Trichotillomania (Hair Pulling) Support Group

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A Blessing in Disguise?

pupz333
pupz333
Today in ILA (English), I was playing with my hair (not eating OR pulling it), and the kid somewhat behind me said "Stop eating your hair." Which I wasn't! I didn't even touch my hair. That is the 3rd time in the past month someone made a comment about my hair (this is the first misconception comment though!) So what do I do? Take it as a blessing in disguise?
Community LeaderMid
Mid
When someone makes a comment like this, I usually try to see if they could be experiencing the same desire to pull hair.
I would use the reminders to help put your hands down, and smile.
Hope this helps.
deleted_user
deleted_user
tons of people have made comments like what is up with your hair and i just try to ignore them
deleted_user
deleted_user
"I'm sorry, is it bother you?" might be a response. Then again, he did think you were eating your hair, so maybe the ignoring thing might work better here. Thank you for bringing this to us, we've all been there and completely understand!
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