I used to think it was the worst thing in the world. I have been a lash puller since I was 6, am now 41!!! I guess if they are handing out things to be wrong with me, I'll pick trich over so many other things! I think it hurt my self esteem growing up, and yeah it blows but it's not the worst thing... my best friend is diabetic. Ughhh, I would rather put eyeliner on several times a day over stabbing myself with an insulin needle over and over...
Anyway.... I just wanted to say that while I'm waiting for them to grow back I use Talika (from Sephora) to make them grow back faster & it really works. It's been my saving grace cause lord knows how embarrassing it is to walk around without lashes.
...old. I'm now in my 30s & still can't seem to stop. I notice I don't do it much when I'm occupied, but when I have free time I go feeling around for that one lash that feels oh so good when I pull on it & then I pull it out ...& then another & another ....I admire ur bravery for doing ur videos! No one knows about my condition except my good friend, my sis & 1 if my ex.
I totally understand. And I pretty much agree with everything you said. Loved your enthusiasm "it's like a pube and you're just like YEEEEEAH!" hahaha. So, thanks. You made me laugh. :) I have trich, too. Foooor, uh-oh, mental math, haha.. 9 years. Since I was 8. The pulling used to be reeeally horrible. Bald patches. No eyebrows/eyelashes. But I think the main reason I'm writing this is because I haven't pulled my lashes/hair for 2 months now. Hoping I don't relapse. Have some hope, alright? :)
i do this, from my eyelashes and eyebrows, since i was about 12. i basically have none and can't seem to stop. i wear so much makeup, liquid eyeliner..etc..
I am right there with you! I decided to get natural permanent makeup done & when I am able to grow them out again I'm going to do eyelash tinting (hair salons can do it) because I do the SAME thing with the mascara.
i thought i was the only person also i knew a guy that had it too that lived in my street a good friend,,and same thing wed know we had it cos thats what we ppl do look at ppl eyes a lot yes im the same only top lashes always had bottom,,i was extremley popular in high school not so muvh in primary but was very embarressing whgen i could see a friend starting to really stare then ask,i just went all red and cant rmember what i said later inlife idsay a lighter singewd them lol
@lynnej1970 lol yeah. i used to constantly pull my bangs over my face to try to hide in high school! i just always said i had an allergic reaction to mascara. but you can only say that for so long! bah! but really, once i figured out how to do really realistic falsies, i was never questioned, or stared at again!
Hey it's Jeanette, I suffered from trich since 4th grade school. School sucked for kids were always mean to me and worse I never had any friends in school! thank God For Church and my youth group! My friends at church were so nice and caring and it help me cope a lot, but at school all the teasing and cruelty usually trigger it because I was sad depressed. Your right it was psychological thing starting out but now it has been 17 years and I would defiantly say I am addicted to pulling them out
@jesspolish awww thank you sooo mcuh! yeah like i said, really, besides my mother seeing it (eeek!) and who ever im dating at any given time, i really honestly, dont care! i dont think about it. i dont get sad about it, its just... me! weird ol me! nothin else about me is "off" (in my eyes anyways, lol, no pun intended) so i figure, hey if someone asks me, ill just say "yeah i have this condition" or just plain say, "ITS NONE OF YOUR STINKIN BIZNASS!" lol
uh yeah, to continue, when I am concentrating I feel the "need" more....It is like a displacement of intellectual energy/tension....I've always had enormous powers of concentration, and it's almost like the need to pull is bodily compensation for that ability and focus....Anyway, what I loved about your video was the fact that you have accepted this as part of what you are (I mean this is not some kind of evil, dark disease after all!),
This is just so refreshing. When I was 7 (I am in my 20s now) I used to pull from my eyelashes and from my head...After a year or more I internalized some social pressure and redirected my compulsions towards other parts of my body.....I pull in more discreet places now, like the tiny hairs on my fingers....I get little red marks there because of that, which I wish were not there...But yeah it is not exactly a "habit" per se....I experience it more - the "need" to pull - when I am concentrating
yeah it suuucks. i started at my lower ones last night :X nooooo!!!! im about to go see a guy im starting to get really serious about... and i kow he'll notice... ill be mortified! other than that, i dont care who sees! bah!
I'm 30 and have pulled my eyelashes just like you since I was 10... I've also started to simply accept it....I don't care if someone notice it anymore. I thought for years I was the only one in the entier world but in 1999 I listened to the radio and suddenly someone starts talking about trich and that it's actually very common... I want to overcome it so bad!
