What is Trichotillomania Hair Pulling
Trichotillomania (TTM) or "trich" is an impulse control disorder characterised by the repeated urge to pull out scalp hair, eyelashes, beard hair, nose hair, pubic hair, eyebrows o...
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As of late he has been asking ''Why do I always find tweezers in bed?'' or whats that in your hand?'' It is tweezers I reply, he thinks i use them at work to process ''film''. I Love my husband but he is not the most understanding when it comes to issues like this..and he already jokes about my ocd tenancies and dyslexia. Anyhow he also asks why the sore spot is back on my upper lip...a Big part of me want to keep this a secret so I can continue to pull..I am just confused thank you, for listening.
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Wanting to keep secrets so you can continue ... Then you're not ready to give it up.
But the other part - the part about him not being undesrstanding and picking fun at you - not okay. I am sorry he hasn't been as understanding as you've needed him to be. Perhaps he will be this time. Does he know about trich? I would educate him about it. If he knows it's serious, he probably won'tmake fun. He may be dumb in his methods to try to "help," but I really hope he wouldn't make fun of a sensitive issue. Then again, mabye for him making fun of things is just his way of trying to lighten you up and get you not to be hard on yourself. I can't really read into that much because you haven't given lots of details. The nature of his teasing: is it affectionate or malicious? 
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hi honey.
its natural not to want to tell him. especially since hes not the understanding type. but u should know that when one person in a relationship is not understanding, and the other needs to be understood, its not healthy. talk to him about that before u mention the trich. maybe, and this might sound terrible, but maybe u can cry while u tell him about trich, so he knows ur serious about it. and he wont be able to joke about it if he knows that it gets u so choked up. sorry if that is a terrible thing to do, but he needs to know that its nothing to joke about. theres nothing funny here. and please talk to him about his being understanding, or lack there-of
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i am sorry to hear that your husband is not understanding. it is very helpful to have a supportive spouse.
if you do not tell him, he will eventually figure out what you are doing. whether or not he understands will be another question. i suggest talking with a doctor that specializes in trich. get some literature (brochures) that explain the condition. once you feel comfortable, consider giving him the information. hopefully information will help him understand your struggles.
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