I pull out my eyelashes

I do that too from time to time, mostly because I feel irritation as if they are growing into my eyes.  It seems the more I try to remove the problem lash, the worse it gets. Then I'll let them grow out until I get irritated. I'm trying to see if washing my face or applying eyedrops helps with the irritation.

this is a form of anxiety- have you ever seeked medical advice? There is medication to help you. I had eyelash pulling since I was 5 years old (over 50 now) and still find myself pulling hair when I am stressed. There is something comforting with the little bit of pain associated with the hair coming out- takes ones mind off all the other **** flying around in your head.
I commend you for trying to stop this on your own. You do need to trade off this emotional pain outlet for something else or you will never stop. I copied this paragraph below from the Dr. Phil's site:
The way to break an old habit is to replace it with a new behavior. You need to develop a new thought pattern, a new behavioral pattern, and you need to have the maturity to grab hold of it and stick with it. You just have to be willing to say, I am not going to indulge myself in this way, and I am going to learn new coping skills to replace those with.  "Things often start for one reason and continue for another. This may have started with anxiety; it has now become an addiction. And you don't break addictions; you replace them with a new, incompatible behavior that you are mature enough to stick with.
Good luck, keep your fingernails cut very short and get a 'worry ball' or something to keep your hands busy.

hi i have been pulling my eyelashes out since last summer and i am being bullied about it at school and as i am in my last year this was all i needed with big exams coming up

Im 12 and i've been pulling my eyelashes out since i was 3 =(
2 People in my class at highschoool have noticed and they're joking about it i cover it up with eyeliner but it just irritates me that i have this ''Probem'' :|
And i have a fe wleft on each eyelid and they just go straigjt down not curved up so they stick 2  my bottom ones (which i never pull out?)
Because of the eyeliner
I stoppeed for a couple of years because i got setteled after moving
But then we moved again and ive started

I NEED to stop but i cant i duno how to.
One year i puled every single eyelash out
My dad went mental >:S
But i gotb through it.

Does anyone have any like things  to do when i feel the urge to pull them out.

Due to anxiety and stress over many personal issues last year, I pulled all my upper eye lashes and eye brow hairs out. After reading all the comments posted here, there are many of us with bald eyes out there.  Other than therapy, which I'm currently in to address my behavioral problems, has anyone found something to use to camoflage the baldness until the eyelashes grow back in...that looks natural.  I look like a freak!

I've been doing pretty good with not pulling and about half my eyelashes are grown in and I can now use mascara again, which for me helps not to pull them out.  But before that I found this clear mascara that has vitamin E in it, (at CVS)  which helps keep the lashes strong.  This is a wicked hard addiction, but I realized that I'm just tired of hiding it from everyone.  I use eyeliner and no one knew about this, and I've dealt with it for years, that I didn't have eyelashes.  I've dated and have had many boyfriends for long periods of time, even my boyfriend now who I've been with for 2 years doesn't know I have this problem.  I'm ashamed to admit it, but I'm very good at hiding it and covering it up and hiding it from him and I don't want to have to tell him about it until I have all my eyelashes and am over this addiction.  Even though I am ashamed to talk about it, my mom has been a big help with talking to me about it and everything and also my best friend who I've told.   But I'm just tired of it.  So whenever I find myself feeling my eyelashes I just tell myself no and paint my nails or just busy myself.  Also I found whenever I read a book, I'm more prone to pull because I have nothing to do with my hands.  If I physically keep myself busy then I don't pull.  So as scary and embarrassing as it is, talk to your closest friends and parents about it.  They should understand and help you.  Hope this helps and write back, keep in touch!  We can help each other get through this.  This site as also helped me in more ways than I could ever have known because I now know that they're are many people out there with this same problem.  Goodluck!

Pulling out your eyelashes is a coping mechanism that you use to not have to deal with thoughts and emotions that you are experiencing.  Some people choose alcohol, some choose exercise, some choose drugs, cooking, knitting, reading.....You have just chosen something that is harmful instead of something like knitting that keeps your hands busy, but after doing it for an hour, wont leave your eyelids bald, and it also wont leave you with the shame and embarassment you feel until they grow back in.  
I'm 22 years old and Ive been pulling for about 2 years now, and recently pulled every single eyelash out and I currently have none.  Its hard to not be able to go to the beach with friends because I dont want them to find out when my eyeliner could wash off in the water, or spend the night with my boyfriend because my eyeliner could rub off in the night and he could see in the morning.  It really pushes you away from doing things you love which makes you feel worse, which depresses you, which makes you pull more.  Its a vicious cycle, and its very hard to stop the cycle.  Also, I've tried quitting and I move to something like picking at my cuticles, lips, face, arms, and legs.
It has become a habit to pick, and it feels good to do it.  If you ask yourself if you really want to give up that feeling, the answer is probably no.  And thats okay!  You have used it as a crutch for so long that it is actually scary to give it up.
If anyone would like to talk or have a support buddy (this really helps) let me know and I would be happy to try to quit together!

i'm 33 and i have being pulling hair from my eyelashes, eye brows, and scalp on and off for at least 9 years. I just thought my eyes or skin was irritated and look for symptoms. i also thought it was because i wore contacts. then i thought my eye lashes were growing the wrong way(hmmm...) then one day my friend saw that i had hardly any  eyelashes and laughed so hard i felt ashamed and she reminded me a few time afterward of what happened. i, too wore eyeliner cover the bald areas. i have been through some really hard times and i start to realize when i was mosst likely to pull my eyelashes out. i have successful career, a wonderful daughter, some really good friends but none of them know about my problem. i began looking for more information on eyelashes and thought it had to do with my thyroid or something. yes i am more prone to pulling when i am in bed or early in the morning. i use my nails some times or if i find tweezers i'm in big trouble. trying to look au naturel is so hard(Hmmm...) i ask my self why and there is no answer that has helped my stop this behavior for very long.  now, i am aware that i am not the only one and this makes me feel better. i will try to document if i pull every day and see how that correlates with my circumstances at that time. i am going to try to let all my lashes grow back in. I never had to use makeup until i had to cover the bald areas. it is tough to keep everything in order.

tired of towing the line  

I see that a lot of girls admit that they pull but what about guys?  Is it a majority of women who do this or are men just not researching and admitting what they do?

I have had this problem since i was seven years old and im now 26. I t makes me really mad and frustrated because i know that when i have grown them all in i know eventually they will all be out again, and then its followed by about 8 weeks of embarressment and hiding my face from people which then also makes me very deppressed. I had up until yesterday two beautiful eyes with full long lashes on both wich i was so so proud off, loved making them look pretty tring out different makeup etc, and because of some stresses in my life i sat and pulled out every last one of my top lid yesterday. I feel physically sick that i have done this yet again and have already been avoiding seeing people, im going to have to miss special social events because of it, and i have realised that i can no longer fight this problem on my own. My biggest fear is that eventualy they will stop growing back altogether, i have been so lucky up till now cos they have always grown back beautifully thick and long, i suppose now again its just a waiting game, and im going to have to find the strength to to get throughthe next 8 weeks without them. If any body has any advice in getting help with this disorder or any ideas on how to help them grow through quicker i would really appreciate any comments, well all have to help each other x