eyelash pulling - Open to All Other Health Topics Message Board

lonelyiz · 02-01-2003, 02:50 PM

i have pulled my eyelashes (only the top ones) out since i was 9. my mom knows but just says i need to have enough willpower to stop. i hate my life, and i have no close friends as im afraid theyll find out about my eyes, so im not social at all. im bad in school but that's beside the point--my mom wont let me see a therapist and i cant stop pulling them out! what can i do?!?!?!

Jooner18 · 02-01-2003, 03:36 PM

I think there might be a little more of a problem here than pulling out your eyelashes...How old are you? I've done the same thing, but it hasn't stopped me from chillin with people. If you really want to find out if there's something wrong, maybe it would be a good idea to go against your mother and at least talk to a school counselor or something. You're mother just might be looking for some more proof than what you can give her.

Jops · 02-02-2003, 02:45 AM

I pull my eyelashes out also, not all the time but sometimes. I dont really look that much into it, I think I do it to take my mind off other things.

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lonelyiz · 02-02-2003, 07:17 AM

well i tried the school counselor bu the parents have to mkae an appointment for the child...the thing is i really really want to stop pulling them out...is there anything at all i ca do without haveing to see someone? (im 13)

Jooner18 · 02-02-2003, 10:00 AM

Okay listen. If you have as much of a problem as you say you do (and I have read your other topic posts), I guarantee you can get to a counselor. And I'll tell you the same thing that they'll probably tell you. You can set anything you put your mind to. When I was your age, I got sent to th school psychiatrist for having a bad day(I'm 22 now). If you want to talk to one that bad, you can. If you really think you need to. I think the fact that you say you have no friends goes a lot further than pulling eyelashes...