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Trichotillomania

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Published: Jan 14, 2013

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It is nothing to be ashamed of. Trichotillomania.
I've been struggling with it since I was 11 years young, or even younger. Today it only affects my eyelashes, but it used to be worse, although I never touched the hair on my head.

I have my "fits" and then my eyelashes are annihilated. The feeling I get when I see more than 3 hairs between my fingers in one pull... It's priceless.

I wish I could stop, and I try. But it is not something I do intentionally, I just "wake up" and the lashes are gone. Darn :s

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Used in an essay on here.

Essay - Trichotillomania and BFRBs Ones hair is one of the major focal points of a person’s appearance, the way they style it and color it often telling much about themselves. It’s considered a large part of one’s identity for this reason, a drastic change in the cut or style or color of the hair often associated with a substantial life change or mental state. However, mental illness itself often goes unseen, symptoms mostly being restricted to behaviors which do not typically surface on the physical body. Trichotillomania, though, does.
Trichotillomania (trick-oh-till-oh-may-nee-ah) is a body focused repetitive behavior, or BFRB, and an impulse-control disorder. Trichstop states that “the official classification of trichotillomania is that it falls under the umbrella of “Obsessive compulsive and related disorders.”” (Trichstop, “Trichotillomania Facts”). Often called “trich” or “ttm