Teens With Trich?? - Obsessive Compulsive Disorder (OCD) Message Board

foreverlost991 · 07-18-2003, 02:28 AM

i feel so alone, all my friends try to ignore that i have a bald patch but i know that they are somewhat ashamed and feel sorry for me. it just so happens that all my friends are guys is that bad? anyways, i just need someone that is in highschool or older that knows what is up! i am entering my freshman year in Sept. and i don't have any friends that are going to my highschool so i am going to be judged like hell. Thatz why i don;t hang out with girls. my own mother is embaressed about going places with me, she makes me wear a hat but i am quite strong so i don't i pull my hair over and i am sick of trying to hide me, i want to express my hairstyle does anyone know that im talking about??

TrickyChris · 07-19-2003, 12:49 AM

I am not a teenager, but a 44 year old women who has suffered with trichotillomania for over 40 years. so I DO understand the pain you are going through. The only difference with us is that I pulled my eyelashes completely out when I was your age. Then about the age of 30 or so I started to get aggressive in pulling out the hair on my hair. I am now in a dire state with my hair pulling (many bald spots) and now have a open sore that may need medical intervention. So what I am
suggesting is to get profession help NOW while you are young,I think if I had gotten help early I would possiably have a full head of hair to get funky with and have fun with, not to mention not having to wear a bandana or baseball cap all the time to cover all the bald spots.My heart goes out to you. God bless.

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foreverlost991 · 07-19-2003, 03:37 AM

Like no one ive ever met before has ever had it<in person> but i think that it is hereditary. My dad did it my uncle did it my mom. I was wondering if any meds helped the compulsove side of the behavior i have tried a lot of diferent meds. like uh prozac zoloft, uh and like 4 others that i don;t remember the names to so i feel pretty much like a lab rat right now

grlintrupt · 07-26-2003, 02:23 AM

I just made a post on here about trichotillamania. I pull my hair out on my head, I have lot's of bald patches. So believe me I do know what you are going through. It is so miserable. Right now I am at the worst I have ever been doing it. I have to wear my hair up or wear a bandana to hide the missing hair. Your mother should not be embarrassed of you though. She should help you out with this and give you comfort, and support. That could be making you feel worse about it, and even cause you to do it more. I have done this since i was 12 years old, and i am now almost 21. As a female it is hard, because I always think, well if i was a guy I could just shave my head and no one would ever know. But in this society if a woman shaves her head ppl. think you are weird. Maybe I still could and just wear a wig, but who is to say that I wouldn't start doing it again once my hair grew back- ya know? Well I don't want to go on forever about this, just thought you should know that you are not alone.

eyelinerfairy · 09-09-2003, 08:40 AM

Hiya, im a 16 yr old girl in england and i have trich too. its actually being ok at the minute but i still pull-my little routine is look fr hairs that dont feel right, pull it out, eat the root if its big enough to, vurl the hair between my 1st fingernail and thumbnail, feel the hair again once or twice, snap the hair in half, throw each half down either side of where i am standing/sitting. it sounds really stupid i spose reading it through but thats what ive been doing for a few years now. i also look for split ends non stop and either pull them off or chew or cut them off. once i start plucking my eyebrows its quite hard to stop!! but i usually manage to quit in time.
well i know how you feel and it sucks, doesnt it! well, take care. Lis