i pull out my hair
ok i havent done this since the 5th grad but i have started doing it again and i dont know how to kick it because i think i am on over drive with stress with school an i dont hav heathcare any more so i cant git a doctors help so if any one could help me out of if anyone out ther that has ocd like this that knows how to do the steps to over come this would be good i need to stop i hav bald spot now an i am afraid someone will see it and i hate hideing this from my family and my boyfriend but i think i am going to need there help and i dont know how to ask them i am so scard plz help me
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ty beth
I'd twist my hair until it knotted and then pull the knot out.
It is something that a lot of people suffer from. I was lucky that growing up I had learned a lot about how to use one's self control and one day I got so tired of it that I told myself I had to stop....and I did.
Same with fingernail biting. I used to bite my nails until they bled and then one day I decided I couldn't do that to myself anymore and I just stopped doing it.
I know that using self control does not work for everything and that different people need different levels of help, but it's at least one possibility you can try.
If you can't do it on your own, you need to reach out to someone like your parents and allow them to help you.
And don't be embarassed about telling your parents. They want to be a part of your life even if it is something as simple as helping you through a rough time.
It is more difficult to go through something like this alone than it is to tell someone about it.