Picking eyelashes

[Stefani117]

Hey everyone.. im 18 years old and have been picking my eyelashes out for years. I've never met ANYBODY who has does this.. I feel really emberssed saying this but if somebody ANYBODY does this too please contact me.. I would like to know or learn how to stop.... I CAN"T STOP!! And it *****.. Makes me just wanna cry.. If you have any tips on how to stop please write me back

[Applei4]

I have been off and on picking out my eyelashes since I was 15 and I am now 27. It feels awful when I do it because I know I will have gaps and be mad at myself--and I love eye makeup and mascara so it really kills me when I don't have enough eyelashes .. It is triggered by stress and anxiety, but also, habit for me. The only thing that has helped with the urge is to pop a small dose of Xanax. I wish this urge would go away but I don't know if it will since its been 12 years. I will play with mine and push and pull them back and forth-they become sore and then I have to pull them out. Ugh it's so terrible. Latisse helps with growth in the interim. Anyone found relief from their trich? Thanks! :-/

[baston]

im 43 and still trying to stop

[baston]

i haved picked my eyelashes for years only do it when im nervous

[shellbell107]

Hi, I am a 44 yr old woman who started picking my eyelashes out after I had complications from a major surgery that left me in a coma for a week. I never had this problem before, and it only happened a few times. Since then I have been using Latisse eyelash growth medicine, only to find out my eyelashes started to grow back...but some hairs are really dark, coarse and grow either sideways or straight down towards my lower eyelashes. Now I use tweezers to pull those eyelashes out of neccesity...because they hurt my eyeball itself by scratching it. It seems to be a vicious cycle because I no longer pick out my eyelashes out of nerves and anxiety...but because of dicomfort...which enevitably leads to pulling several eyelashes before I get the actual ones that are causing the discomfort. which usually leaves me with almost no eyelashes on top or bottom I am embarrassed to go out of my house without alot of eyeliner on to sort of distract from my eyelashes (which by the way really does'nt work that well at all)! So the anxiety & panic attacks start all over again..I feel like a prisioner in my own home! I have a 15 yr. old & a husband who are very active...and I used to be very active and now I feel like I am missing out on their lives, not to mention my own. Any suggestions? I don't want to become agoraphobic...but I can't complete a 4, 8, 12, or 16 week cycle of Latisse before the hairs grow back all messed up...then the picking begins again, only to pull too many good ones to get one bad or out of place one out. I want to be back in society as an active participant...help please! Thanks for ANY advice!

[Northcoast]

Hi, I too pulled my eyelashes, eyebrows and some hair on my head for many years.  I still pull my eyelashes on occasion.  They always have grown back thank goodness. But have had to get creative with the eyeliner at times.  My eyebrows are now kind of sparse even though I stopped pulling them years ago.  So I have to fill in with eyebrow pencil.  One thing I did that helped me stop was to limit myself to 3 at a time.  So I couldn't go crazy pulling away all night long.  Only 3.  I really think this limit gave me some release and then I could stop it.   Eventually I stopped pulling from my head and eyebrows.  And rarely do I pull from my eyelashes anymore.  If anyone is going through this, please discuss with your doctor.  It hopefully will save you lots of  social embarrassment and regret. Good luck!

[KO73]

I was curious if the herbal supplement has helped you and what is the name of it.