I have this thing called trichotillomania, or hair pulling. It resides along with my OCD/bipolar/borderline personality disorder. YEAH, I'm not sure if I'm all of those. In fact, I know I have trichotillomania/OCD, but I highly doubt I have bipolar, but rather BPD.
Anyway, we won't go into my lists of diagnoses. Hair pulling is something I have done since the age of 13. I remember plucking out my eyelashes and eyebrows in junior high. I spent hours in front of the mirror, usually until 2 or 3 in the morning, pulling out my eyelashes and eyebrow hairs. I wanted them to be balanced, and they wouldn't be; and even if they were, I wouldn't see it for my neurotic, slanted perception of myself. At certain points, I had no eyebrows or eyelashes. My grandmother used to tell me that they wouldn't grow back, and I told her that wasn't true-- I knew because I had been pulling them out for several years. They usually grew back within a month at first, then two or three months after constantly pulling them out.
Even when I was watching TV, I would sit and pull out my eyelashes. I also did this while reading. It relieved my stress, and it angered me when anyone pointed it out or told me to stop. I obsessed over hair, and yet the thought of it grossed me out. I hated hair.
This intense hatred of hair started long ago, when I was little. While taking baths, my mother's hair would blanket the tub. It floated around in the bath, covering my arms and legs. It freaked me out. My poor mother couldn't help it. She has thick, thick wiry hair. She loses massive amounts of it, I mean, complete handfuls in a day. I can't blame her at all, because my hair is the same way. I shed like a dog.
But, since her hair freaked me out when I was little, I make sure my hair is out of the shower and bath. I don't want it on the sink. I don't want it anywhere. Yuck. Hair is so gross.
I would love to not even have hair. How wonderful would that be.
So, yes, I am crazy. Seriously weird and crazy. I'm so lucky I married a German boy with no body hair. I thank God every day for that.
Anyway, we won't go into my lists of diagnoses. Hair pulling is something I have done since the age of 13. I remember plucking out my eyelashes and eyebrows in junior high. I spent hours in front of the mirror, usually until 2 or 3 in the morning, pulling out my eyelashes and eyebrow hairs. I wanted them to be balanced, and they wouldn't be; and even if they were, I wouldn't see it for my neurotic, slanted perception of myself. At certain points, I had no eyebrows or eyelashes. My grandmother used to tell me that they wouldn't grow back, and I told her that wasn't true-- I knew because I had been pulling them out for several years. They usually grew back within a month at first, then two or three months after constantly pulling them out.
Even when I was watching TV, I would sit and pull out my eyelashes. I also did this while reading. It relieved my stress, and it angered me when anyone pointed it out or told me to stop. I obsessed over hair, and yet the thought of it grossed me out. I hated hair.
This intense hatred of hair started long ago, when I was little. While taking baths, my mother's hair would blanket the tub. It floated around in the bath, covering my arms and legs. It freaked me out. My poor mother couldn't help it. She has thick, thick wiry hair. She loses massive amounts of it, I mean, complete handfuls in a day. I can't blame her at all, because my hair is the same way. I shed like a dog.
But, since her hair freaked me out when I was little, I make sure my hair is out of the shower and bath. I don't want it on the sink. I don't want it anywhere. Yuck. Hair is so gross.
I would love to not even have hair. How wonderful would that be.
So, yes, I am crazy. Seriously weird and crazy. I'm so lucky I married a German boy with no body hair. I thank God every day for that.
I have never had the shedding of hair... but I do pluck the crap out of my eyebrows... so much so I have to pencil them on. :(
ReplyDeleteYeah...I don't think mine will ever grow back to what they should be. lol I feel you there.
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