I have been picking my eyelashes since I was in second grade. I remember when this became a problem. I was in class and looked down at the floor and saw a pile of my eyelashes laying there. When I went home, my Mom noticed my eyelashes were almost completely gone on one of my eyes. This progressed into eyebrow picking as well. It's so frustrating because I too have not found an effective way to stop doing this. Sometimes, I don't even realize I'm doing it, until I have a new bald spot. I find I do this more when I'm watching movies, studying/reading, or just plain bored. I just saw a chiropractor the other day for something else and happened to mention my plucking issue. He said he treated another patient with this problem with an herbal supplement. I'm going to give this a try. It was embarrassing for me to talk about at first, but now I'm finding it's more common than I originally thought.
I've been picking my eyelashes out since I was 15 yrs old and I am now 31. I've never been to a Dr. to be treated because I honestly thought I was the only one that did this embarrasing habit. I've never heard of anyone doing this to themselves until I just read your comment. I do it when I'm stressed out and I believe I do to keep me focused on picking rather than dealing with the main issue which happens to be life issues. The longest I've ever went without picking is 2 months. I usually pick til my eyelid bleeds then stop for a while and so on. I hide it with black liquid eyeliner and no one can tell unless there absolutely focused on my eyes or really close to me. I'm sorry I wasn't of any help but you helped me by being able to talk about it.
i have been picking my eyelashes and eyebrows for ever. i just recently saw the doctor. he said it is obsessive compulsive disorder (OCD) he gave me a medication that will help with pulling my eyelashes and eyebrows. i know how you feel its embarrassing. especally when you are still in school. good luck
I have been struggling with eye lash picking since I was a teenager, and I am going to be 35 this May. I know it stems from anxiety, but also from letting people take advantage of me and run all over me, and basically me just holding it in and not dealing with it. I have been in and out of counciling and not sure if it is helped. I have identified why I do what I do just don't know how to stop feeling this way. When I am upset or stressed or feel used by friends or guys I don't tell them all of what I want to say. I am tired of never getting what I want in life, and never saying what I want. So I recently made a list of qualities I am looking for in a person, maybe this will help me to weed out the people who use me and find ones that care. See I am a well established person, with a 6 yr old boy, who is my life. His father put me through hell over and over again. He cheated and I took him back twice. I still love him, but can't go through all the crap again. And it is hard to lose your best friend because they cant be faithful. Why do I always have to be the one to sacrafice. I can't do it anymore. So again I know why I pick, just what to do to stop doing it is so hard to figure out!
i made this account just to let you girls know it is possible to go back to your old self, i havent seen any counsellers or taken any depression medication (or any medication at all..to treat this) . the only ones that know is my mom and my nana, i did it all by myself and it is possible, it has to be because i would pick them out as soon as they grew back in. see yah xoxoxoxoxoxooxoxoxoxox
and also, i was told that mine wouldnt grow back either it scared me to death, i couldnt imagine myself looking like this for my whole life you know.
and it took me three months and they came back. im not even lieing.. it is amazing.