Is it Trichotillomania..?

Question

I have been plucking hairs from parts of my body for the last few months. I don't touch the hair on my scalp at all, but I regularly feel like I need to take out hairs (with my fingernails or tweezers) from around my belly button, eyebrows, etc. I started noticing that there are a lot of ingrown hairs and even small scars a few weeks ago.
Also, My eyebrows don't grow as fast as they used to. Sometimes I have the urge to pull a hair from the side of my eyebrow and before I know it, half of my eyebrow is nearly gone. :S
Is it possible for my eyebrows to ever look and grow normally again?

This is really embarrassing and I really want an honest answer. Thanks

Thanks for all the responses :)
btw, I'm 18

Answer 1

Take prenatal vitamins and your skin and hair will be as good as new. Prenatal vitamins will make your skin soft and radiant and your hair will grow out long and strong. Put some facial moisturizers with vitamins on your eyebrows and everywhere you pluck out the hairs. I'm not sure if the prenatal vitamins will stop you from plucking out your hair. Please see a doctor or therapist.

Answer 2

Trichotillomania is compulsive hair pulling. It is an impulse disorder which causes people to pull out the hair from their scalp, eyelashes, eyebrows, or other parts of the body, resulting in noticeable bald patches.

Most frequently it begins in the pre- or early adolescent years, starting at around 12 years old. 90 percent are women and probably because men are less likely to talk about it.

Here is a web site with information about it:

http://www.trich.org/

I can't diagnose you. You'd have to see a specialist.

Answer 3

Yes it sounds like trichotillomania.
Eyebrows can regrow unless you have damaged the follicles.

Answer 4

I think you're being hyper-groomed, but I don't think it's a mental disorder.