Psychological Disorder Makes People Pull Out Their Own Hair
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- Опубліковано 31 жов 2017
- Do you constantly pluck hairs from your head or your face when stressed? You might have a disorder called trichotillomania.
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Dena Rabinowitz, PhD: Trichotillomania is compulsive hair pulling. Where people pull out their hair either from their head, their face, or anywhere on their body in response to either a habitual need to pull, a compulsive feeling, or anxiety.
When people with trichotillomania pull their hair, they're often looking for different things. Some people look for the sensation. Some people like to see the hair. And some people actually will nibble off the end, the follicle.
The most common places that people pick their hair from in trichotillomania is their head. But we also see a lot of eyebrows and eyelashes. We can see arm hair, leg hair, and sometimes even pubic hair.
Most people aren't born with trichotillomania. It's something that can develop in childhood and adolescence, and it's usually in response to some sort of trigger of anxiety or stress.
Trichotillomania isn't dangerous, but it has some social consequences in that the more you pull your hair, the more bald patches and absence of hair you have, which can lead to social ostracization or criticism.
Treating trichotillomania involves a couple things. The first is we want to look at what is the pattern that people engage in this habit. Where do they pull the most? What causes it?
We often try to give people stress management, anxiety management tools, so that they're less triggered to pull. And then we work on something called competing response and habit reversal. Which is a way of teaching people alternate behaviors that are more adaptive to help them relieve their stress instead of pulling their hair out.
There a lot of body-focused behaviors that can be compulsive. What makes something often maladaptive or more normative is the percent of people who do it and the amount of interference it causes.
So lots of people will bite their nails, pick at a scab, pick at their cuticles. It doesn't mean it's a problem. But when you do it at a frequency that it causes interference in your daily life and causes distress, either because you're causing damage to the nail beds or you're doing it so much that it causes social interference, then it really is a problem. And it's similar to trichotillomania in that way. - Наука та технологія
I cant stop it, ITS FEELS SO GOOD..
@BlackJoker99 it's a disorder. You don't have it, you don't understand.
@BlackJoker99 in my case it's not, I only pull the hairs that are weak or something
@BlackJoker99 nono...it is not like..you are snatching the hair..
It is like..you are doing a hair message.. repeated ly...
@Doomer668 no not really painful
@Doomer668 the pain relief
I pull my hair every time when studying and usually search for split ends
same :(
yea i started because split ends
Same
Same here
Same!
I'm so glad this is getting more awareness, I've been doing this is for years, and it's never something people like to accept
Yes I've been doing it a long time n I have to wear a halo extension to make me like right n I even go thru those !
Not Quite been dealing with trich since i got pregnant 3 years ago. I dont know how to stop. Im being criticized by mu workmates and theyre calling me bald.
at least I'm not the only one that pulls there hair out
Nice
Sometimes I feel bad doing it 😔😔
For me, I pull my hair when I’m studying or I’m watching something or basically when I’m just bored. I pull out curly, dry hair or hair that have tips that feel odd. I also sometimes look for split ends. Another thing is that sometimes, I keep the hair that I pulled out for no reason.
same :(
i pull out the damaged hair strands that are rough and thick, and if they’re impressive I too also (collect) them for a couple of days cause they’re satisfying. i’ve been hair pulling for only 2 months and already have a bald spot on the top of my head..
i hate curley hair to bro it dries to easy and comes out to easy
@@spx4044 Same, I just went to the barber and cut my hair short with a low fade. My hair is like 2 inches long so I don't feel the need to pluck it out. I only do it once its like 5 inches then my curls really get dry.
Same but I just pull out hair at random
It does help to know that it's not that of an uncommon thing. Holy shit, I've been pulling my hairs since I was 10 and I was so afraid because I thought I was the only one in the entire world that ever did that.
Same
Same! Been doing it since I was 8 and am now 35 & sadly still do it. I’ve shaved my head for yrs, thinking that would cure my urge, sadly it has not. Still looking for a cure!
Me too
same!! but literally everyone in this comment section relates to me :0
Same
This comment section is helping me feel less alone. Thank you for speaking out❤️ None of us are alone
I go to therapy and they said to talk to someone that does the same but I don’t know anyone else
Nice
Ya
It feels really good that im not alone who do this sometimes my parents catch me pulling my hair out of the root nd it makes me feel way more nervous if someone catches me doing such a Strange thing 🥲🥲
I like feeling the thick hair that I pull out 😂
same bro same,
wow
EXACTLY
lollll i like the really black ones and eat it i have trichozobear too
me too!!
