- Trichotillomania
- Interviews
Shauna's interview
How did all start?
I remember being in my sittingroom and I was playing with my hair, I was around 9 or 10 at the time, and i pulled out a hair with a folicle at the end of it.. i was so amazed and wanted to find more. Over time it became more of a sensory process, I enjoyed the sensation of a thick crinkly hair running through my finger tip. I think it was a bit of sad childhood experiences and a bit of genetics as OCD runs on my mother side.
Do you already have a diagnosis? How long did it take you to get it?
About 10 years.. I never told anyone until i was 18 or 19, so I started to look into it found it had a name and visited my GP
For what medical specialties have you been treated? What has been the most useful specialty for your?
Iv tried antianxiety and anti depresant, both failed and caused more damage to me than good. I find b-12 and diet and exercise work best
What has been the most useful thing for you so far?
Wearing hats while indoors..
What have been your biggest difficulties?
Trying to escape
How has your social and family environment reacted? Have your social or family relationships changed?
No none have changed. My friends and family understand and are supportive
What things have you stopped doing?
Art and playing music
What do you think about the future?
Its uncertain
So far, which years have been the best years in your life? What have you done during them?
This year, Iv found a place with hair treatment that helps and have become a more mature person.
What would you like to do if you didn’t have your condition?
Enjoy a pull free life, take care of the hair id have, spent morw time doing things that i enoy
If you had to describe your life in a sentence, what would it be?
A constant struggle of being on the border line of happy and miserable
Finally, what advice would you give to a person in a similar situation?
Have support around you! Try everything that you think could help you stop, you never know it could work for you
