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i pull out my eyebrows, and eyelashes, but right now it's msotly my eyebrows. its supposedly a disease linked to OCD, but my mom claims i dont have it. ive been battling this for 5 years, it lowers my self esteem, and i'm pretty positive i have it. my eyebrows, they have like patches without hair, so i like color them in i guess with thick eyeliner pencil, so it doesn't look ridiculously fake, but still it's weird. please don't judge me for this, its something i REALLY want to overcome, but how? i want to gain confidence and live my life *with* eyelashes and eyebrows, and not having to worry.
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What you have described is consistent with an impulse-control disorder called trichotillomania. People who struggle with this disorder usually complain of an increasing sense of tension before pulling their hair or when they are struggling to resist the temptation o pull their hair. Others report experiencing some level of pleasure or relief from pulling their hair. Now usually, it not always the hair on top the head that gets pulled, it can be hair found on other parts of the body; the eyebrows with some people who suffer from this disorder is not an unusual target.
My advice is you see a therapist, to find out if this is truly what you are going through or get it ruled out. Needless to say it might take a lot of convincing with your mother. I would suggest showing her this response.
Disorders like trichotillomania are usually symptoms of a bigger issue, a coping method of sorts, while not a healthy one. Seeing a therapist should allow you the opportunity to process stressors you might be struggling with which may not be at the fore front of your consciousness.
Good luck.
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I understand your problem, I always find myself unconsciously tugging out my eyebrows for no apparent reason - if it is seriously worrying you and becoming an everyday problem you can't ignore you may be best in seeking a doctors advise. Is there any trigger that sets off the hair pulling? Children normally pull at their hair when they find they are stressed, I find my hands always need to be doing something and its become an unconsious reaction... if you perservere hard enough and concentrate on what you want to acheive - confidence and the power to say no to your hands moving near your hair! If you really believe you need some expert help see your doctor, but ultimately you need to think about the reasons and situations in which you induldge in this behaviour and how you can help yourself to stop it.
Good luck!
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I recommend talking to a doctor, and if you do have it, which i strongly hope you don't maybe you could hang out with friends more and go out more often which i cant judge you or say you dont but if you could do things that make you proud of yourself, it helps built self esteem :) hope that helps, also u can do something new, like get some new clothes or like get a hair cut, or trim it whatever, but make yourself a little new, stand up straight be proud of yourself, and make lots of new friends:)
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