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Submitted by sketch on Mon, 11/09/2009 - 05:32
Hey everyone, I am new to this site; my name is Erin, nice to meet you all :] I've been pulling my eyelashes out since I was 7, I'm now 19 and in the past 3 years I have developed dermatillomania; I've been picking at an area on the side of the bridge of my nose for those 3 years and recently started picking at my chin. This is the first time I have openly told people I don't know about my Trich. I am a sophomore in college and I decided to dedicate my whole semester, well in my English class at least, to Trichotillomania. I have already done a profile paper on myself, an annotated bibliography, and now I am doing a research paper. Naturally I've been researching this topic for most of my life so it wasn't a problem. I think it would be really cool to do a type of case study/interview with someone else, or even a few other individuals who have been dealing with the disorder as well. If your interested, just give me an email address I can contact you through. Thank you all so much! Keep being strong!
Erin
Hi, I'm 25 and I've been
Hi, I'm 25 and I've been pulling and skin-picking since I was about 6 or 7.
I mainly pull out my eyelashes and eyebrows, and pick at my lip on the right side of my mouth. I also pick at my thumbnail. I don't know why.
Very few people know how my mind and body really function on any given day. I don't meet many people who I feel would not get weirded out by my compulsions or me trying to explain it. Maybe I'm not giving people enough credit, but if I was them, I'd think I was crazy. I space out at some point every single day and either pull or pick while in deep thought. I also pull when I want to and I'm focused and concentrated. I also pull when I just want the sensation.
For a while there I questioned my own sanity... what it meant to keep repeating the same action over and over again - and for what? But eventually, I learned that unless I am patient and kind towards myself and FORGIVING, I'm never going to beat this thing. And maybe there isn't a beating it, but a recovery of sorts, where you always have to watch yourself and be mindful of how easy it is to get into that routine.
It's been an odd, awkward journey thus far, but I'm still here and I feel like I'm making some head-way. So nowhere to go but forward I guess right? My email is kmorri1@saic.edu
My name is Taylor i would
My name is Taylor i would like to help you with your interview. Ive never really talked about it with anyone other then my boyfriend..which was really hard..and i didn't really get into detail with it. Being that I don't know you it will be easier and hopefully therapeutic. Taylorskc@gmail.com