I can't stop hair pulling

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I’m so stressed out and I can’t stop pulling my hair out. The entire situation has been driving me over the edge, with graduate school exam and all. I’m so anxious and in deep pain, physically and mentally. My left eyebrow has bald spots on it but right now I am able to somehow resist the urge to stop pulling it out. Yesterday I spent hours pulling my eyelashes out. It hurts a lot but I honestly have no outlet. I’m tired of feeling like this and I’m absolutely exhausted.

Right now it’s not very noticeable but I’m afraid that I will lose my eyelashes and eyebrows.

Edit to add that I think it’s somehow related to my ocd.

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Instead of pulling out your hair, try snapping a rubber band on your wrist really hard as many times as you need until the urge passes

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It’s called Trichotillomania and it’s related to OCD

Seek out help for it

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Try to divert it to pop fidget toys if possible.

I think I to do it in private parts i did not know there was a term to it

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I have that too, for me stress management is key . I am reletively not stressed compared to usual and my trich is fairly under control right now, but when I’m stressed I pull my whole beard out. There is therapy for it

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