I started doing this as a teen. It’s probably because of stress. It’s definitely compulsive because if a hair has a different texture than the others or if it’s significantly longer than the others in whatever strand of hair is in my face, then I have to pull it. My hair has thinned out a little in one spot but it kind of blends in with where it parts so it’s not too terribly noticeable...I hope.
@@fatimaalhammadi3546 the hair does grow back, but if you keep pulling it, well, you always have bald patches.
I have curly hair and It gets in the way I just have to pull it
i literally had 3 holes/bald patches at the back of my head in 6+7 grade 😩
I constantly run my hands through my hair and pull out the abnormally long/ tangled hairs.
Indeed it is, this disorder digs and clasps itself to anxiety, stress, depression, and other not-so-positive emotions like doubt, extreme nervousness, guilt, feeling insecure, and just other insecurities.
The feeling is amazing especially certain spots
quan talor the relief in every pull is unbearable 🙃. But then comes the patches 😭
very true
Is it just me or do you pull from the tender spots?
i pull from pubic places it feels the most good
Planned I thought I was the only one pubes feel the best 😔🤝
I need to stop pulling my hair i have this and I realize that I pull my hair more often when I’m sad or stressed
Same.
Exactly! I have this when college stress gets too high
Same
The feeling of the pulls feel so good its hard to stop. When the whole root actually comes out its so satisfying. I bite on that part and i dont kno why. I love but and i wish i could stop
I can’t stop!
I've got this. It's not fun, and comes a lot from stress from school and Work.
I have this. It's so annoying....
😒😒😒😒😒
JoJo can’t you just cut your hair bald? 🤔
Enrique
I pluck my eyebrows. They grow back very often. Plus, why would I want to cut my hair?
Smae
Same
Frrr
Picked my hair while watching this...how do I stop😣😣
Me too
You can get a therapist.
•Søphia the Second• I wish it was that easy...
Same
I scratch the hell out of a place on my skin and try to stop it by causing the pain somewhere
else
I had this for 6 years. 2 months ago I decided to stop. Only self control and willpower helped but I'm finally not bald my hair growing back. It's really hard, like controlling your breathing all the time and I still can't stop touching my hair but at least not pull it.
*Just focus on your hands* this is my advice :')♡
Thank you so much for the motivation 💗
Ty 🩷
I honestly can't stop I pull half of my head hair which made me shave the hair I even can't be comfortable staying without a wig
Thanks a lot
I have this condition and i tend to do it more when I'm stressed. I look for the feeling of very wavi texture then when i find the wavi texture i pull the hair in the front and the back
Same
Same
Yesss especially when they’re thicker than normal hairs
I pulled out all the wavy textured hair already :(
Pls help me to stop this
I had this as a kid. For me, it was a compulsive behavior that became a coping mechanism for anxiety and sometimes an avenue for self-harm. It took about four years of trying to quit to get better. I wish I had had some kind of explanation for what was happening because I felt like I was going crazy.
Megan Kirkendall will the bald spots ever grow back???
Skiity S mine did! But I heard if you keep pulling the same spot the hair follicle dies and there will be no hair growth
Yeah same, a few years ago i developed this problem due to a large overload of stress on me that year. I was 12. Whenever i felt any form of a negative emotion i'd compulsively pull my hair out and nibble on the ends. I couldnt stop. My mum found out cause it had gotten a lot worse. I had a huge bald patch on my head. My mum didnt help. My problem made her stressed. In turn she would yell and hit me making my stress worse. I tried to stop. I really did. But the stress she caused wasnt helpful. I was severly depressed that year too.She used to take pictures of my head. I still cry if i come across one. My mum apologized a few years later. But it took me 3 years to quit fully. My hair has grown back. Although it isnt as thick or straight as it used to be, i'm just glad that my hair is back. I still regret what i did. My mum kept calling me crazy for my behavior. But a few years later she found out that it was actually a reponse of self harm for my horrible anxiety, stress. Good thing is that i'm healing from that. But have fully stopped my pulling.
Can I massage my head to grow back hairs ?
@@Skiity007mine grows back pretty quickly
I have trich since 10 years ago... I keep searching for the 'strange' structured hair, pulled it, and nibble off the follicles.. I've tried to stop, but it keeps coming back...
