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10years.. When will this end????
Submitted by Nicstar on Wed, 04/01/2009 - 07:39
I am about to turn 21...
I have suffered from trich since I was 10 or 11.. And I'm tired.. so very tired.
I see a mirror and I hide from myself, not wanting to see last night's sleepless efforts..
It first started with pulling the hair out on my head, than went to eyelashes, now eye brows, arm hairs and pubes... I am so ashamed of this. At school I felt so different from the rest of the children.. I wore a bandanna everyday to cover my balding head, but that didn't help, if anything it encouraged the children to torment me even more so..
As an adult i don't feel like I'm under as much pressure, but I still hide it everyday under a headband, I think I would now call it a security blanket, when I'm home alone I don't wear it, but if anyone is there, its always on.. Even when I'm sharing the the bed with my boyfriend I wear it constantly, even to bed.. He never asks about it, but I know he wonders...Everyone does..
I am a much stronger person now, I used to be shy and timid but now I'm loud and outgoing.. but still, i feel as Trichotillomania hold me back from the person I know I can be.. this is my weakness, my shadow, my dark passenger..
I have been to more doctors, councilors, therapists than i care to count. None have helped..
One morning I woke and decided this must end "now!".. And from that moment on, I stopped.. It was a struggle, for three months I stopped, but everyday was harder than the last.. until eventually i broke down and now its worse than ever..
All I ask for is an answer, some hope even?
How can so many OCD's be treatable, but when it comes to trichotillomania no one seems to be able to help?
I know I'm not the only one who feels this way, thus the reason I want to reach out to other sufferers.. Lets be heard for once!
This cannot be ignored any longer!
Lets share our losses and successes, help others find help too...
I have searched high and low to find a doctor, anything, that is even aware of this condition without avail..
Please I beg of you.. If you know of anyway to treat this condition please share it..
I need to know there is something out there that might put this to an end..... I'm desperate now..
Nicky xx
You have got to tell your
You have got to tell your boyfriend!!! If he has any questions he can talk to me directly. I'm 38. I was 14 when this all started. Don't hide anymore, I don't and it was the best choice I made. Liberating too! Take him to this site. If he truly loves you, he can be a strong sense of support next to all of us! God bless! : )
i no just how you feel. im
i no just how you feel. im about to be 21 too. ive been doing this for almost 12 yrs. i accepted it then took it back. i no you desperate but now you need to get determined and fed up. when you get there you will have the will power and drive to stop. i am there and have managed to stop for 6 days so far. i no its only 6 days but take day for day. set small goals for your self like im not going to pull for a week. and go for there. i can tell you first hand that its not easy. keep you hands from your face and try to stay away from tweeser. you know talking to friends and family helps. it weird at first telling someone who dont no about it . but true friends will listen when you need to vent and it takes a weight off you sholders. family to they will back you 100%. talk to your mom, siblings,cousins even someone your close with as you try to stop and let them no how many days you have went without pullin or if you slip up. it makes it a little easier. i dont no how your realationship with your boyfriend is but if your open with each other share this with him. i might not be as bad as you think if/when you tell him. i wish you the best of luck!
That is most excellent and
That is most excellent and sensible advice coming from a young adult, I applaud you sweetie. I am a mom, as I have posted, and love and support goes both ways. Tweezing is bad unless you have Groucho Marx eyebrows, I only recommend them if necessary. If you want to ever touch base my E-mail is raderfancan2@yahoo.com. I try to keep up when I can. I have 2 posts my old boring one (Pulling Eyelashes, Etc. and the new update: Mom, 38, with Trich.) Feel free to check it out. And get well! Baby steps!