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i've been doing it for more than 10 years.
Submitted by yuki73724 on Wed, 10/14/2009 - 10:43
hi, everyone.
this is the first time i looked it up online though i've been pulling my hair for more than 10 years.
all of these information is so crazy. but it's good to know that there are more people like me.
i really want to stop this...... i am starting to get bald spots on my head, but i really can't control my urges.
i don't even know when i start. i catch myself doing it and tell my self that i need to stop, but will continue to do it for another 10 mins while i am telling myself that i need to stop. i don't understand how i can't control myself. it's so out of control!!! is this something i can do to control by myself?? can i somehow convince my soul or subconcious mind that i need to stop????? it's really driving me up the wall.
i remember in my elementry school, my classmate was showing this thick little bumpy texture of her hair and that was it for me. i find hairs that are not straight, little bumpy, then i break it off. it's been almost 20 years. i pull my hair when i think. i am a designer therefore i think a lot....... that means i pull a lot. yesterday, i collected all the hair i pulled instead of throwing them away to shock myself. it was a lot of hair..... for sure it was shocking. but today i ended up pulling little less, but still a lot of hair .......while i am looking at the pile of hair i pulled yesterday. isn't this a curse? isn't this freaky????? i do not want to go on the med. i wish i can just stop. is this hard like quiting drug??
do you have to count everyday you dont pull, is that how hard it is??? can i stop by myself??
what do i have to do to stop it on my own??? or am i dreaming thinking that i can stop???
someone please, let me know.......
No, your not alone and your
No, your not alone and your not dreaming about anything that is bad like that. You can stop, but I know how you feel when you say you can't stop. I've heard that therapy works A LOT, but I don't have enough money to visit the doctor I need to see. What I do to stop most urges is I have a stress ball a friend from California sent me. You can actually use any kind of squishy ball. My cousin, he has the same issue with pulling the hair out of his beard and he will actually sew(No, he is not gay.) You just need to do something that will make you stop. Like, I listen to a lot of music and exercise like running. I also find washing you hair works when you feel the urge. I haven't stopped fully, but I don't do it as often. =]
Not good on advise, but hope this helps some. ;)