well doneLittle victory!
Same, I've got a bald spot right where my parting is so can't have french braids anymoreFfs I just want to be able to braid my hair into 2 French plaits again but also CANT STOP PULLING the top so I have a permanent mullet
My mum pulled her eyelashes and eyebrows. She did try eyelash extensions once thinking it would put her off pulling but it didn't.I have this, it's my eyelashes I pull out. I have none left at all. I've been doing it for about 13 years. They do start to grow but as soon as I can feel them I pull them out again! I'm so self conscious, I can't make eye contact and wear black eyeliner to try and disguise it abit. I just can't stop
The only thing that I've found that helps me is having acrylic nails so that I can't grip the lashes but I can't afford to keep getting them done. By the time they start coming off, my lashes have got a good growth then I end up pulling them all out againMy mum pulled her eyelashes and eyebrows. She did try eyelash extensions once thinking it would put her off pulling but it didn't.
Mine is anxiety related too. When I'm stressed it gets so much worse!During Covid, I was pulling every day. I definitely pull more during times of anxiety. I noticed I do it a lot during meetings (esp my eyelashes). Even if it’s just running my hands through to pull later, so Ihave to make myself stop because of how unprofessional it looks
Yes! It's either a split end or a hair that feels a lot thicker than the rest. It's not stress related though. Boredom related which flies in the face of everything I've read about trichotillomania (my mum's is stress related though).I’ll run my hands through and find a hair that feels a little different, whether it’s a different length or texture, and pull it out. Does anyone else do it like this?
Not an expert by any means but the pulling feathers out sounds similar/ relates to me, especially if you were selecting them and doing it one by one like you go with your hair.So glad this thread exists. As a child, I used to like pulling feathers out of pillows. Then started pulling out my hair (feel its related but maybe not). I’ll run my hands through and find a hair that feels a little different, whether it’s a different length or texture, and pull it out. Does anyone else do it like this?
Thank you so much I really appreciate you replying to this thread! it’s reassuring to know there’s other people who struggle with this including the eyebrow lady you went to that sounds a very good experience for you to have someone who understood. I love that she took her time mapping them out for you and you were happy with the results. It is something I am considering but I’ve always got nervous about going through with it but I think if it’s anything like your experience it would make it a lot easier. I would be grateful for the brow lady you recommend someone who wouldn’t judge and is nice cause I’ve been so used to being stared at or judged for how I look that I think that’s part of the reason I never got micro blading before but I know once I get it done it’ll help me feel better about myself.Hey! I'd be glad if this thread became active again.
I got my eyebrows tattooed a few years ago because I was drawing them on from nothing every morning, and every day they looked a weird shape and I was sick of doing it. The eyebrow lady I went to actually had trichotillomania herself, and was so nice to talk to and spent ages mapping out where my brows would be and made them a great shape that really suits me. I absolutely love them and have been back to get them topped up every year for 3 years now! It's so nice not to have to wake up bald-faced every morning. I highly recommend - and if you're anywhere in the south west, I would recommend my brow lady as she's so nice and appreciates how sensitive it is for us with no brows!
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