I like to pull the mascara off my eyelashes but never my eyelashes but of corse they fall off any way i even put it on so i could pull it off it feels good i do this everyday and sometime i even pull my genital hair but this i do once every 2 weeks is this a mild case of trichotillomania??
2007-01-18 11:35:54 · 7 answers · asked by Anonymous in Health ➔ Other - Health
No. And. Relax it easy to begin to feel like you have every disorder in the world.
2007-01-18 11:55:24 · answer #1 · answered by ronjambo 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Easiest way to determine if what you are doing is a sign of trichotillomania is to ask yourself one simple question...When you think of pulling out hair, if you were to restrain yourself from doing so, would the urge to do so continue to get stronger...to the point where you have nothing else on your mind but pulling hair?
Tricho is an anxiety type disorder that exhibits similarities to OCD and Tourette syndrome, in such a way that the "internal feeling" when attempting to prevent the action causes you to feel uncomfortable. When a person has OCD, they have to perform an action or though process to prevent something from happening, otherwise they get an growing urge to perform the action or thought process. When a person has Tourette syndrome, the "tic" of let's say rapid eye blinking can be controlled, but if the person has the urge to blink their eyes over and over again quickly, and then keep themselves from actually allowing the tic to happen, then the urge to blink rapidly will escalate to the point where they would blink faster and harder than if they had initially just given into the urge....and either way, the tic will eventually happen...which in reality also makes the urge an uncontrollable one.
So, if your hair pulling can relate to any of those examples, then it may be trichotillomania.
2007-01-18 19:46:52 · answer #2 · answered by Madre 5 · 2⤊ 0⤋
I think pulling any sensitive hair, like pubes or eyelashes [I moisturize my lashes, take good care of them and would never pluck them!] is a problem.
Even if you do it once or twice.
2007-01-18 19:38:38 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Does it interfere with your daily life such that you're so focused on your eyelash/pubic hair pulling that you aren't getting things done or it's interfering w/your social relationships? Are you leaving yourself bald with all this plucking? If your answer to those questions is no, then the answer to your question is no.
2007-01-18 19:39:58 · answer #4 · answered by jremidez 2 · 1⤊ 1⤋
Yes it is,IF trichotillomwhachamacallit means a disorter of pulling out hair of one self...You need some help,Ask a doctor if it is healthy.
2007-01-18 19:40:18 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
yes! but the big question is do you want to stop? i recommend asking yourself why you do this and perhaps seeking out professional advice, too.
2007-01-18 19:41:13 · answer #6 · answered by Carla S 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yeah...it would have to be chronic to be of any real concern.
2007-01-18 19:39:26 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