Melissa1983
09-25-2005, 02:26 AM
Hey everyone
I have had this probably for over 8 years now.. I pull my hair out. When I get in stressful situations, I tend to run my fingers through my hair and pull one or two out.. it comes as a satisfaction for me. I haven't yet faced this as a problem until now. Has this happened to anyone???
I have had this probably for over 8 years now.. I pull my hair out. When I get in stressful situations, I tend to run my fingers through my hair and pull one or two out.. it comes as a satisfaction for me. I haven't yet faced this as a problem until now. Has this happened to anyone???
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Rockon78
09-25-2005, 05:20 PM
Hey everyone
I have had this probably for over 8 years now.. I pull my hair out. When I get in stressful situations, I tend to run my fingers through my hair and pull one or two out.. it comes as a satisfaction for me. I haven't yet faced this as a problem until now. Has this happened to anyone???
Hi Melissa,
I pulled my hair out when I was a child. I ended up having a little bald patch on the top of my head, because I pulled hair from the same little spot all the time. My mom noticed it, she seen the regrowth and asked me about it. I was scared when she seen it and questioned me about it (don't remember exactly what she said) but, I don't think I did it after that. Now I have a little cowlick in that spot. When I was a teenager, I would pull a few hairs out every now and than.
~Peace~
I have had this probably for over 8 years now.. I pull my hair out. When I get in stressful situations, I tend to run my fingers through my hair and pull one or two out.. it comes as a satisfaction for me. I haven't yet faced this as a problem until now. Has this happened to anyone???
Hi Melissa,
I pulled my hair out when I was a child. I ended up having a little bald patch on the top of my head, because I pulled hair from the same little spot all the time. My mom noticed it, she seen the regrowth and asked me about it. I was scared when she seen it and questioned me about it (don't remember exactly what she said) but, I don't think I did it after that. Now I have a little cowlick in that spot. When I was a teenager, I would pull a few hairs out every now and than.
~Peace~
GatsbyLuvr1920
09-25-2005, 11:04 PM
It's an Obsessive-Compulsive Spectrum Disorder (OCSD) called trichotillomania. I have another OCSD that's similar- I don't pull out my hair, but I compulsively skin-pick. My cuticles on my fingers and toes are all bad, and my scalp is full of infected sores, but I can't stop... :rolleyes:
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hry33
09-27-2005, 08:32 PM
an antidepressant med often helps by reducing tha anxiety and OCD
relaxation and more exercise also help, OCD being an anxiety disorder
relaxation and more exercise also help, OCD being an anxiety disorder
GatsbyLuvr1920
09-27-2005, 08:55 PM
Actually, unless you have full-blown OCD in conjunction with trich, an SSRI might not be all that effective. Usually, with OCSD's, the outcome needs to be cured with CBT or using meds in conjunction with CBT. Medicine alone, in most cases, turns out poor results...
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bkm4673
09-28-2005, 12:53 AM
listen to gatsby she knows her stuff...........
aries 2389
10-07-2005, 08:43 PM
hey, i thought i was the only one who did this. Usually when i'm overwhelmed, i pick out the thickest, darkest hairs on the top of my scalp, not even realizing it, until i begin to examine it. Its bizarre.
tiramisu08
10-10-2005, 12:25 AM
well i used to pluck out my hair coz it itched so much, and i HATED showers! So i plucked scratched untill my scalp bleed! I even had a blad spot for about 3 months and it grew back with SPIKES!! YIKES! Hold your hands together put it in a fist and think of something else don1t touch your head
Rockon78
10-10-2005, 10:27 AM
and it grew back with SPIKES!! YIKES!
LOL Tiramisu that's what happened to me too, when I was a child. I pulled hair out from the same little spot and I had a patch of spikes on the back of my head when it started growing back. That's when my mom noticed it.
~Peace~
LOL Tiramisu that's what happened to me too, when I was a child. I pulled hair out from the same little spot and I had a patch of spikes on the back of my head when it started growing back. That's when my mom noticed it.
~Peace~