Bro then the hair grown
I am a mother of a teenager with Tritochomania!!! Is really hard and sad to see my son going thru all this anxiety and pulling his hair!!! I spoke to the doctor about having a solution because seen him without hair makes me very sad and I suffer with him too!!! As long your anxiety is calm and control you will longer have this!!! This disease isn't forever as long you control the anxiety and stress!!! I just hope and pray you kids convince yourself you could do better in life without Tritochomania in your life!!! Another thing parents don't get mad they just get sad and when they feel hopeless they in a way express themselves in a insult way because they don't want you to continue pulling your hair and be bully at school or anywhere you go!!! God bless you kids and I will have you in my prayers with my son!!!
Appreciated 💚
I’ve suffered from trichotillomania since 3rd grade. People don’t realize how devastating this condition can be. I felt so weird as a kid as even years later and after specialized therapy it’s still never fully gone away. My prayers go out to those who still have difficulty overcoming this condition ❤
I’ve done this off and on over the years starting when I was about ten. It’d usually happen during idle at-home moments like while watching television and movies. Honestly it just felt good. There is no pain involved. I’d only pull out either the finest or the coarsest hairs and leave the rest alone. I made bald patches the first time in spots where my hair tends to be fine, but the hair grew back despite the appearance of follicle removal, and it always seemed to after bouts since. Occasionally it’s become an unconscious behavior and hard to moderate. Cutting my hair short has always alleviated that problem; my hands never think to bother “maintaining” short hair.
Same bro
ElNingyou l
Same as well. Sucks because I like my beard but always have to shave it off when I make a bald spot.
ElNingyou 10 for you too??? I've been dealing with this for 7 years
Same...I actually have this for like 3 years and I never told anyone about the Trich except my sister but then they always make fun of me and abuse me like kicking and that reason was because I told my parents that I have a bald spot but they got really mad at me and spread to everyone that they hated me for my bald spots and say to me always that I'm a disappointment and gave up on helping me. Now I want to kill myself because they don't care for who I am. Every time when I get fustrated because of stress they keep on calling names to me.I'm afraid of telling everyone including my classmates the truth since it will make things more worse and what's more worse is that since my bald spot is like a size of my hand, I don't really know how to style my hair for my Graduation Ceremony and now I hated myself for having this mental disorder...
I do this all the time and I don't notice...
I have had Trich with my eyelashes for years, and most recently I stopped. I’m so happy I did, now I wear mascara and it makes me feel great. I do however pick my legs, which is better then eyelashes. Now I just say the marks on my legs are from shaving.
ImpracticalJacquie I pull my eye lashes it's habit
I started with my legs moved to my head. Legs are better tho
Congrats ! :)
I literally had absolutely NO HAIR on the entire bottom half of my head, including the sides. I stopped, I don't honestly know how the hell I stopped after over 14 YEARS - But all my hair has finally grown back, its not totally even BUT ITS THERE. It's possible yall keep your head up ❤
How did you stop, do you tell get a stress ball toy everytime you had the urge or just fight it off
How? I’m still struggling to this day. I started when I was 10… how?
But I applaud you for stopping. Congrats. I want to get there too. Just how?
How long you you wait that made your hair grow back after 14 years ? I feel depressed because of this. Please reply, at least I hear something hope . 🥹🥹🙏
Wow, I have this.
Luke M me too
Me too dude... Reduce my anxiety
Me too
same
seems like i do too
I have this and it’s ruining my life
Same 😭
As a kid I always wonder why I did this , I couldn’t stop , so I had a bold spot , I still do it before I go to sleep but it not as bad as it was before :)
All the posts below are so helpful. Thank you for sharing your thoughts and situations.
I am new to eyebrow plucking, and am 65 years old. My left eyebrow is almost gone. My eyebrow pencil is luckily covering the missing hair. I am trying to figure out what specific thoughts or emotions are triggering this behaviour, and why I do it.
So far it seems to be when feeling stress. The hair plucking behaviours kind of numb my thoughts, I get lost in the behaviour avoiding to deal with whatever issue I am thinking about. Thoughts are usually insecurity about myself, or reliving silly mistakes I have made, or reliving embarrassing situations. I am kind of quiet and introvert, and a total perfectionist. I don’t like attention. I am a hard judge of myself….overboard I would say.
I have to let these nonsense thoughts go, and forgive myself for not being perfect! This sounds soooo silly saying it, but it’s true. I have to give myself a break, and be kind in thought to myself. Be more of a cheerleader to myself. Be my best friend. I am a good person. I have to just BE - whatever that is in any given day, and be fine with it. I am a good person.
