Trichotillomania (Hair Pulling) Support Group
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Hi everyone, this is my first time to share my story with anyone. Honestly, I had no idea that so many other people share the same struggle with this and I was grateful to find a safe place in which I could open up for the first time and talk about what I am dealing with. When I was 10 years old, I began to pull out my eyelashes. I never wore makeup because I was so young and everyone at my small private school would comment and make fun (I still get comments on how I am always wearing eyeliner and how my eyelashes must be white because no one can see them). I am now 17 years old and have continued to pull out my eyelashes with only a few short period of recovery between those years and i have never left the house without eyeliner on ever since my mom began to let me wear makeup. I feel like recovery isn't even a possibility anymore due to the events that have occurred to me in the last year that have only made my habit more prominent. i feel like I will never compare to all of these girls with beautiful eyelashes, like how can someone look at me and say "wow, she's beautiful". I have been to a counselor about everything that has gone on, but it seems that talking about everything has only caused more problems. Honestly, I just need relief from everything. I know that eyelashes are nothing compared to the severity of others, but I feel disgusting and unworthy of love. i am so embarrassed that I could just pull out all of my eyelashes that I don't ever let people look into my eyes and it makes me more than uncomfortable when anyone even looks at me. I just want to be normal.
human, and this is extremely difficult to
Live with. I have suffered so much social angst and anxiety because of this as well. I have watched videos online of tips to stop and that has helped. I have also read a book How to Stop Pulling Out Your Eyelashes, and it's helped me tremendously. It makes me feel normal for feeling the way I do because it acknowledges all of the pain and embarrassment and shame we go through! I have been in counseling too, and my counselor did warn me that it may get worse before it gets better. And so I understand the fact that you pull... Counseling isn't always easy. You are not disgusting or unworthy of love. You are just struggling like we all have and still do! Be good to
Yourself. Do something kind for you. Hang in there and keep your head up. I know it's hard. I know it makes you feel
Lonely. I know everything that comes with it. You are normal. We are normal. We just have something we all struggle with. I hope that you do sown thing to treat yourself. I don't know
How physically active you are, but yoga has really helped me too. And I'm
Not a
Health nut. God Bless.