IM PULLING OUT MY EYELASHES HELP ME STOP
April 20, 2009 by Bambi
Filed under EYELASH ARTICLES, MOST READ
Trichotillmania is an impulse control disorder which causes people to pull out their hair and is commonly referred to as the hair pulling disorder. Trichotillmania can be the reason millions of women are pulling out there eyelashes, scalp hair and eyebrows. I know it sounds crazy but women all over the world want to know how can I stop pulling out my eyelashes?
Are there any Treatments?
Currently Trichotillmania treatment options are not very commen in most part because the condition they call Trichotillmania has only recently been accepted as a serious problem. Forms of trichotillmania treatment involve the use of certain types of antidepressant drugs. The most common drug used for trichotillmania treatment is Clomipramine which is a tricyclic antidepressant, sounds alot worse than it is. Other trichotillmania treatments can be a dose of Fluoxetine or Prozac to treat trichotillmania, and to help stop you from pulling out your eyelashes for what ever reasons that you deam nessasary. Prozac is generally considered a poor treatment method and in some studies the use of Prozac can make the problem worse. This hair pulling disease can be embarrassing and many people who suffer from Trichotillmania have trouble talking about it. Most people who pull there eyelashes and other forms of hair do so under certain conditions that are happening in there life, such as stress or depressing situations.
If your child is pulling out there eyelashes remember that nyou should try to not explode on the kid, trichotillmania is real and you should never add more negative stimuli to your child by ridiculing or scolding him or her as it just defeats the purpose of the trichotillomania therapy. For most people hair pulling doesn’t even hurt, in fact it can bring on a soothing feeling.
Take the time to learn more about trichotillomania treatments. You should also make sure that you or your child recieves the proper therapy or treatment.
Always find out ways you can help your child by talking to people with similar experiences.
