I Have Trichotillomania Stories of Experiences (Page 7)

Today i had my hair cut, it's stopped me from pulling out my hair. Feeling better already, miss my hair though :(
And my dad is trusting me to have my little brother at my house for the day, 2 accomplishments. Just goes to show that...

Today i went to see my new baby brother, i held him and cuddled him and now i realize that i need to be strong for him not just me. When he's older he will look up to me, i want to be fully recovered by then, if i'm not then i'll be...

I have pulled out the hairs of my right eyebrow for many years - half the eyebrow is normally gone and I cover it with mascara so people don't seem to notice (although they probably do). Sometimes the skin bleeds - the pain is somewhat...

I hate myself!! All i want is a normal life. my hairs been out for 7 yrs for christ sake. im a freak

Ever since spring of 1st grade (2006) I've had trich. For the the first 3 years it only happened in the spring time in one spot. Then, during the big state-wide test in 4th grade, I started pulling out my eyebrows, eyelashes, and along...

Hello there first off let me say I am a 25 year old male who has successfully quit pulling out his eyelashes for alittle over 7 years now. If you are reading this know there is hope I did it and if i could do it anyone can, just know...

Hi to everyone! I have never shared my story with anyone except my most immediate family including mom, dad, one brother, and two sisters. They're the only ones who truly know the pain and depression I've dealt with because of this. I...

I have anxiety, and with my nervousness comes hair pulling. In school, at home, and even with friends. Sometimes strands come out on their own and i love playing with them. it's weird but i enjoy pulling out my hair and wrapping the...

I will never forget the day I learned that it had a name.

Trichotillomania. I love to say it. I love to write it. I hate to have it.

I started pulling when I was 8, I guess.
I didn't really notice until one day my mom grabbed my face...

I am 18 years old, female. The first time I pulled my hair out was February of 2007. That would have made me 13 years old. I was at the movie theatre watching Ghost Rider for the first time. I was twirling my hair, and accidentally...

Hi I've been pulling my hair out strand by strand since 2007.. I feel ashamed and worthless cause I can't get it to stop no matter how hard I try. I first started pulling when I lost my twin daughters at birth. It eased my pain & was...

The moment I realise I'm in search for another hair to pull out from my beard I am able to consciously stop myself, within a minute I'm back in there twirling and pulling another out before an hour later I find my shirt front full of...

I started pulling my eyelashes and eyebrows in grade 8 and have only been able to stop for short periods of time here and there. I go through all of the cycles: the itchiness and urges, the playing, looking for those juicy hairs, and...

I've done it again! I pulled out all my eyelashes on one eyelid...
I know it won't be long before the other side goes too. Then the eyebrows.
And I thought I was doing just fine. They were finally grown out full length again, but one of...

I feel like when I stop this dark monster that I'm afraid of will be gone. But I'll never stop. The dark monster ALWAYS wins. Pulling out my hair makes me feel happy and brings me pleasure. I don't know why. No one will probably read...

with every hair i pull i lose a bit of my innocence. lately i dont think i have any. Every morning i have to force myself to get out of bed. Every time i pull in school and i see someone staring at me thinking whose the freak. All i...

Who you are looking at in this photo right now is a fraud.

Every day I go to great lengths to hide what I really look like. Every day I make sure you don't see what I do every morning when I wake up and look in my bathroom mirror...

Doctors and therapists put a title on me, that title is trichotillomania. They don't know how it feels every time i pull and how every time after i pull i look in the mirror and feel ashamed. Having people judge me and talk about how...

unlike others, i do not have a clear memory of when i started pulling my hair. i know i was 12 and i tried it at first because i liked the sound. It wasn't so severe at first. However, i never could entirely get rid of the habit. i...

You may think that it's kind of ridiculous, but I usually have to do my homework around other people. When I'm in my room alone and trying to work on my homework, I tend to pull more hair out than I would when I'm working around people...