I've gotten into a bad habit of pulling out my eyelashes. Now, I don't have very many, and they've become thinner. How can I stop pulling them out so that they can grow nice and long?
More than likely your pulling them out because of stress-not just b/c it's a bad habit.
Try managing your stress in other ways like breathing excercises, meditating, or just get more excercise.
midnightjoker | Dec 11, 2006
where tape over them and wash the tape away when you stop
jimmy b | Dec 11, 2006
Everytime you catch yourself pulling out your eyelashes, stop and think what you will look like completely without eyelashes. I used to pull them too, and this helped. Also, try to find sometihng small and non-disruptive to play with in your hands instead of your eylashes.
kaelab | Dec 11, 2006
I do it all the time. I find that just occupying your mind with other things will help distract you. If you really can't help yourself, just rub them. It's close to pulling them out, so maybe that may do the job and not having them come out.
cutiedudie2002 | Dec 11, 2006
just be contented with your face..dont be conservative enough in your appearance,it might cause you to make many changes on it.its up to you if really want to stop that habit,you can.
babhie09 | Dec 11, 2006
How can I get my eyelashes to grow after pulling them out?
Aug 27, 2007 by cle | Posted in Hair
For the past few years I have foolishy pulled out my eyelashes, some say its stess, I say it's a bad habit. I was told that castor oil makes eyebrows grow. Will the same work on eyelashes? And what can I do to make the eyelashes look darker?
My brother had that bad habit for years. They will ALWAYS grow back, but the time it takes for them to grow back depends on the person. And they may not grow back as full. I don't think there is anything that will help, you'll just have to wait it out, it won't take too long. Once they're grown back in use a black or brown mascara to make them look fuller, longer and darker.
P.S. Don't listen to these other people answering.
Camerynn | Aug 27, 2007
When I was young I started pulling out my eyelashes. My mother made me a nervous wreck.?
Sep 21, 2007 by virgojt1964 | Posted in Other - Health
I was emotionally and verbally abused by my mother. I was scared of her and was a nervous wreck. I started pulling my hair out and my eyelashes out. I don't pull the hair on my head out anymore. My eyelashes grow back in but they grow in slow. Is there anything I can use to help them grow fast and long.
I have the tendency to pull my eyelashes out too, but it's more due to boredom than anything. My mom always thinks it's because of stress or depression, but I think it's boredom. And eyelashes do grow slowly, and I don't think there's anything you can do to help speed the growth of eyelashes.
cdeafiem | Sep 21, 2007
How do I stop pulling out my eyelashes?!?
Nov 21, 2008 by GLowe11 | Posted in Hair
I know i have Trichotillomania(hair-pulling disorder), but i really need help not pulling my eyelashes out. I'm on anti-depressants and I'm going to therapy, but there are still chunks missing from my eyelashes :( please help!
I also don't realize i'm pulling them out. people always tell me to stop but i never know i'm doing it.
Keep something in your hands at all times. Stress balls/balloons, elastics and silly putty are the best in my experience. Silly putty is good because it makes your hands sticky when it gets warm which will help deter you from pulling. Elastics are good, especially if you have long hair since you can use that as an excuse if someone asks why you're wearing it on your wrist.
Also, make sure you mention to your therapist that you're still having trouble stopping and that you're doing it unconsciously. They may need to amp up your meds (a lot of docs are gunshy with anti-depressants and will give you a low low dose to start. I started on 25mg per day and ended up at 200mg a day!) Also keep in mind that it can take up to six weeks for anti-depressants to start working and you may have to try a few different drugs before you find the one that's most effective for you.
Good luck!
Temperance | Nov 24, 2008
Pulling out eyelashes. I was wandering if this could solve the problem?
Nov 08, 2007 by Ashley H | Posted in Makeup
Use a clumpy mascara, let it dry and then pull off the clumps. I do this alot when I'm stressed, but I was wandering if it could help those who pull their eyelashes out. Best thing about it is you can do it over and over again.
Its called tricholtillomania, and it is a form of obsessive compulsive disorder usually in young girls. I doubt the mascara would help because these people focus on the injury of their person...if they aren't injuring themselves by their actions, it is not scratching their itch, do you follow? However, if their compulsion is weaker, such as your own, it may help. Many girls report they do this when they 'zone out' so it may help them, but it will not help the self-injuring sufferers.
Medication and therapy are really the only healthy options. However, Paxil and Prozac often do not do the trick with these patients. The best treatment are cognitive behavioral approaches and relaxation techniques.
Behavioral therapy example:
introduce an appropriate soothing behaviour to substitute for the eyelash pulling. Give patient 2 smooth shiny stones and suggest that she keep them by her bed (this is where she seemed to do the pulling most often) and keep them in her hands, run them over her face and eyes whenever she felt the urge to pull out her lashes. The rocks are very cool and smooth feeling on her skin and are a soothing experience.
Lindsay W | Nov 08, 2007
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I have a ferment called Trichotillomania. I don't pull out the hair on my fount though, I pull out my eyelashes.
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