My Strange Addiction: Hair Pulling then Eating the Follicle

[~Sparklingflame~]

erplexed

http://tlc.discovery.com/videos/my-strange-addiction-pulling-out-hair.html

 

[SimplyBlessed]

Didn't watch the video yet...

But hopefully this lady gets the help she needs

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[13StepsAhead]

My sister actually used to do this when she was younger its called Trichotillomania(sp?). It was pretty serious when she was younger and she got help for it, now she is a lot better.

 

[ms-gg]

Awww poor thing

I use to pull my hair out when I was younger. It felt good. It never hurt because I did it so it didn't hurt. I never went bald or anything (or ate my hair) but it definitely was a bad habit that I nipped in the bud real quick. I never realized how many other people did this too until someone started a thread about it on NP.....

Anyway, haven't finished watching but I hope home girl gets the help she needs....

 

[ms-gg]

**PAUSE**

Did this homie say she sleeps with her blow dryer?

 

[~Sparklingflame~]

**PAUSE**

Did this homie say she sleeps with her blow dryer?

She did.

Ya'll should watch the one where homie is addicted to the make up.

 

[ms-gg]

*Whistles* http://eztvstream.com/my-strange-ad...episode-11-make-up-addict-obsessed-with-death

 

[softblackcotton]

I have trich too, except I don't eat the follicle and I don't pull hair from the root. I have a nearly irresistible habit of touching my hair in certain spots until the hair breaks off. Thankfully, I have enough hair to cover up the short patches. This is why I hardly ever post pictures of my hair on this forum. Through prayer, I'm getting better though.

 

[Sesi]

ms-gg, what forum is NP (i am so ignorant about this stuff it isn't even funny)

 

[weaveadiva]

Sesi

nappturality

i almost threw up when she starting eating the follicle and describing how it tasted

i couldn't watch the video...especially when she pulled the hair out. you can see that it hurts

 

[Oasis]

i have a very tender spot at my crown and i used to pull out hair by the root there because it felt soothing. in actuality, it was making it more tender but something about it felt good. i pulled so much i actually gave myself a bald spot but, thankfully, it wasn't noticeable.

that spot is still tender but i don't get the urge to pull anymore. idk what changed.

 

[bunnie82]

i felt like throwing up when i read the title of this thread.

 

[KurlyNinja]

i have a very tender spot at my crown and i used to pull out hair by the root there because it felt soothing. in actuality, it was making it more tender but something about it felt good. i pulled so much i actually gave myself a bald spot but, thankfully, it wasn't noticeable.

that spot is still tender but i don't get the urge to pull anymore. idk what changed.

I thought I was alone with this! There are two tender spots on the front of my head and I have a urge to pull them ALL the time! Its where my psoriasis flakes up the most and also where my hair is the most coarse. I used to pull out the hairs, but now I just kind of tug on them throughout the day especially to make myself fall asleep... I didnt realize this was a condition. nono:

 

[EllePixie]

That's SO disgusting...when they showed the picture of the hair ball I nearly ralphed. I hope she gets the help she needs because that's too sad.

 

[MyInvisibleChyrsalis]

I used to do this, not to excess, and I never "ate' my hair. When I was younger I'd pull out a strand, study it, stare at the white bulb and discard. She probably uses this as a method to self soothe and started experiencing stress and went back to what made her feel better, poor thing.

 

[MsLi@512]

ouch!