Hey,my name is Caroline and I’m 16 years old. I had trichotillomania my whole life, starting with my eyelashes.I never really knew what I was doing but I would be punished for it. Then I stopped for a good 4 years. I once had long thick blonde hair and now it’s next to nothing.I remember the exact day — my babysitter told me about split ends and I loved how I could pull them apart and just look at them. My hair was short at the time and I looked and I realized if I pulled it out it felt good. I kept on doing that for years. Soon I had bald spots and little fuzzy hair. I’d have a mullet basically. It was terrible.It was made of four years andyears.My friends, family had no idea what was happening with me, until I chopped off my hair. It was the best thing that changed my life.I just started getting help about 2 months ago and I’m on medication for it. It’s not really stopping the pulling altogether but it helps me stress less. No one really knew what was wrong with me and I never knew anyone else. Last year at school we had the 9th grade health class and they talked about people with trichotillomania and I began watching silently then I got my first hair cut short and I looked normal. I had no idea that there were other people like me. I hope I could do this my son but really I can’t, I need help and I’m getting it.LoveCaroline
