trichotillomania

i have not been diagnosed but i pick at my face, any imperfections usually, and definately pull my eyelashes out on occasion and if i find hair even below the surface of the skin but you can see it i pick at it until and even after it bleeds until i get the stinking hair.
my family try to get on me but that just makes me try to hide the "picking" i feel guilt and embarrassment for it. i use tweesers as well as my nails. i've found when i get anxious i pick more and since i've been on prozac and abilify my picking hasn't been NEARLY as bad. it's nice to know i'm not alone. i wish my family understood more, although i admit it does seem creepy and stupid when i think about it.

Hi, How are you? I am happy to write to you as we can hopefully become online friends. I don't have many friends and especially friends that understand what I go through and how I feel. I think we can support eachother as we have similar and the same problems. I have trichotillomania too. I know how extremely difficult and beyond frustrating it can be. No medication helped me but coping skills finally helped. I still pull from time to time but very little. No comparison to before. I pull hair out of my head. I used to have to wear a wig but I haven't for a long time now! I am happy to talk to you because we can understand each other. I also have bipolar and ocd. The ocd and trich is I know is linked closely together for me. My bipolar is under control and I am working on my ocd. Don't feel bad please for having trich. It is not who you are , it is something you have that you have not chose. It helps me to accept that I have it then to fight it and hate myself for it. It took me a long time to get to that point but it does help me. Enough about me. Write back to me when you have a chance. I want to hear from you.
Lori

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