Fun things that come with Trichotillomania
In an age where mental disorders are finally given well deserved study and attention that they should be getting, you’re pretty much left in the dust. Maybe just sit on your hands or play with a ball or something? We don’t know.
‘’Why don’t you just stop pulling your hair?’’ wow Cynthia I never thought about that
Good luck finding any awareness, or anyone who’s ever heard of it in general.
Good luck finding treatment options and coping devices as well.
Ah yes, because of literally no one talking about it, you grow up with your parents being ashamed and disgusted by you. Also, them refusing to understand or believe what you tell them.
‘’You’ve been picking again, haven’t you??’’
Having your hair grabbed and checked by your mother.
‘’So why don’t you have any eyelashes?’’
No ‘’brows on fleek’’ here
Your mother going through wastebaskets and finding hair and questioning you about it. Same with vacuum cleaners.
People seeing you pull and asking you why and being quite rude.
Fear of someday having another bald spot.
Raw eyes where your lashes should be and bleeding where your pubic hair should be.
NOT BEING ABLE TO GET THAT /ONE/ EYELASH AND PULLING YOUR EYELID UNTIL IT GETS RAW
ok it’s just a pet peeve of mine but I really hate those edits people do of celebrities or just people in general where they edit off their eyebrows. I know it seems harmless to people, but for someone like me it’s basically just saying. ‘’Look at what an ugly freak you are in society’s viewpoint.’’
The shame beanie when you can’t stop pulling
Having new bleeding each time you go to the bathroom because you just can’t stop pulling ingrown hairs for some reason
Having a ‘’gross’’ condition that can in no way be sugar coated or romanticized as in any way beautiful, so no one talks about it.
Once again the shame from having a ‘’gross’’ condition.
Why are there so many hairballs everywhere did I do this
The last time I had a bald spot was when I was about eleven or twelve I think?? But I couldn’t go into public without a bobby pin pulling hair over it and my mom was so upset the entire time I had it. It wasn’t just the fact of the shame of what it looked like. It got sunburned and there were open sores ok.
WHEN NO PENCIL, STENCIL OR WAX SET WILL GIVE YOU NATURAL LOOKING BROWS
Trichotillomania is a nightmarish condition and the suffers get little to no awareness or help.
All the those who suffer from it are beautiful and deserve better.