Trichotillomania (Hair Pulling) Support Group
Impulsive control disorder is the inability to resist an urge, temptation, or impulse, even when it may cause negative effects to the self or to others. If you or a loved one suffers from impulsive contorl disorder, join the community to find support and share your challenges with others who know what you're going through.
Hi! I found this group in a time of need while searching the internet for hope and options. I'm already inspired by the few posts I've read, and am eager to join this community.
I started pulling my eyebrows when I was in middle school, and I'm now 26. Like many of you, I've gone through waves of calm and relapse. I hate looking at pictures of myself from the past, but I don't want to feel this way for the rest of my life! I'm now in graduate school and the intense pressure has increased my anxiety and urges to pull out my eyebrows. I've tried to deny that I do this, but I'm sick of being ashamed and instead I want to challenge myself to change.
What would you recommend to do when I feel the urge to pull? I've tried changing activities, changing location, concentrating on my hands and my breathing. But sooner or later I find I eventually pull out the hair I've isolated! And then I feel ashamed and sad.
I look forward to learning from you all as we struggle to find calmer days with more consciousness about our hands and our happiness.
I started pulling my eyebrows when I was in middle school, and I'm now 26. Like many of you, I've gone through waves of calm and relapse. I hate looking at pictures of myself from the past, but I don't want to feel this way for the rest of my life! I'm now in graduate school and the intense pressure has increased my anxiety and urges to pull out my eyebrows. I've tried to deny that I do this, but I'm sick of being ashamed and instead I want to challenge myself to change.
What would you recommend to do when I feel the urge to pull? I've tried changing activities, changing location, concentrating on my hands and my breathing. But sooner or later I find I eventually pull out the hair I've isolated! And then I feel ashamed and sad.
I look forward to learning from you all as we struggle to find calmer days with more consciousness about our hands and our happiness.
I have been coming back on here periodically and have found others' posts inspiring. I guess I'm figuring out how to even talk about this problem, because I'm so embarrassed to have it. I wish I could just stop. I feel the urges coming on, but sometimes my anxiety or stressful situations pushes me towards pulling and I can't fight it.
I met with a counselor a couple times recently. She was kind and supportive, yet she mostly encouraged me to work on my own to consciously choose to stop. Then she told me to come back in a few months. I wish I could find the will to make it as easy as a choice. I try daily.