trichotillomania or normal?

Posted by no_rose_garden on July 15, 2008, at 23:59:40

this seems kind of gross and embarassing...I recently started pulling out the hairs in my armpits...it's not a big deal not having hair...as I'm a female and would shave it anyway.
I liked it when the whole root/sheath came out. I wsasn't sure exactly what it was so I looked it up online and discovered trichotillomania...but it didn'tmention armpit hair....It's slightly addicting, yet comforting. It does make me bleed sometimes...but not usually. And it makes my neck real sore.
I've also started pulling out some of my head hair..but not more than a couple a day...it's harder to get the sheath...and I CAN"T go bald!
So...I guess I just want to know if this is bad and if I really have this trichotillomania thing...

Thread

trichotillomania or normal? no_rose_garden 7/15/08
Re: trichotillomania or normal? » no_rose_garden Phillipa 7/16/08
Re: trichotillomania or normal? » Phillipa no_rose_garden 7/17/08
Re: trichotillomania or normal? » no_rose_garden Phillipa 7/17/08

Post a new follow-up

Notify the administrators

Start a new thread

poster:no_rose_garden thread:839937
URL: http://www.dr-bob.org/babble/health/20080428/msgs/839937.html

	for
in