Trichotillomania (TTM) or "trich" is an impulse control disorder characterised by the repeated urge to pull out scalp hair, eyelashes, beard hair, nose hair, pubic hair, eyebrows o...
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I have a very severe case of Trich, I pull out; Eyelashes, Eyebrow, Pubic hair, hair from my head arms and nose. Then I impulsivly eat it. I first started with just bitting off the root, now i eat the entire strand. I finally got sick of the pubic hair so I waxed the entire area which has helped but, I cant do that to the rest of my body. I need help I really do. I don't even know how to go about getting help for this. I am afraid I will end up dieing from, eating the hair causing a hair ball in my stomach. Does anyone else do this?
Posted on 10/07/07, 09:10 pm |
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HEY, I DON'T DO THIS, BUT I HAVE HEARD OF IT. WHEN I TOLD MY SHRINK THAT I PULL, HE SAID AS LONG AS YOU DON'T EAT IT, THAT COULD CAUSE A BALL OF HAIR IN YOUR STOMACH THAT WOULD TAKE SURGERY TO REMOVE. IT SOUNDS LIKE YOU ARE AWARE OF THIS. IF YOU'RE NOT GETTING HELP FROM A SHRINK RIGHT NOW, YOU SHOULD. THE TREATMENT FOR TRICH IS SUPPOSED TO BE ANTIDEPRESSANTS, (ZOLOFT, LEXAPRO, PAXIL, CIMBALTA, WELLBUTRIN, ETC.)BUT IN MY EXPERIENCE, THIS HAS NOT HELPED ME. BUT I DON'T EAT THE HAIR, SO MAYBE IT WOULD FOR YOU. I DON'T KNOW. ALSO, I WOULD GO SEE A THERAPIST ABOUT CBT (COGNITIVE BEHAVIORAL THERAPY)THAT MIGHT BE YOUR BEST BET. GOOD LUCK AND GOD BLESS YOU. MY PRAYERS ARE WITH YOU 
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hey
i do this... but can it really kill me?? im scared now...
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hi---eating the hair can cause a hairball. It has its own name but I forget what it is. Please talk to a therapist and a medical doctor.
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Eating hair is called trichophagia and the hair ball is called trichobezoar.
Humans can't digest hair and it just gathers in the stomach & bowels where it can cause a blockage that needs surgery to be removed. There have been reports of fatalities from this as well so I would take it very seriously. Agree with OneOfSeven that whoever does this should speak to their physician.
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I also pull out my hair and chew it. I have been doing this since I was three, I am now 32. I have not died from it yet nor have I had any stomach problems. I told my doctor about at the beginning of the year and I now see a behavioral therapist. They put me on celexa and then paxill. They both made me really sleepy. I am taking zoloft now but I still chew. I just saw my therapist today and he is going to put me on wellbutrin. I find if I keep busy I don't chew. The only people who know other the the doctor's are my mom, sister and now I have told my husband. I wish you the best of luck and I think talking about it to someone and finding out why you chew is what is going to help the most. Next time you pull stop and think why you are doing it? Is it stress, anxiety, frustration when you figure out why you are doing it then you can find alternative ways to deal with your emotions. I hope this helps.
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