I Developed This Bad Habit Of Picking Facial Hair Now I May Have Gone Bald In Certain Spots Is It

Hair pulling nervous habit ?!?!?

I am 18, also being treated for ADHD with Concerta. I also was diagnosed with trichotillomania, or compulsive hair pulling, and yes, I was told my my psychiatrist it is a form of OCD. I also used to have bald spots on the top and crown of my head from pulling it out.

I still get the urge to pull, but I've come up with several solutions. To combat the need to pull, my mom used to put this cooling gel on my scalp at night because right before I pulled it out I would get this "tight" and painful feeling where I felt the hair needed to go, and this gel really helped make that feeling subside. I'm sorry, I wish I could remember the name for it! I know it was turquoise and had an orange top and looked a bit like an Elmer's glue bottle.

I also find that I need to pull when I haven't washed my hair in a while, and since I used to pull at bedtime, I started to shower at night.

As for in public, when I was in fourth grade when it started, I carried this little stress ball and would squeeze it. Soon, I left the stress ball and picked up cracking my knuckles. Not exactly another pleasant habit, but studies haven't shown that this is harmful in any way. Also, whenever I get the urge to pull in public (especially at school, since stress triggers my episodes) I simply scratch at my scalp with a pencil. It's not that obtrusive, and simply looks like you're thinking. And if people ask, just say you have a dry scalp! :)

I also find that styling my hair certain ways, like pulled back in a ponytail, wearing a headband or a hat, and ESPECIALLY done up with a lot of sprays or gels makes me more likely to pull. And if you're the opposite way, e.g. having your hair loose makes you more likely to pull, then try braiding your hair or wearing it in a ponytail.

Please email me and let me know how things are working out!!!

I pulled out my hair and now I have a bald spot, will it grow back?

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My psychiatrist says i inherited a form of Trichotillomania, instead of pulling hair i pick at scabs. anyone..

When I was younger, I pulled out hair from my head one strand at a time! I am lucky to have extremely thick hair. But as a little girl I picked out my hair so bad I had a bald spot on the lower right hand side of the back of my head. As I grew older, I wanted to look nice so I only pulled it out in different areas of my head. I don't want to be bald so i had to quit. But sometimes I still do it. I pick scabs too until they become scars. I think it's from a nervous condition. My father had the same condition. I got it from him. I use to think I was retarded or something was very strange about me. I found out it was an extreme nervous condition. Hope you get better. I know if you stay very busy it help to curb the condition. I've never been to the Doctor for any of my nervous problems. I didn't grow up knowing my real father. I first met him when I turned 18. He makes me know where I picked up my Nervousness from. I also had a terrible childhood, so I don't know if that caused the condition. I know first hand how it feels to pull your hair out one strand at a time and not be able to stop. It's scary. Thank you for sharing that I need it.

My facial hair was recently burnt off after trying to light a ciggarette went wrong.Will it grow back normaly?

Yeah, this is a lesson in why you shouldn't play with your cigarettes, lol.

If it was just the hair that got burnt and not your chin then you should be fine. Remember when Michael Jackson's hair was on fire while filming a Pepsi commercial in the 80s? He had permanent scarring and bald spots because it burned his scalp/skin, too. As long as your skin wasn't burned then you're fine. I just hope you put it out immediately.

I think i have OCD (scalp picking)?

It is an OCD thing and it has a name, but I cant remember what it's called. My roomie was pulling out her hair till she went to therapy. With help dealing with the underlying issues (three grandparents dying in a 6 month period over a decade ago) she was getting better. When her therapist moved away she started pulling out her hair again and added skin picking to the routine. When she finishes picking at her own skin, she moves onto her husband, and their friends and tries to come pick at my skin. I firmly put my foot down and told her to deal with her OCD issues elsewhere. She got mad at first but, with no extra outlet for her nervous tension, finally found another therapist. The only way to fix it is to find out what triggers the picking and then deal with it. And I mean 'DEAL' with it, not just find another way to ignore the underlying issue.