r/Trichsters • u/kikii89 • Apr 15 '24

Is this trich..?

So I have a urge to touch my hair all the time but I don't pull it out from the roots. I run my fingers through my hair feeling the texture and as I have really curly hair, I find hairs that have single hair knots and cut them either with my teeth or with scissors. Is this considered trichotillomania? I'm new here so will try to read through your tips and tools in the other posts.

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u/kikii89 Apr 15 '24

Thanks, nice to know I'm not the only one.. can I ask, how do you manage it? I feel silly going to a therapist for it..

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u/rrainraingoawayy Apr 16 '24

The first thing to do is get over feeling silly going to a therapist for anything, secondly this especially is the exact type of issue people seek therapy for. A couple of years ago I talked to a psychologist about it for the first time and he recommended a medication that then changed my life. I would still be in that dark place I was had I never sought that advice.

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u/cottacla Apr 16 '24

What was the medication might i ask?

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u/rrainraingoawayy Apr 17 '24

Clomipramine

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u/Irish-mm-032024 Apr 23 '24

Hi, can you tell me the dosage you take each day of this tablet?

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u/kikii89 Apr 16 '24

Wow that's great, ok I will talk to someone about it. Thank you!

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u/rainborambo Apr 15 '24

I think this still fits into the category of a body-focused repetitive disorder. This reminds me of how my brow pulling started; once I pulled the first hair, it was all downhill from there. It's good that you're recognizing this as a problem and you're doing your research, though. Hope you find some tools and tactics that work for you soon!

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u/kikii89 Apr 16 '24

Thank you!

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u/Jaebay Apr 15 '24

This is how mine started, probably did this for over 10 years. Then, one day in an extremely stressful situation (grad school application was due and I was very sick the week before), I started snapping the hairs. This was about 15 years ago.

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u/kikii89 Apr 16 '24

Wow, thanks for your story!

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u/nobodyknowsoh Apr 15 '24

Omg I do this too