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Originally Posted by beatingit
Hello everyone,
I am here in hopes to connect with others who suffer from Trichotemnomania, a chronic hair cutting disorder. My hopes is that together we can "come out of the closet" so to speak and reach others and find help! I use to be on another website and there are many of us out there but that group had problems and is no longer. There is much shame in this disorder and most of us live hiding our disorder. Mine cutting is driven by perfectionism and stress. There are several articles out there and the one that seems to describe it best (for me) likened it to perfectionism, stress and possibly body dysmorphic issues in some people. It has been placed in the OCD spectrum disorder category by some.
In the years I shared on the other support group never once did I read where anyone found help from the medical community. That is why I am here. We have to educate them so they can help us!
Later I will share all the emotions that go into an episode of "hair cutting" and the shame that results. It is debilitating and takes away from ones quality of life. It has taken years of joy from so many people and I am determined to find answers that will lead to getting the help we need.
Thanks,
Beatingit:
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hey I know how you feel! my hair is my pride and joy I love my long hair but as soon as I see a split ends its over. I will pull them apart and then feel my hair for a strand that feels different than the others and pull it out. it doesn't belong there. I trim my hair myself and yes it's about perfectionism. if a part of my hair won't straighten because it's dead, here come the scissors. then I freak out, my hair is ombre style and the bottom of it is what makes it look the coolest. but it's dead. now here goes the other side. oh crap I cut it at a different angle so now it's gotta match. UGH. same with my eyebrows. if I mess up one side I have to mess up the other side just so they'll match! sometimes I'll pull them out with my fingers and I've read that that is why mine look so messed up on the inner most side. hair on my feet? oh hell no that's gotta go. thank you for this thread now I must go get my tweezers!
