3 Comments on “How to Stop Pulling Out Your Eyelashes”

Kayla on May 04 said:

I have been pulling at my lashes since fifth grade, and I am now in tenth grade. At first i pulled them with my fingers so often that i had thick calluses on the tips of my pointer fingers, and often scabbing and bleeding eyelids. I used tweezers after that and would have indents in my fingers from gripping the tweezers so tightly for so long…there were a few times I can remember when I plucked at them for a little over an hour… After that went on for a while, i gried hiding and throwing away tweezers; I would later on search for another pair. I am no longer able to pull them with my fingers, but find that I feel like I have to go pluck them after school and before bed. I try to talk myself out of it and have been able to prevent myself from this behavior more than I have in the past, but sometimes I can’t resist the urge. I have tried many times to stop but cannot seem to put an end to it; I have found that when I go on trips I do not have the desire to pluck and do not do so…I even found significant growth after one trip but ended up removing some of it. I try to stop myself, and even feel ashamed and sorrowful after each eye lash I remove, but while I am pulling them out I feel relieved almost. I used to be a very outgoing person and would walk up to anyone and start a conversation, but this has made me significantly more shy and self conscious. I am hoping to turn this around by using your tips, and I want to thank you for giving me hope that I can change my habits!
Alan on August 16 said:

i am having the problem of plucking too.. bt only with my fingers..it is very insulting for me too when someone comments on my eyelids swollen skin..people ask me about the problem and i have to lie..or they will consider me a psycho..i have to apply mascara and pencil at all times for hiding my visible skin..which used to be covered with lashes and brows
Cindy on August 28 said:

This article seemed very interesting to me. I sure hope a therapist didnt write this, it was written poorly for someone with such high education. One mistake i found was that trichotillomania is any kind of hair pulling, not just from the scalp as stated above. The author of this article seems very insensitive and uneducated based on the face that he knows “ripping” sounds very harsh compared to pulling along with some of the comments he made. A good therapist would be a lot more catious to sound so judgemental. I am close to a person who suffers from trichotillomania and sure hope they would never go see an uneducated, untactful, unsensitive person like this. I have read many website on this subject and this is by far the most non helpful! I could tell someone this information myself!