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I have this ocd of pulling the hair out of my head one by one and I don't know how to stop it and I had a really stressful day today and I pulled almost all day and there are tiny hairs everywhere and I am really sad now and feel ugly. I don't know how to stop or what to do. I am on medication that is supposed to help but it doesn't.
I had a friend who did this who had a lot of issues. She struggled a lot through her early years. Anorexia to bulimia to depression etc etc. It turns out a family member had sexually molested her and she repressed it. Her unconscious still remembered the entire thing though and she continued to beat herself up not knowing why. She had big bald patches across her head from constantly pulling her hair out.
I'm not saying that THAT has happened to you, but you really should see a therapist or psychiatrist about it because there might be something really going on. Medication isn't the end-all be-all treatment. Honestly, therapy is the best method for help. Not putting more chemicals into your body.
It's like reaching a climax that you never hit, and you keep doing it and doing it but the climax never comes and it never will, but you can't stop. It's hell.
I'm really sorry to hear that about you and your hair. I know that this is a legit thing and some people just can't control it. It may not be very common but there are people who go through this and I'm sure it must be difficult living with this. I hope you figure out how to stop doing it. Maybe seek therapy or ask a medical doctor?
I sympathize because I adore my hair and if I got to the point to where I kept pulling it out uncontrollably, I'd be devastated.
Sorry to hear you suffer this, I have it mildly myself but I'm more a skin picker - (Dermatillomania). It's the most annoying and awful thing but I can't stop despite wanting to. It's like I have to get whatever is annoying me out of my skin, to the point where I have had a gaping hole before in my skin. :/
Don't worry, you're not alone!
It's called Trichomania and allot of people have it. I sometimes pull out my hair, but only when I'm REALLY upset. For the most part, I bite/pull of the skin on my hands.
I'm ashamed of it... I hate when people like doctors ask to see my hands or if I see my friends hands, I sometimes get a bit jealous. I've had this for years and I've never been treated for it....
What if the medication is making it worse?
Would wearing a swimming cap help while your alone to stop you? I'm not being funny, I know it's serious but it's the only thing I can think of to suggest...