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Addicted to the release of tensionin self-mutilation
I have been pulling out my eyebrows for over a year now, non stop. It's everyday. Beforehand I feel a certain tension(anxiety), it gets overwheliming especially when I am stressed out. Sometimes I pull for no reason while watching tv or such and then in the middle Ill catch myself doing it. So I stop for a few minutes then find my hand traveling back up to pull again. It's so pleasurable to feel the hair be pulled from my brow area. But now since it has been a year I am really wanting help with this, it looks horrible. I can't stop, it is just like cutting its a release of tension and helps me feel better at the moment. But now if I try to let them grow they grow all scattered out and are very course feeling which makes me want to pull at them even more because I cannot stand the prickly hairs. And when I do pull them out they have black roots and are very oily at the roots, I am afraid I have permantely damaged the folicle. what are some ways to help them grow back faster and better looking?
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hey. i know exactly what your talking about. i haven't experianced it, but my dad is a phsyciatrist [spelling?] and he says that he's seen patients that have this problem. you might want to talk to your parents about this. i bet there's some medicine for it. hope i helped!
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Hey there,
Yo have the exact same thing I did when I was about 11 except I used to pull my head hair out and ended up with a really embarrasing bald patch in my head and ended up with my hair in a lopsided ponytail to hide it for 2 years (it earn't me the nickname bunyip!)
The good thing is that you actually know that you are doing it.
The best thing you can do (and this is what I did) is tell a friend you sit with in class what you are doing to yourself and get her/him to keep an eye out ofr you doing it and then tell you to stop it when you are.
Other than that you could seek professional help bt this is expensive and doesn;t always work.
Another thing you could try is smoothing your brows down with vaseline cos this is greasy and will stop you from being able to get hold of them so easily.
Don't wprry though, this happens to a lot of people and it generally happens if you are stressed, so if anyhting is partuclarly stressing you out at the moment then share it with someone and get them to help you stop the stress.
Whatever happens I hope this helps and if you need a chat about anything fel free to e-mail me at MelanieHarvey@hotmail.com
Take Care
Melanie
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ok the same exact thing happened to me, it was like I couldn't stop and I was in like a trace or something when i did it. It took alot of effot to stop. Most of the time I ended up doing it when I was in bed or watching t.v. because there was nothing for my hands to do, so they started plucking. Try doing things with your hands like knitting, or cats cradle or holding something like a rock or the remote control, if your hands are busy your less likley to pluck. Also, if you leave the hairs along they won't be prickly anymore. In the meantime use an eyerbrow pencil that matches the shade of your eyebrows to fill in the gaps. If you find that you still plucking, see a doctor and see what he suggests.
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Well first stop pulling them because its unhealthy for your hair and the skin o the brow area. second when they do grow out unevenly and oily wash them with some bar soap not your eyes just the hair.. then get it waxed like the uneven hair not everything. it will make them grow out more evenly.
xO. jessica
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well idk really kno how to make them grow back but try for now filling them in with a pencil and just leave them alone to grow.. try like snaping yourself with a rubberband instead i hear that works
love tina
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