and i dont mean to brag but now i have my beautiful hair back. I didnt say it would work, i said "try it you never know" meaning it could work. And if people really want their hair, they shouldnt care that they'll be bald for a while, because in the end your hair may be longer. So i will continue to "offer" my adivce. No offense.
LaLa2gud4u 1 year ago
I never knew this was a known disease/disorder. Ive had this problem for about 2 years now and im starting to lose hair thickness because of it. I wish i could just up and stop but half the time i dont even realize im doing it until ive already pulled a bunch out. I pull everywher from my facial hair, the top of my head, even pubic hairs. I hate having this condition and really wish i could get help for it. The last thing i need is to be bald by the time im 25.
darklynx69 1 year ago
i need help
iv been puling my hair 4 a year now and i realy want 2 stop im 14 now i sarted wen i was 13. Can you pease help me?
shygrlfriend 1 year ago
i think i have this one..i always touches every strand of my hair going down and when i feel a thick hair or rough hair i pull it off
iiEghin3 1 year ago
maybe this is why
i used to pick my eyelashes out but that was coz there waas crusty shit on them
and i been pulling my hair out since like 8 or something its fuckin bs!!!!!!!
P3ngu1nPwns 1 year ago
"Perverse/naughty sensation?" seriously? It is generally a pleasurable experience, but I think that part really could have been left out. It's a neurological disorder,and there's enough of a stigma. Anyhow, I've considered hypnosis. How successful is it? I'm curious.
janellc122 2 years ago 16
I don't think this condition is a habit, its something neurological and i don't think you can just tell a person to stop, it's not that simple. Ive lived with this for years and I now know my trigger (stress and high anxiety) and as uncontrolable as they are, i have to live with it and try to make my life as unstressful as possible. Yoga and pilates helps, as well as meditation and a healthy diet, for me at least.
D0HS4J 2 years ago
same here i have it....
mebekenz 2 years ago
I started pulling my hair out in October 2008. I was 31 years old when it started. I have had a brain condition called Arnold Chiari Malformation that I had surgery on in October 2007. One year to the month after surgery I started pulling my hair. I know that most people start at a young age, I how ever did not. So I am wondering is this is not a sever stress induced syndrome? I have many question and I am wondering if people coudl help me understand.
clhlvslwd 2 years ago
I am also an eyelash and eyebrow puller - started in 5th/6th grade. I've stopped punishing myself for plucking. I have had periods of 1 month to 4 months of no plucking.
I know I created this problem and that the cure is within me.
It's at its worst when I'm overtired AND in front of the computer or watching TV or reading. Of course, anxiety is a trigger.
It's become much more compulsive since being a stay-at-home mom, which I've been for over 15 years now.
I have a blog about it as well.
Estiallina 2 years ago
@Estiallina I'd love to see your blog... I didn't realize that this wasn't just a habit until recently when I started becoming proud of myself when I found especially coarse hairs and trying to control myself when I was sitting in a lecture hall that wasn't carpeted because it was more noticeable on tile than on carpet... could you send me the link? Thank you.
heidishoshana 2 years ago
me too....i have it no eyebrows or eyelashes on the outside of me it seems uncontrollable but deep deep deep deep deep down i think i can.........maybe................ screw this disorder of which has effected me since i was 3......i am now 14 with no eyelashes or eyebrows....................
mebekenz 2 years ago
i have this. ive had it for many many years. i wish i could tell everyone a cure but im afraid there is not one. you have to learn to accept it an count your blessings for what you DO have.. know that some people have it worse and just hope for the best! they now know there is a gene linked to trich, maybe they will find a cure too. but stay strong and know when no one else is there, God is. and he wants to listen!
ayerenzer 2 years ago 4
Thanks for your comment. I absolutely agrree with you about the importance of counting your blessings and being grateful and I am sorry that you personally have not found a way to overcome trichotillomania yet. In my (Steve Tromans) experience it IS possible to cure trich, I have done so many times over the last 13 years ,even with chronic cases. My experience leads me to believe that there is pretty much nothing about people's bahviour that is cast in stone. Best Wishes.
JustBeWell 2 years ago
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ThoughtGazeCarlos 1 year ago
God bless you, i have it too..... you shall never be alone
mebekenz 2 years ago
@ayerenzer ok i think this is actually fucking hilarious. I pull my hair all the time but it's just a bad habit I've had for a long time, so one day im watching a show and it mentions this and im like hey i do that too! So i look it up and it's like a disease? LOL don't freak over a habit damn... scientists can make the most retarted accusations and try to make everything different is a "problem" if you truly want to stop make urself! Don't shit urself thinking its some uncontrollable impulse
GroundPhobia 9 months ago
Whats OCD?
HKcrazy 2 years ago
It stands for: Obsessive Compulsive Disorder, and refers to behaviors that a person feels compels to engage in, repeatedly. That's not a scientific definition, just my simplified one.
