My Continuing Struggle With Eyebrow Pulling

Yes, I am a walking addictive personality.  At least I am starting to think that way.  I start looking at so much of my life, and realize that almost everything I do is an addictive habit.

I have gone three days without pulling any eyebrow hairs out.  Unfortunately I don't have too much to pull out any longer.  The sad part was four days ago I couldn't stop pulling.  It was my worst hair pulling episode since I started.

I still pulled many arm hairs out.  I guess it is the least of two evils.  My eyebrows have reached a state of embarrassment now.  I feel like everyone is staring at them probably wanting to say something, but just keep staring instead.

I did a little research, and it seems that boosting antioxidant intake can help with the compulsive disorder.  The last few days I have been taking some vitamins that will hopefully help with the addiction.  I will have to see if it actually helps me kick the habit.

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Struggling With Trichotillomania

I can't stop.  No matter how hard I try I do it.  I don't even know how it started.  I can't figure out any triggers except boredom.  It seems to be getting worse every day.  So what is Trichotillomania?  It is the urge to pull out your hair uncontrollably.

It is now to the point where it is very noticeable.  Both my eyebrows are now almost completely gone.  I have basically plucked them one by one over the last few months.  It is probably close to drug addicition where you may want to stop, but no matter how hard you try you can't kick the habit.

I am trying to look back, and see how it all started.  I know a coworker who talked about it about a year ago, and her inability to stop pulling even with anti depressant prescriptions.  I thought to myself how could someone pull out their hair.  I now see how it happens, and it is impossible to stop.

I am not sure how it started.  I used to be infatuated with my eyebrows, and pluck stray ones with tweezers.  It was like a once a week type ordeal, but it didn't seem like that big of a deal.  I also recently started plucking my gray hairs, but lost interest in it. 

My newest hair pulling has started with my arm hair.  I now find myself bored while sitting on break at work, or watching TV.  I end up pulling multiple hairs every break, or incident when it happens.  It is a horrible addiction. 

I am struggling with it every day, and I hope somehow magically I wake up some day, and no longer have the urge to pull out my hair.

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