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okay, bare (bear?) with me here and please don't think i'm weird because it's getting pretty serious.
ever since i was a baby, i've been touching my hair (on my head). it's been getting worse and worse. i twirl it, i touch it, i smooth it through my fingers, put it between my lips, etc. it's gotten so bad that sometimes i can't sleep at night because i pull my hair outta my ponytail and touch it, then sit up and put it back up, then pull it out again. if i don't do it sometimes, it bothers me.
the twirling's also been hurting my hands. i feel like my bones hurt.
it's so bad that EVERYONE, even my teachers used to bring it to my attention, knows me for doing this. mom complains in the car, one day she's gonna get into an accident because my hand distracts her!
all of the females in my family do it, but not as bad as me. my mom just runs her hand through her hair. my older sister picks at her split ends. my younger sister twirls, too, but nothing serious. it's more of a i'm-bored-type-of-thing.
i'm kinda embarrassed to ask my mom about it and i know she won't know anything. do you think it's just a bad habit or some kinda disorder or what? i wanna stop because it HURTS and it bothers me and interrupts me from whatever i'm doing. sometimes i even wanna cry because i can't stop.
when my hair's in a ponytail, i like to pick at the pieces underneath and pull it out. if i can't, i'll try to twirl it from there. i don't think i've ever kept a neat ponytail.
is this something i should bring to my doctor's attention?
help
ever since i was a baby, i've been touching my hair (on my head). it's been getting worse and worse. i twirl it, i touch it, i smooth it through my fingers, put it between my lips, etc. it's gotten so bad that sometimes i can't sleep at night because i pull my hair outta my ponytail and touch it, then sit up and put it back up, then pull it out again. if i don't do it sometimes, it bothers me.
the twirling's also been hurting my hands. i feel like my bones hurt.
it's so bad that EVERYONE, even my teachers used to bring it to my attention, knows me for doing this. mom complains in the car, one day she's gonna get into an accident because my hand distracts her!
all of the females in my family do it, but not as bad as me. my mom just runs her hand through her hair. my older sister picks at her split ends. my younger sister twirls, too, but nothing serious. it's more of a i'm-bored-type-of-thing.
i'm kinda embarrassed to ask my mom about it and i know she won't know anything. do you think it's just a bad habit or some kinda disorder or what? i wanna stop because it HURTS and it bothers me and interrupts me from whatever i'm doing. sometimes i even wanna cry because i can't stop.
when my hair's in a ponytail, i like to pick at the pieces underneath and pull it out. if i can't, i'll try to twirl it from there. i don't think i've ever kept a neat ponytail.
is this something i should bring to my doctor's attention?
help