Estiallina 2 years ago
I have been pulling my eyelashes, eyebrows and hair out since grade 6. I am now 34!!!
Mclons99 2 years ago
yeah i used to get bald spots on my head and now i find myself pulling beard hair out and actually feeling around my face for rogue hairs. it is actually OCD caused and most of the time it can only be cured with medication. I am on a clonidine patch because of the nervous ticks and i have noticed that alot of my OCD tendencies have melted away including hair pulling.
threadysparrow 2 years ago
Please help me ive been pulling for almost a year... and i cant stop. ive been to the doctors but nothing helped. Please someone tell me how to stop this. i really need to stop.
HKcrazy 2 years ago
you need to ask your doctors about this being caused by OCD. I am on a clonidine patch and it has helped me ALOT. the only side effect is that sometimes when the patch wears off I don't notice it and I get a little jittery. but when i replace the patch i seem fine. most of the time compulsive hair pulling is caused by OCD, therefore most of the time medication is the best way to treat it.
threadysparrow 2 years ago
try taking up a hobby that requires usage of your hands, when you're are going to pluck the hair say no and slap your hand so you realize what you're doing. When you e.g. watch TV, stay relaxed, don't allow arm movement.
luckytrifle 2 years ago
i pull out hair on the top of my head nearly all the time im by myself, ive been doing it for about 3-4 years now.
it feels that my hair is scratching into my head, and that it needs to be pulled out. like a splinter. and when i pull it out, it really hurts. but its like a really enjoyable pain. strange huh?
ive been to the doctors a few times, but all theyve done is feel the top of my head and tell me to try and stop doing it. how useless!
terminalninja 2 years ago 11
@terminalninja Thats exactly how I feel! I pull out my eyelashes and even if it hurts I still get this rush of sensation for doing it...of course after I feel terrible.
cloudgirl150 1 year ago
@cloudgirl150 Exactly the same with me, and my eyebrows, ugh
enlightenedwarrior16 1 year ago
@terminalninja yeah i do that too...before it was the hair at my temples but now it's right at the top of my head. It feels good to pull it out, but then I feel guilty and the stress from that guilt causes me to pull out even more. It's frustrating! Thank goodness for wigs!
Aquamonkeyify 5 months ago
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82HEYYO 2 years ago
i am a eye lash puller and a hair puller I dont do it often as I did when i was a child now its like all of a sudden i might get an urge but when i was a child It was actually so bad I had bald spots
anyce1ERICA 2 years ago
when i do it i dont realize it. my mom will say "hey! hands off your head" then i'll realize i was pulling. it feels like i have to though (pull)
chocolateXameoba 2 years ago
my daughter rubs and rubs her eyebrow till they fall out and she gets scars over her brow....is this the same..?
please help she is only four and has no brows left.
her doctors will not help.
bitchyMcbyotch 2 years ago
I am sorry to hear this and I am not sure this is the same though it sounds like it may be related. I wish there was something useful I could tell you (I have a young daughter of my own) but for someone as young as her the NLP style approach may not work yet.
JustBeWell 2 years ago
@bitchyMcbyotch I do not think its the same. you should see an expert who deal's with this.
ilove12523 1 year ago
@bitchyMcbyotch it sounds very similar. since she's rubbing with her fingers, it might be a good idea to watch it. since she's young, she might not have figured out how to pull the individual hairs, or she could just like the texture of her eyebrows and it's gotten out of control. i don't know, i'm not a therapist. but since she's still young, it'd be a good idea to intervene now before it becomes a set in stone habit. my suggestion is to seek therapy. compulsive habits are psychiatric thing.
ubergoofball 10 months ago
im a eyebrwos puller. And have gone 3 weeks w/out pulling yeahh! i've joined youtube so i can reach out to ppl with the same problem becasue i dont know any1 who has my problem.
Thx , pls comment lizzy
oneinamillion200 2 years ago 2
oneina
My 10 year old son has terrible trich.
HOW DID YOU DO IT?!!!!!
KonradAdenauer 2 years ago
yeah i have the eyebrow problem aswell
MURDERALIZE 2 years ago
Pulling out of eyebrow hair, or eyelashes, is much more common than many people would think. This version of trichotillomania tends to respond well to a combination of NLP and hypnotherapy. Find someone local to you and give it a go. Best Wishes.
JustBeWell 2 years ago
i pull my hair out.. and it's like.. sub-conscious. my hair is so thin in some spots, you can see my scalp. help..
paintedmyeyeliner 2 years ago
Hi
The best advice I can give you is to go and see a well established and experienced hypnotherapist and.or NLP practitioner. Find someone local to you who has experience with trichotillomania. Trich is a 'subconscious' habit, as you rightly say, and hypnosis can be really effective in dealing with these sorts of habits. Best of luck!
JustBeWell 2 years ago
Very informative
markst2 2 years ago