Bulimic, pull hair out, tics, anxiety?!

Why not exercise to keep your body decent, and with that eating normal ( no longer binging and purging) will give your brain what it needs to get back on track, to help you control this. The anxiety would most likely be helped too. It's really your best chance at changing things, keep it simple to start, take it slow, give yourself for just sticking to a routine, and any progress you make, expect set backs, they are part of life, but keep pushing forward. It's sad to think about what your going through, I hope you find peace some day. Don't give up, lots of life ahead of you, the answers there somewhere.

Get some self control and stop being a fail.

ask your doctor to prescribe Xanax ( sedative to relieve anxiety ) since you like to eat ( same as me ) and don't want to gain weight etc. the best thing to feel good about it is to burn it off by exercising : )

i like to eat but am afraid of being fat, so i work out daily so i don't feel guilty about what i eat knowing that i will burn it the next day at the gym : )

you're the only one who can help yourself : ) and this is the first step, don't be lazy and get a great figure at the gym while being able to eat what you like : )

It usually occurs as a result of anxiety, or stress, and may be considered as a type of coping, or avoiding mechanism. View http://your-mental-health.weebly.com/1.h… about OCD, anxiety, and stress, then pages f, i, and m; see the SJW, & HYPERICUM websites on page b about St. John's Wort, (preferably use a German variety; local ones may vary in efficacy - take with a meal; it usually takes at least 2, and up to 6 weeks, to begin reaching maximum effectiveness) which is believed to act by increasing the availability of the neurotransmitters; serotonin, norepinephrine, and dopamine, moderately, rather than selectively giving the serotonin levels of the brain a large boost, as with antidepressants. Jarsin, Perika, and Kira brands have been recommended. S.J.W. may reduce your vitamin D3 levels; most people are deficient in it. See http://articles.mercola.com/sites/articl… Check out: http://www.foodforthebrain.org/content.a… and Google: "anxiety; 5-htp" articles. Also consider trying inositol - (it's actually one of the B group vitamins, so you could also combine it with the wort, and possibly a low dosage of 5-htp [no more than 50mg daily] http://westsuffolkpsych.homestead.com/in… ) Use a form of occupational therapy, to keep your mind busy. Another suggestion, for when you catch yourself doing this. Carry a wide rubber band in your pocket: put it on your wrist; stretch, and release, as a means of reinforcing it, and speeding up the process, re-pocketing it afterwards, but I regard this as being purely optional. A support group is at: http://anxiety.wegohealth.com/ocd-suppor… and also try: http://dailystrength.org

Cut your hair very short, and wear a wig for a while; then you would only be pulling the wig, while your hair regrows, and you unlearn the habit. Trichotillomania is a habit, which can be unlearned, preferably by replacing it with another, such as worry beads, or a stress ball, EFT*, etc. This may take 30 - 40 repetitions, to establish. Wear a bandanna to sleep, and put band aids on your finger & thumb. Practice a relaxation method, daily, and when needed, such as http://www.drcoxconsulting.com/managing-… or http://altmedicine.about.com/cs/mindbody… or http://www.wikihow.com/Meditate Yoga Nidra, (a series of easy mental exercises only; no flexibility required) on page L, at Weebly (see page n about bulimia, and pages 1, & i. about anxiety). Tai Chi, regular yoga, or Qi Gong, suits others better. Give the EFT a good tryout, to see if it helps you. It is free via the searchbar at www.mercola.com "EFT" & "EFT therapists" - There is a version for use in public places, (if you want to, you can claim to have a headache, as you massage/lightly tap your temples, but you would then be restricted to subvocalising: saying it to yourself in your mind: "Even though I pull my hair/eyelashes out, I deeply and completely accept myself". The acupressure technique can also be used to replace the hair pulling, (and there is a variation for use in public places, for which you can reasonably claim to have a headache) so give it a good tryout. Professional EFT is always preferable. Try to find a therapist who uses Habit Reversal Training. Google: "Clinical psychologists; (your city); (your state)" Hypnosis is merely a heightened state of suggestibility, in which you are better able to communicate with your subconscious mind. 85% of people are suggestible to some degree; 15% - 20% highly so, and 15% - 20% aren't much at all, so you could either preferably seek professional hypnotherapy, or, if not an option, hypnosisdownloads.com has some via their searchbar about hair or eyelash pulling, controlling impulses, and stopping facial tics.

View http://www.hairboutique.com/tips/tip570.… Read: The Hair-Pulling Problem: A Complete Guide to Trichotillomania by Fred Penzel, & Stay Out of My Hair by Suzanne Mouton-Odum and Ruth Golomb, & Treating Trichotillomania: Cognitive-Behavioral Therapy for Hairpulling and Related Problems by Martin E. Franklin and David F. Tolin, & Trichotillomania: An ACT-enhanced Behavior Therapy Approach Therapist Guide (Treatments That Work) by Douglas W. Woods and Michael P Twohig, & The Hair-Pulling Problem: A Complete Guide to Trichotillomania," Oxford University Press, 2003. You can find out more about it at: www.trichbook.com Try the searchbar at Amazon for more media. Try relaxation methods, EFT, and hypnotherapy.