I pulled for many years..it started outta the blue. I loved getting it with the roots on the ends...sometimes I’d have 10-20 hairs all with the root. I liked to drag the hairs along my lips and feel the coldness of them. The longer the follicle, the more I’d want to pull. I thought I was psycho, until I discovered this word many years ago. I dunno how it stopped but I went from pulling for 15 years, to not pulling overnight ..and haven’t for about 10 years, not a one...not even an urge. My hair grew back in but now it’s only grown back grey in the most picked spots. I actually pulled a couple yesterday...until I got the root. I dunno why, just hope it doesn’t start again.
That Root Part you Mentioned yup same Feeling thought was like the only one but guess not..
Your news,?
I can’t control this feeling I’ve had this feeling for over a year an a half I had a bald spot the size of a soft ball at one point
Once I developed a bald spot, I even started to use a plastic id card and scrape it over the bald spot. This would result in forcing the tiny hairs that started to grow back to be pushed out and seeing all those little black dots keeps me from stopping
I had this, 2 years ago . My mother was threating me by going to the psychologyst. I had depression, anxiety, and schizophrenia.
I have a tick that makes me scratch my head. I don’t have lice, but I do have dandruff.
That prob a mild version of trich. Trust me you DO NOT want this.
SorryRooster 21 same.....it’s so annoying....i’m trying to stop myself but i can’t!!!
Same I literally pick at my head and look for scabs to pick at that are caused from my picking. I also pull out my eyelashes and it's not fun at all...
@@CrazySwag246 sado
I am so glad there is awareness now! Mine was triggered by childhood trauma when I was 8 and 9. ...but where can I go to get help??
Others: wth, why do they pull their hair?
We: It is satisfying and disturbing at the same time
I had this as a teenager and pulled out so much hair I had a little shiny balden island on my head. I saw it on video and I had to stop this shit immediately.
Patrick Goppold did it grow back
lmfaooo meh too don't worry How did
you stop?
It grew back. I made my self a promise I’d not pull any hair out. Every time I wanted to touch a hair, I stopped immediately and tried to distract myself with something else.
This is bad cuz i have school in 5 days idk if i should cut it all off? It bad to cuz as i type this i still pull
Patrick Goppold LMFAO IM DYING “I had to stop this shit immediately” yo same
I have this, I got it when I was about ten or eleven and it is annoying as fuck. Looking at yourself in the mirror with bald patches everywhere and seeing all the hair everywhere is one of the worst thing I can imagine that has happened to me in my life.
Seeing so much comments from people who also has this thing, gave me amazing feeling, because for the first time in my life I don't feel alone..
And I just want to say that whoever is reading my comment, I hope YOU know how wonderful YOU are, stay strong loves!
Thanks !
Same to you honey.
Ive been plucking my hair ever since I can remember. I am now 26 and i have yet to stop. I have cut down from before with antianxiety meds but the habit is still there without triggers. I solely pluck head hair as a female and am getting selfconcious about how thin my hair is.
I had just recently developed this habit the past 2-3 years and it was just out of the blue, it just feels so pleasing when I pull my hair out and the sound of it coming out is just something I can not explain
But it feels so good, especially if its a jagged hair. I pulled them when i study
It's called "TRICHOTILLOMANIA" (try-CO-till-O-mania) it's a disorder that contributes to anxiety and stress, as someone who suffers from this hair and skin destroying illness, I was diagnosed with this disorder when I was 12, I'm now 15 in January of 2023.
Im glad I found this video now i kind of don't feel weird. I have a small patch in the middle of my head from excessive pulling. I just started doin this a year ago and im 33.
