Hi everyone. I just wondered if anybody else struggles with chronic hair pulling? ( trichotillomamia). I’m a 37 year old female, I’ve had this issue with my eyebrows since I was 18 however for the last few months I have started pulling my hair out from my head & it’s really affecting me now. I have a huge bald patch on my head & have to wear a headband etc to cover it up. But I just can’t seem to stop it. I’m worried people will notice & think I’m weird. I do struggle with anxiety & worry about anything and everything & have done for years. I’ve posted on here in the past about fear of cheating OCD as I’ve struggled with that aswell on numerous occasions.
I’m more concerned about why I’m actually pulling my hair out..the anxiety that’s causing me to do this rather than the actual habit of it. I have got telephone appointments with councillors/ therapist coming up so I’m hoping this will help. I’ve had CBT previously for generalised anxiety but didn’t mention this problem them but now it’s got a lot worse I know I need to. I’m just worried that if I tell the therapist they will think I’m really weird. Friends & family know I struggle with anxiety and worrying but only my boyfriend knows about this particular struggle. I just wondered if anybody else on here struggles with the same/ similar thing. Many thanks.
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