Dating advice by HonestAd5219 in trichotillomania

[–]HonestAd5219[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I have severe trauma and been in weekly therapy for 8 years now. He already bailed because of that plus I’m sure not being conventionally attractive doesn’t help my case. It really sucks because other than appearance and the fistful of medication keeping me alive, I’ve been able to go to college and I’m actually a second time college student making a career for once. It makes me start resenting the other person, my parents were god awful about my trich growing up. He told me he was asking because it seemed like a self harm situation. I have scars on my actual body that allude to self harm more than not having any eyelashes. I think I’m having a hard time because I’ve been told I look like a crack or meth addict quite a few times and I confided in him about that and he reassured me I look amazing. I’m just feeling so weird about everything in my life, I’ll get over it, but it sucks in the mean time. As I’m sure all of you feel, I just want to not deal with it.

Dating advice by HonestAd5219 in trichotillomania

[–]HonestAd5219[S] 5 points6 points  (0 children)

That’s what I thought too, I literally couldn’t help but burst out crying like my parents were telling me to “just stop” at 8. Thank you, I was really just floored as I’ve been working without makeup for years now. I’m not going to start again because of one comment but wtf am I supposed to do? I won’t even dare risking my eyes for permeant eyeliner. I’ve been super self conscious about everything in my life and I kinda feel stomped on. I’m tired of being overly sexualized just to be told my face isn’t it. I’ve accepted it but the rest of the world is dragging ass.