Pulling my hair out

[Hatsune Miku]

I have this really bad habit of pulling my hair out. Not in chunks ( Obviously ) but like one by one. What are the affects of doing this?

[Mr. Smithers]

You might damage your scalp. Damage the hair roots. That doesn't sound safe to me.

[Katrina]

This condition is called 'trichotillomania'. It can happen when people are under some sort of stress.
You need therapy, and a psychotherapist should help you. Go to your GP and ask him to refer you.
In the meantime, try to find something to do that will ease your tension, but not be quite so detrimental to you.
One thing you could try is squeezing ice. This mimics the feeling of pain and pleasure someone gets from self-harming, but it doesn’t harm you. It’s also a good way of releasing tension.

[Wonder.]

This condition is called 'trichotillomania'. It can happen when people are under some sort of stress.
You need therapy, and a psychotherapist should help you. Go to your GP and ask him to refer you.
In the meantime, try to find something to do that will ease your tension, but not be quite so detrimental to you.
One thing you could try is squeezing ice. This mimics the feeling of pain and pleasure someone gets from self-harming, but it doesn’t harm you. It’s also a good way of releasing tension.

It's not always stress. It could just be boredom. I do it also. I doubt it will change you very much if anything at all. I'll google it.


Google: Hair or scalp damage or baldness.

That's probably only if you yank out all of it.

[Hatsune Miku]

This condition is called 'trichotillomania'. It can happen when people are under some sort of stress.
You need therapy, and a psychotherapist should help you. Go to your GP and ask him to refer you.
In the meantime, try to find something to do that will ease your tension, but not be quite so detrimental to you.
One thing you could try is squeezing ice. This mimics the feeling of pain and pleasure someone gets from self-harming, but it doesn’t harm you. It’s also a good way of releasing tension.

I actually just do it out of boredom

And about the self harming part, I cut =/

[The Red Devil]

i do it too, i thought i was the only one lol. Its just a bad habit - it doesnt hurt or anything. Its like with any bad habit you just need to think every time you go to do it... no i dontwant to do this, and not do it. I have nearly stopped now :) and i did a bit of a thin spot so if you do it enough in a small area it could leave you with a bald patch for a while so i would recommend quitting :)