It started with an extremely traumatic event and it has been going on for years. It has gotten worse in the past couple of months. I feel like I am going into a deep depression. I thought that I had it under control but when we started having extreme fincial problem and I lost my job it has become worse than ever.
2007-03-23 20:13:45 · 10 answers · asked by spar71 1 in Social Science ➔ Psychology
Hey sweetie, been there big time, it's called trichotillomania. It is an obsessive-compulsive disorder and yes, it usually starts with traumatic events in life. Yahoo has a support group for it called trichotillomania-friends. I started in the '70s and pulled for 20 years before I overcame it. I stopped, but not before almost becoming permanently bald. I have very long hair so I can pull it up (see my avatar) and hide the bald spots. You need help for this. I did it on my own, but that is not easy to do. At least go on the Yahoo group site and learn more about it and then see a counselor. Good luck and know that it is more common than you would think and you are NOT alone at ALL.
2007-03-23 20:25:16 · answer #1 · answered by b_friskey 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
A friend of mine had it in high school. She was bald in a ring around her head about an inch thick because she would pull the hairs out, one at a time. Even her eyebrows.
She told me it was a 'tick' and I know that she had turrets as well. I thought that it was associated with the turret's, but perhaps not. I have never heard it associated with depression, because I have been looking into a lot of depression stuff lately. Likely an existing condition that Depression worsens.
Good luck to you, sweetie. I don't think that you are insane.
2007-03-23 20:24:52 · answer #2 · answered by TiGeR 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
I knew a girl who pulled her hair out one @ a time root and all, sucked the root bulb off the hair shaft then carefully sorted out the next victim. Poor girl even did this in her sleep. Steph had a bald spot the size of a Lg. egg on top of her head. She had a severe nervous condition brought on by her fathers brutality.
2007-03-23 20:43:45 · answer #3 · answered by GoldE 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Yes I used to do this as a child after the death of my father at age 5. Trichomania I think its called.. I can't remember why I stopped but grief and stress can cause all kinds of responses .
2007-03-23 20:20:27 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 0⤋
It's a type of self mutilation, according to MTV. They just did a "true life" epoisode of people who pull hair. The only way the people on the show were able to overcome it, was seeing and talking to a mental health doctor.
2007-03-23 20:21:43 · answer #5 · answered by itskatyo 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
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2016-10-19 12:04:35 · answer #6 · answered by arleta 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It's like being a cutter, causing pain to yourself. I have a friend that pulls put her hair and her eyelashes as a way to punish herself and control her stress. It's all the same.
2007-03-23 20:31:18 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
Yes, I have a sister-in-law that has this problem. It is triggered by anxiety and stress. This can be a very big problem if left untreated. I would advise seeing a therapist on this matter.
2007-03-23 20:24:11 · answer #8 · answered by sellandtrade 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
NOTE, many AMERICANS are having finical problems right now. Just do your best. I think lot of our jobs are going to mexicans and also busineses moving out of AMERICA. I lost my job too.And i hurt my self as well. SO HANG in there keep your chin up.I WILL PRAY 4 you to find gainful employment. huggs star.
2007-03-23 20:25:47 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
yes i have had it for 10 years and i feel like there is no end!!Its called Trichotillomania.
2007-03-27 18:26:51 · answer #10 · answered by stacy i 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