http://thebeautybrains.com/2007/03/19/the-terrible-toll-of-trichotillomania/ Cosmetic chemists answer your beauty product questions! We are a group of cosmetic scientists who understand what the chemicals used in cosmetics really do, how products are tested, and what all the advertising means. Sat, 21 Nov 2009 11:10:48 -0500 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.6 hourly 1 http://thebeautybrains.com/2007/03/19/the-terrible-toll-of-trichotillomania/comment-page-1/#comment-44214 Dillyn Tue, 27 Oct 2009 00:35:41 +0000 http://thebeautybrains.com/2007/03/19/the-terrible-toll-of-trichotillomania/#comment-44214 Oh and also she said that it could be from depression...I am a sixteen year old boy with no worries...so is there more it could be from? Oh and also she said that it could be from depression…I am a sixteen year old boy with no worries…so is there more it could be from?

]]> http://thebeautybrains.com/2007/03/19/the-terrible-toll-of-trichotillomania/comment-page-1/#comment-44213 Dillyn Tue, 27 Oct 2009 00:33:26 +0000 http://thebeautybrains.com/2007/03/19/the-terrible-toll-of-trichotillomania/#comment-44213 Wow. Thats kind of scary. My friend that i sit by in 4th hour noticed me pulling at my scalp and my eyelashes a few weeks ago, but she never said anything about it till today. I thought it was just a bad habit, but then I realized that I was doing it all the time, even right now im fighting the urdge to pull my eyelashes out. I am pretty sure I only have it slightly though because I don't HAVE to pull at myself. I stopped pulling at my scalp. Its just my eyelashes now...I know I have to stop. Hopfully i may be able to get some help. Wow. Thats kind of scary. My friend that i sit by in 4th hour noticed me pulling at my scalp and my eyelashes a few weeks ago, but she never said anything about it till today.
I thought it was just a bad habit, but then I realized that I was doing it all the time, even right now im fighting the urdge to pull my eyelashes out. I am pretty sure I only have it slightly though because I don’t HAVE to pull at myself. I stopped pulling at my scalp. Its just my eyelashes now…I know I have to stop. Hopfully i may be able to get some help.

]]> http://thebeautybrains.com/2007/03/19/the-terrible-toll-of-trichotillomania/comment-page-1/#comment-43325 mel Mon, 05 Oct 2009 20:33:52 +0000 http://thebeautybrains.com/2007/03/19/the-terrible-toll-of-trichotillomania/#comment-43325 I'm 19 and have had it for 5 years, I had cut my hair short and was regrowing it nicely when I started. Now, I've dropped/been kicked out of high school last year( they were going to "baker act" me for pulling, which is when they put you in a mental hospital for 3 days) Its depressing, but I've kinda accepted it, I can't stop. I miss my long hair, and sometimes I cry when I look in the mirror with what I see, but nothing works for me. I've tried the whole distraction thing, only to find myself still pulling... I wear my hair in a spiky pixi cut like I did before I started growing it out(even though it hasn't been cut in 5 years) and it hides it pretty well I’m 19 and have had it for 5 years, I had cut my hair short and was regrowing it nicely when I started. Now, I’ve dropped/been kicked out of high school last year( they were going to “baker act” me for pulling, which is when they put you in a mental hospital for 3 days) Its depressing, but I’ve kinda accepted it, I can’t stop. I miss my long hair, and sometimes I cry when I look in the mirror with what I see, but nothing works for me. I’ve tried the whole distraction thing, only to find myself still pulling… I wear my hair in a spiky pixi cut like I did before I started growing it out(even though it hasn’t been cut in 5 years) and it hides it pretty well

]]> http://thebeautybrains.com/2007/03/19/the-terrible-toll-of-trichotillomania/comment-page-1/#comment-40258 Tanya Wed, 22 Jul 2009 01:49:04 +0000 http://thebeautybrains.com/2007/03/19/the-terrible-toll-of-trichotillomania/#comment-40258 I'm 16 and i've been pulling for about two years now. often times i 'clear out' my eyebrows so to speak and then i have to use eyebrow makeup to cover it up. my family is going to the beach soon and although i have waterproof eyeliner for my eyebrows, i'm so worried it's all gonna come off and i'm gonna look like a creeper. i've been to two specialists so far, and i'm kind of losing motivation to keep trying to stop with various strategies. what do i do? I’m 16 and i’ve been pulling for about two years now. often times i ‘clear out’ my eyebrows so to speak and then i have to use eyebrow makeup to cover it up. my family is going to the beach soon and although i have waterproof eyeliner for my eyebrows, i’m so worried it’s all gonna come off and i’m gonna look like a creeper. i’ve been to two specialists so far, and i’m kind of losing motivation to keep trying to stop with various strategies. what do i do?

]]> http://thebeautybrains.com/2007/03/19/the-terrible-toll-of-trichotillomania/comment-page-1/#comment-40094 Becky Tue, 14 Jul 2009 17:57:07 +0000 http://thebeautybrains.com/2007/03/19/the-terrible-toll-of-trichotillomania/#comment-40094 I've been trying to find something that could distract me but nothing really works. I did once tell my boyfriend about it he really doesn't get it or even notice any change when I do pull my eyelashes off. He thinks I just cover it up well with makeup. Usually I can/would go a week or two without pulling but then it will just randomly hit me and I can't stop for the moment. I’ve been trying to find something that could distract me but nothing really works. I did once tell my boyfriend about it he really doesn’t get it or even notice any change when I do pull my eyelashes off. He thinks I just cover it up well with makeup. Usually I can/would go a week or two without pulling but then it will just randomly hit me and I can’t stop for the moment.

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