Trich or Demodex Mites?
TW: hair pulling, trichotillomania
Hey,
New to 7cups and the OCD 7cups community. I (26F) have a question before I head into my 2nd therapy session.
Has anyone else recently starting pulling hair? I have anxiety but I have never pulled or eaten my hair before. In January, I noticed pimples on my face had tiny hairs poking out. I tried to tweeze them out and instead pulled out a few hair splinters. Over time, I observed the hair splinters were broken full length hairs under my skin. This phenomenon has been witnessed by friends/family which reassures me. I'm not hallucinating this sensation/experience.
However, this event has led to months of madness. Through my research, I decided I had a demodex mite outbreak and starting treating the acne. The recommendations online did help my problem. We are now in July and I am still struggling.
I have an obsession over the full length hairs that cross my face and twist around each other forming pimples. I can not determine if this is an unhealthy obsession that requires a re-evaluation of my anxiety as OCD or if I just need to go to the dermatologist haha
@tealWater7555 Hey there, I hope you are doing well. I would recommend you to ask a dermatologist to make sure if you have that. Self-diagnosing while unsure can make whatever you have or don't have worse. It might sound obvious but please seek professional help to make sure and not accidently do something that is harmful to you. I hope that this has helped you and that everything will go well.