I think I may have trichotillomania. I only heard about it recently, somewhere on the Internet...

For about three years now I've had a habit of occasionally plucking out my eyelashes. I don't know when or why I first did it, but I remember I couldn't pull just one. Ever.

There have been many times when I've pulled out so many that when I showered, water would get in my eye because I had no lashes to catch the drops.

I really hate the habit. My eyelashes are sparse even when they're healthy, and I feel terrible when I put on mascara and it doesn't help at all... But it never made sense to me why I'd do such a thing. So I observed myself.

I've think it's a nervous habit. I do it when I'm anxious or upset. I won't stop until there's a nice bare patch on my eyelid, at which point I usually try to keep myself occupied with something else. Sometimes I can resist the urge. If I don't start at all, then everything's peachy.

So I was wondering if anyone else had this sort of thing, or if you have any advice or information about it?