i cant believe this is such a popular thing! i really truly thought i was the only person who did this! It’s also so freaky how accurate it is. everything ive read about it so far says it starts at a young age and kinda goes dormant. i remember when i first started this habit, i was about 12. a neighbor’s friends dad liked to joke around with all us kids and give everyone a “hard time”. i remember him telling me “you gotta get your momma to cut your hair girl its full of split ends!” and i thought, splint ends? what’s a split end? and then that’s where the issue started. i didnt notice the “split” ends it become a habit to look for split ends and pull the split end off. i think the “pulling” of the split end compromised the rest of the hair strand. at first it wasn’t so bad, it was just the ends getting pulled off. but then it got to where the entire hair strand would pull out. and before i knew it i was doing this behavior absent mindlessly for hours. i work from home as a senior tech advisor for a very popular billionaire dollar company i cant actually list due to company policy. its very stressful. people either don’t understand how policy works or don’t care and choose to scream at me for it instead. i’ve noticed the times i really tend to pull and pick at my hair the most is when im working. i think its a combination of boredom and stress for me, another thing ive read that matches up with all the other symptoms. when im working im stuck sitting at a desk. im not allowed to have pen and paper or anything that could record any sort of personal data in my office room. so before i know it, im sitting there (getting screamed at by a customer) and just picking and pulling at my hair because there’s nothing else to do (boredom), and having someone scream at me for not being able to reset their password for them (stress, company policy). now my hair is just so bad. im not fully bald but id say 70% of my hair is gone. what remains is so brittle and dry and it just breaks off in pieces that easiest pull. i have been told by my doctor that i need to take more vitamins, so im sure that is making the situation worse but i truly feel it’s happening from stress at work. i just wish i had better methods of controlling it.
i am so so happy to know im not alone. not alone in the embarrassment and not knowing what to do next for the hair loss this mental disorder is causing. another thing i noticed, i don’t know if anyone else has, but when im picking at my hair a lot of times the ends are together in a ball and when brushed SEVERAL hair strands fall out
I have quite a few compulsive behaviors that I think I likely get from my anxiety disorders. Trich is absolutely the worst of mine, it can get so bad but it’s important to know that it doesn’t define who you are ❤️
Does anybody feel a tingle or soreness while they pull
I don’t pull by myself I have a feeling (mostly on my eyelashes) and it’s like a sore feeling I can’t describe it it kinda feels good though
Yea the pain is sort of satisfying. I do the same
Yes. I have nerve damage. 😔
Yes I feel the soreness that's why I pull
It hurts bad
@@tangieshort40
Hi , i’m interested in what you have said. How do you know you have nerve damage?
Hope to hear from you.
I didn’t know i could damage my nerves because of this . Ou :(
If you have long hair, try putting your hair up more. I tried this and I couldn’t really get the good spots and eventually gave up.
I've been pulling my eyelashes and head hair out since I was 3 years old. It's been almost 15 years and I still can't stop. It's horrible.
i have it and i hate my head its so bald now. i love the sensation when im pulling i also love d taste and texture of hair follicle but d result is so devastating!
I eat all the hair so my mom wouldnt find it
A guy pulled my hair does it re grow
Who is plucking while watching this?
Meee
I used to do it often. I only stopped because k was forced in a way that made me sad, my dad would threat me with moving me to different schools away from my friends, so I stopped but I still feel the urges, just very little
I shaved my head bald september 29 of 2022 due to trich and i have a lot of videos of my journey on my channel. it was the best decision ever, i'm so glad i did it. it felt so liberating and empowering, truly life changing 😍 plus, wigs are great you can switch up your looks so easily without damaging your hair. I don’t plan on dying my hair and keeping it virgin all the way.
i had this when i was in 2nd grade... i was doing this because my mom just went abroad to work and i was the only girl in my family and i'm not open with my brother and father. my father was strict and it was like i was in a military academy like there were lots of schedules for different things. i felt so horrible, angry, and sad. i missed my mom so much that time and everytime my father hurts me, it was like my heart and body was being ripped apart. i am glad my mom is back and that i am braver and stronger. learn to stand up on yourself guys and take care and always pray ^-^
I used to have this disorder and ended up getting my head shaved, 3 yrs later I've overcame this and have very thick long hair :))
well done good on u do u have any tips for me to stop pulling i really want to stop and grow my hair long a full again
I wanna pluck my entire head instead of shaving. But I don't hav an appealing scalp so I shud leave my hair alone.
Thankyou very much people!! Y'all make me feel less alone, I thought I needa get admitted to some mental asylum but seeing others like me, makes me believe that we're all in this together and we're still holding hands and fighting everyday to quit this habit and I wish everyone a good luck and ik we all will make it while we still hold hands!! 💖✨
I honestly just can’t stop it does not satisfy me or make me feel good in any sort of way but I still do it like it’s a addiction
I have this, I pull my hair and on my right side is a very long spot where there is no hair, I can’t control it. the reason why is I want to find the curly hairs or the juicy roots. I also watch videos about people pulling there hair or beard too.