I used to think it was the worst thing in the world. I have been a lash puller since I was 6, am now 41!!! I guess if they are handing out things to be wrong with me, I'll pick trich over so many other things! I think it hurt my self esteem growing up, and yeah it blows but it's not the worst thing... my best friend is diabetic. Ughhh, I would rather put eyeliner on several times a day over stabbing myself with an insulin needle over and over...
rachelfritz1 5 months ago
Anyway.... I just wanted to say that while I'm waiting for them to grow back I use Talika (from Sephora) to make them grow back faster & it really works. It's been my saving grace cause lord knows how embarrassing it is to walk around without lashes.
nia7g 8 months ago
...old. I'm now in my 30s & still can't seem to stop. I notice I don't do it much when I'm occupied, but when I have free time I go feeling around for that one lash that feels oh so good when I pull on it & then I pull it out ...& then another & another ....I admire ur bravery for doing ur videos! No one knows about my condition except my good friend, my sis & 1 if my ex.
nia7g 8 months ago
Hi, I pull my lashes too since like 15-16 yrs
nia7g 8 months ago
Hey! I've had it since 7th grade, it really does suck :(
msemilyannx3 9 months ago
I totally understand. And I pretty much agree with everything you said. Loved your enthusiasm "it's like a pube and you're just like YEEEEEAH!" hahaha. So, thanks. You made me laugh. :) I have trich, too. Foooor, uh-oh, mental math, haha.. 9 years. Since I was 8. The pulling used to be reeeally horrible. Bald patches. No eyebrows/eyelashes. But I think the main reason I'm writing this is because I haven't pulled my lashes/hair for 2 months now. Hoping I don't relapse. Have some hope, alright? :)
whoathereee 11 months ago
i do this, from my eyelashes and eyebrows, since i was about 12. i basically have none and can't seem to stop. i wear so much makeup, liquid eyeliner..etc..
highschool was hell
sl8abug 1 year ago
I am right there with you! I decided to get natural permanent makeup done & when I am able to grow them out again I'm going to do eyelash tinting (hair salons can do it) because I do the SAME thing with the mascara.
celbassist1 1 year ago
i thought i was the only person also i knew a guy that had it too that lived in my street a good friend,,and same thing wed know we had it cos thats what we ppl do look at ppl eyes a lot yes im the same only top lashes always had bottom,,i was extremley popular in high school not so muvh in primary but was very embarressing whgen i could see a friend starting to really stare then ask,i just went all red and cant rmember what i said later inlife idsay a lighter singewd them lol
lynnej1970 1 year ago
@lynnej1970 lol yeah. i used to constantly pull my bangs over my face to try to hide in high school! i just always said i had an allergic reaction to mascara. but you can only say that for so long! bah! but really, once i figured out how to do really realistic falsies, i was never questioned, or stared at again!
TrichFriends 1 year ago
@TrichFriends the things pweople do to cover it yup hey ,,singed them allergic reaction,,just brittle ,dont know wny,sty.ect ect.
lynnej1970 1 year ago
Hey it's Jeanette, I suffered from trich since 4th grade school. School sucked for kids were always mean to me and worse I never had any friends in school! thank God For Church and my youth group! My friends at church were so nice and caring and it help me cope a lot, but at school all the teasing and cruelty usually trigger it because I was sad depressed. Your right it was psychological thing starting out but now it has been 17 years and I would defiantly say I am addicted to pulling them out
nettie0930 1 year ago
love the hair i have trich also and I dye my hair pink now and all , i was bald and found barb and she does the hands down thing , there is hope girl
MyPinkRainbow 1 year ago
AND that you mention how for many of us this is NOT about self-hatred. Way to go. Plus you look beautiful - I am sure without the makeup too! ;-)
jesspolish 1 year ago
@jesspolish awww thank you sooo mcuh! yeah like i said, really, besides my mother seeing it (eeek!) and who ever im dating at any given time, i really honestly, dont care! i dont think about it. i dont get sad about it, its just... me! weird ol me! nothin else about me is "off" (in my eyes anyways, lol, no pun intended) so i figure, hey if someone asks me, ill just say "yeah i have this condition" or just plain say, "ITS NONE OF YOUR STINKIN BIZNASS!" lol
TrichFriends 1 year ago
uh yeah, to continue, when I am concentrating I feel the "need" more....It is like a displacement of intellectual energy/tension....I've always had enormous powers of concentration, and it's almost like the need to pull is bodily compensation for that ability and focus....Anyway, what I loved about your video was the fact that you have accepted this as part of what you are (I mean this is not some kind of evil, dark disease after all!),
jesspolish 1 year ago
This is just so refreshing. When I was 7 (I am in my 20s now) I used to pull from my eyelashes and from my head...After a year or more I internalized some social pressure and redirected my compulsions towards other parts of my body.....I pull in more discreet places now, like the tiny hairs on my fingers....I get little red marks there because of that, which I wish were not there...But yeah it is not exactly a "habit" per se....I experience it more - the "need" to pull - when I am concentrating
jesspolish 1 year ago
yeah it suuucks. i started at my lower ones last night :X nooooo!!!! im about to go see a guy im starting to get really serious about... and i kow he'll notice... ill be mortified! other than that, i dont care who sees! bah!
TrichFriends 1 year ago
I'm 30 and have pulled my eyelashes just like you since I was 10... I've also started to simply accept it....I don't care if someone notice it anymore. I thought for years I was the only one in the entier world but in 1999 I listened to the radio and suddenly someone starts talking about trich and that it's actually very common... I want to overcome it so bad!
iwantemout 1 year ago