If you find yourself pulling eyelashes out, or perhaps pulling other hair out then you may suffer from an OCD hair pulling condition known as Trichotillomania. If you do suffer from this hair pulling habit and find yourself pulling eyelashes out then you probably feel embarrassed about the action and the physical ramifications of it then there is some hope. There is at least one hair pulling treatment which can help you overcome your habit of pulling eyelashes out.
The causes of people pulling eyelashes out and other hair from virtually any part of their bodies are not entirely understood.
* Some researchers believe it is a genetic anomaly that leads to this condition. To date no significant evidence exists to prove this is in fact the case.
* Most conventional wisdom on the subject points to it being a psychological disorder.
* Some researchers consider it a kind of nervous habit.
If you or someone you know does have a habit of pulling eyelashes out then treatment should begin as soon as possible in order to find new methods of coping with situations which lead to this behavior of pulling eyelashes out. The first step would be to find a psychologist in your area who has experience dealing with this kind of hair pulling habit. The most likely course of action will be to begin a treatment known as habit reversal therapy which aims to effectively break you of this habit of pulling eyelashes out.
In some cases certain antidepressant drugs such as Fluoxetine (Prozac), or Fluvoxamine (Luvox) may be used to help treat this condition. These drugs have generally shown very little success. Some studies have even gone as far as to suggest use of these drugs can worsen the problem. The general consensus is the lack of results is due to the fact they don’t treat the cause of the problem. Since pulling eyelashes out is usually a nervous habit treating depression will not work. Even worse since many antidepressents will actually excite patients taking them, patients can become more high strung leading to an increase in episodes.
Some studies have suggested that the limited success experienced with these drugs is due to the fact these patients were actually intentionally hurting themselves as a result of depression and did not have the hair pulling disease known as trichotillomania. There are some instances however where a psychologist may proscribe a mild antidepressant in conjunction with therapy to aid in the overall treatment.
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