Same as you
I thought I was the only one that did this idk how when I started doing all I know is that I can’t stop
I’m glad I’m not the only one. I have felt so alone and I know no one else who does this. People expect it to be easily to stop but it rlly isn’t
I used to pull out to the hair on my head when I was a little kid then I stopped, and now I’m older and have a beard. I can’t leave it. Alone has been 10 years have tried everything
Been doing this for a year and it seems like it's becoming a part of me. Whenever I'm thinking I usually pull lots of my hair especially when it's exam. And it bothers me the most when my friends keep on telling me that I am sick. My solution is wrapping all my fingers together with a tape so that it will be hard for me to pull a hair.
I have it I almost feel like a certain eyelash has weird feeling and I pull it out to get the feeling to go away, but I will either get the wrong eyelash or other eyelashes start to get this feeling. So I would continue to pull out all my eyelashes. Not many people notice mainly my friends but I'm starting to get the confidence to explain to them. I am starting to do it less and am happy to say my eyelashes are growing and I hope it stays that way.
exactly, especially when one lash is straight, I start to take it out but accidentally get the wrong lash and cause that one to also straighten, and then before you know it, I'm pulling all my lashes out.
Anyone else have this with their eyelashes?? She says that it can be from stress but even when I have no stress in my life I want to pull them. I can't think of any 'patterns' of when it happens either I just find that often they are really sore and I want to pull
I start pulling my hairs when I was in grade 9 and now I am 30 years old and mother but not able to get rid of this shit .plz help me how can i stop it ..
0:24 I'm this type and I know it's so freaking weird for some reason I like the ends
chiggy Louis yUM
One time when I have a final Math test, I was so confused about a question that I started pulling my hair out repeatedly and now it’s a habit
wow, the nibbling thing is SO ACCURATE. i was genuinely surprised that i’m not the only person who does this. wow.
I bang the middle of my head repeatedly with my hands...the sensation is so good..but when I look at my pillows, I feel so bad and guilty, because all the hair around that area have come off. My middle hair is shorter than the rest of my hair...sometimes bald spots appears. Most times I can't tell my hair my hairdresser what's going in.. it gives me social anxiety and I always have to wear wigs or some sort of covering or totally cut my hair.
I pull my hair a lot, its satisfying when you see the follicle. Ive been wanting to stop but Its really hard. Im glad Im not the only one
I just do it, I can stop whenever I feel like it
Thanks for posting this - I don’t intentionally pull my hair out - it’s like I’m just brushing my fingers convulsively through my hair constantly or in between doing something like waiting for files to open on my computer when im at work or waiting for something it’s like a nervous twitch.
I managed to stop picking and making callouses on fingers when someone called it out to me and acted like I was a drug addict or something - but this behavior I watched my sister do it when I was a tween and curiously started playing with my hair too - twirling the ends, looking for split ends- constantly fussing with strands of hair - it got worse and worse.
Now when I run my fingers through my hair I’m kinda tugging - not really hard enough to pull out hair- I don’t feel pain- my scalp is so tight from tension I guess maybe that’s why but I’ll be at my desk and have cleaned up the pile of hairs from yesterday and then the next day I will look down and see another pile and it’s like.. everywhere I hate it - honestly I know it’s a problem but I like the sensation of having my hair tugged - maybe it forces my my scalp to relax I don’t know- on bad days the back of my head almost burns from this hair combing I do and I think ‘oh my god that is enough - I have to stop’ ugh 😢
Btw my sister has verrrry thin hair now and really not a lot and I tell myself ‘that will be you if you don’t stop’ I hate it bc I want to have long beautiful hard but when I try to grow it out I start messing with it and end up getting a pixie cut but when I had short hair that behavior moved to my skin on my fingers.
I noticed when my nails are painted I’ll touch my smooth nails and press the front of my thumb into my hand and that makes me stop messing with my hair but if I paint my nails consistently then the chemicals in the polish and remover make them break and on it goes..
I've had this for as long as I can remember aNd my family made me feel so crazy and abnormal. I'm 19 and I still do it but I mostly do the middle of my head so nobody can really see it. O try to stop but I just can't
I’m happy to know I’m not alone I tend to pull my hair more in the night before bed and wake up like oh no what have I done 🤦🏼♀️
Please advise how to cure this disease.. how to forget this habit ?
