I have trichotillomania...please help?!
Question: I have trichotillomania!.!.!.please help!?
i'm 14 and my parents are taking things away from me if i dont stop pulling, but i cant! im really trying, but they dont understand!.!.!.
they want to send me to a doctor, but that will just make it worse, put more stress on me and ill end up plucking more!.
i used to be so pretty, but now!.!.!. and i think thats why my parents are jumping all over me about this--they're only worried about what i look like and how i'll look in the future!.
i know i need help, but the only person i feel i can talk to without them freaking out on me is a teacher from school, and school's over!.
i'm sure my friends have noticed, but only one said something to me about my eyelashes, because i have bangs that cover my thin eyebrows!.Www@Answer-Health@Com
they want to send me to a doctor, but that will just make it worse, put more stress on me and ill end up plucking more!.
i used to be so pretty, but now!.!.!. and i think thats why my parents are jumping all over me about this--they're only worried about what i look like and how i'll look in the future!.
i know i need help, but the only person i feel i can talk to without them freaking out on me is a teacher from school, and school's over!.
i'm sure my friends have noticed, but only one said something to me about my eyelashes, because i have bangs that cover my thin eyebrows!.Www@Answer-Health@Com
Answers:
going to a doctor is scary at first, and the first visit will stress you out, but you said it yourself - your parents don't understand and that's because they aren't TRAINED to understand!. your teacher may be well-meaning, but i can pretty much guarantee he/she's not going to be qualified to adequately help you!. as i'm sure you know, repeated plucking will effect hair growth forever!. seeing a doctor now can save you years of anguish and social exclusion! he/she'll be able to prescribe medicine, talk to you about your problem, explain things you don't know, LISTEN AND UNDERSTAND, and give you coping mechanisms besides plucking!. i agree with your parents entirely - seeing a doctor while you are at the beginning of your disease is the best possible course of action!. your teacher may be a comfortable confident, but they aren't the right person for this!.Www@Answer-Health@Com
I used to have this and it was so hard to get out of it!. I ended up wearing gloves everywhere and never letting myself be alone as for your friends, you can either tell them or hide it but mine all used to think I was really weird so started to avoid me and not look at me it got so badWww@Answer-Health@Com
what people don't understand about this disease is that you don't even notice when your doing it !.!.the best thing to do is take medication for it!.!.you might not understand but all your parents are trying to do is help you!.!.Www@Answer-Health@Com