@@neerajbhaskar1657 Just remember your hair is your crown and identity try take pictures reminding yourself of the damage you made by plucking, be motivated to stop keep yourself busy and entertained maybe by watching stuff or playing games...your hair is your beauty always remember that its just anxiety whatever is making you pluck things would get better in time I promise....x
Me too. In needs help. I’m 15 sophomore in hs. I love wearing beanies but now I literally have to wear one. I have bald spot in middle of head they are gonna kill ,e
@@DONALDGLOVER-hl9ob I rub hair butter or oil on my hair to make it really slippery that way I can’t pluck try that in the night and wear a head tie something to cover and hide your hair like your hat and prayers help to and trust me you would be fine your young and hair would grow back I have had my moments lol x
I wear my beanies but I always take them off and start pulling again when alone @@LIPGLOSSSX
Wish i knew how to stop. This shit is so stressful and draining mentally. Hard to wake up feeling good about yourself. Sometimes it gets so bad it even hs an effect on relationships. Especially when those who dont suffer from it have zero understanding of the condition.
I have this, it started of with me seeing spilt ends and now I do it ALL the time. I’m trying to stop, and it has improved 🙄 until this whole quarantine shit happened and it’s gotten worse
So glad I’m not the only one. I have some spots that are thin but hopefully the awareness of this helps me stop.
Did it grow back?
lowkey used to do this
I cannot stop 😢 and only managed to go 2 and a half weeks without doing it just to grow a mustache now I’m slowly getting rid of it and em upset with my self for it. I just love how smooth and prickly it feels 😖
My sister started hair pulling after my mother took away a blanket from her when she was a toddler. She would pull the fuzz off the blanket and suck her thumb and tickle her face with the fuzz. My mother wanted her to stop sucking her thumb and hoped that removing the blanket would stop the cycle. This is when my sister switched to pulling out her scalp hair. She had a large bald spot on the side of her head until she was about 14.
Out 2 years ago I pulled my eyelashes, I had none at all lmao but now I have them back
i always pick at my scalp, my dry skin on my feet and hands, and also my scabs it causes me a lot of pain and doesnt look the best in public
i do it more when im anxious and stressed
it feels so good when theres the little clear bit on the end of it and u just bite it off..
I used to have this when i was younger.I dont have any dandruff etc. theres only a spot that will suddenly feel tingling in my upper head and it will go super itchy once i touch them.Once i scratch it i cant help myself not to pull the hair on the itchy area.Pulling out the hair really feels good and it relieves the itch.I have large bald patches also at those days.I really like also the feeling when the bald patches will have a dry wound because of pulling the hair and scratching , and pulling that dry wound out is really satisfying because its a bit itchy.
I am starting to have a bald patch and my friends are laughing at me since I couldn't cover my head with a hat because my school doesn't let students wear hats.
A year has passed, my bald patch got bigger, got made fun of in public. It's getting worse.
@@yellowgetbright have you stopped pulling your hair?
@@22jayz nope..sadly no.
@@yellowgetbright hopefully you do, I kinda stopped. I don't pull it from the roots I just pull it from the weak points of my hair.
@@22jayz I had stopped many times, But always back to the same habits, Especially during exams. The hair pulling was more vigorous.
I pull my eye lashers out. But not very often. I pull when I feel an itch
Good job Ms/Mrs Rabinowitz now I could never forget the word trichotillomania. Almost feels like that was intentional. Was it?
Ugh I think I have this. I pull out my hair from my head because some of the roots are black and they have the follicles on it when its pulled out and I like to kinda like scrape it off. I even pulled out all of my eyelashes. They're almost fully grown back so that's good.
I am constantly pulling on my hair, I could literally do it all hours of the day, nonstop. But I haven't gotten any bald spots? I'm not doing it to pull the hair out but I can clearly hear the hairs breaking. I'm obsessed with the feeling of detangling the hair (I have curly hair so it's easy to get it tangled up) even if it means breaking it off. Maybe my hair is just so thick it's harder to see thin or balding spots? Does this fall under the disorder? It's usually when I'm thinking in depth about something(always) or doing homework
I do it for no reason 😂
I’ve been dealing with hair pulling as long as I can remember, it started getting more serious once I entered high school, I’m in my second year of college now and the pulling has just gotten worse. I mainly pull from my eyebrows and stomach but I also pull my eyelashes, leg hair etc... i have huge bald spots on my eyebrows and scabs on my stomach from all the pulling. I don’t know how to describe the feeling, it’s almost physically painfully like something crawling under your skin or your hairs are all knotted up and you just keep pulling and pulling till you get that wirey, imperfect and painful hair. I usually pull the hair slowly so I can see the root it’s just so satisfying and I’m constantly ashamed of myself for it, it’s gotten to the point that I fill my eyebrows before going to bed even because I just can’t stand knowing my eyebrows are exposed. I haven’t been diagnosed with Trich or any mental illness ( mostly since I’ve never been to any kind of therapist or counselling) I keep convincing myself that it’s just a bad habit and I just need to keep practicing self restraint and to be honest I don’t know if it is or not . I’ve been avoiding therapy since I partly feel like I should get over it myself and I partly feel guilty how someone like me who has such a privileged and blessed life could have a reason to feel this way
I pull around my part... It's so irritating bc I have to part my hair so many times to hide it! I have this big bald spot in the middle of my head and it just won't get covered up!!!!!! I can't stop no matter how hard I try even when I slap myself when I pull :(
I kinda nibble off the end and I'm super self-conscious about it and I'm glad to hear I'm not the only one 😅
I had this since I was young i started with my eyelashes and id do it to the point I had no eyelashes, I now at 18 don't pick out my eyelashes and I also regret doing what I did as a child cause now i have very light and fine lashes. Above that I do pull out my hair on my head I've been doing constantly this week, I've done it my whole life and never really bothered to research as to why I do it. I believe I do it when I'm bored , or for the " sensation" I only pull out the really dark ones mainly baecause the always have the root come out and like in the video i nibble on it. I do find it odd but i don't know how to stop it.
I just pick out my hair for fun idk why
i do it a lot, bc i have nappy hair, and try to pull out knots or bunches of hair so when i comb it it doesn't get stuck on my hair
My brother has this disorder, I also know someone in my school who does this sometimes.
I've had this ever since my parents divorced I was so stressed with school and it comforted me so i kept going I am now 13 and I started at 10 I've done everything I can but nothing works I even handcuffed my self I think it is mostly because of stress and worriness in the world I have many bald spots but I show them off I am proud for bring different I get made fun of but oh well my boyfriend is also supportive and sometimes he causes it so like if you have this disorder or like this same sinario
I absolutely LOVE your post!!! I wish I felt like you, when I notice me doing it and when my husband walks in the room, I feel so embarrassed and I TRY to stop! I admire you!!
Go to psychiatrist it may be symptoms of OCD and have faith in GOD that he cared for u and done u will be normal .
Too close to home omg
I started pulling my hair when I was in 8th grade and now I’m almost 18
I don’t pull my hairs anymore just leg hair but it usually starts bleeding non stop
People usually tell me to stop but it’s not easy but anyways it feels great that I’m not the only one in this situation
@@suhassuhas486 define normal. She's got one of the most healthiest attitudes I've ever heard. You on the other hand...
@@robopiper9462 not alone sweetheart lots of us out here xxx
After I got Alopecia (due to stress), I grew my hair back. I was happy. Until I had this sensation, that there was this one strand of hair that was bothering me. It felt like it was swelling and calling me to pull it out. I tried looking for it and I ended up pulling out lots of hair, but still could not find it. I told my mom about it and she said it was normal, because of my alopecia. And I still kept on pulling my hair out, until I saw this video. Now, I want to avoid pulling my hair. But there are some times wherein I could not take it anymore and just pull them out. I’m the only one who knows about this, and I’m happy I know that I’m not alone.
Surely.. milion other people do this bro...i found this disease today
Do those hair regrow on their own when stopped pluging them??
I had this issue for 6-7 years on and off. Mostly pulling the hair from my head. I started to feel insecure of my thin hair so I would go months without doing it to let the hair grow and continue to do it and one day I just permanently stopped and committed to no longer picking. I can gladly say it’s been 3 years without picking and not touching my hair when I’m bored (outside of the shower or brushing) has really helped me stop this habit.
Im currently in my early teens and im still doing this to a very severe level.
But the most concerning part to me is that, ive been doing it since I was 8 in 3rd grade, yet nobody noticed until I was 11.
Okay I take it back, from 8-11 I was pulling all of my eyelashes out and most of my eyebrows. My parents and other family members all noticed, its just nothing was ever done about it. So this disorder just simmered for 3-4 years straight.
Now when I was 11, I started pulling out the hair on my head, so I started wearing a hood all the time and inevitably my father found out.
Now I got really lucky with the timing because we moved states during covid so I was going to a completely new school in 6th grade.
But ever since 11 then I wear a hood 24/7 except for showers, and I wear a wig at school along with the hood and ive been doing it for 2-3 years now.
I got this forsure. Me and my aunt. I pull my face hair. I have to shave when i do. My aunt pulls her hair on her head.
Stillhold oh