Trichotillomania?
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>TMI / gross-out
>you've been warned
So when I'm bored in my bed, going online or whatever. I'll sometimes start plucking my pubic hair with my bare hands. It doesn't hurt at all so I can pull entire clumps out without even flinching. Searching online I keep coming across sources that say it's trichotillomania, aka. the compulsion to pull hair as a result of OCD.
I mean yeah, I have a generalized anxiety disorder but not OCD. I don't feel driven to pull the hair, and it never correlates to my bouts of anxiety. It feels just like how other people like popping zits.
I can't imagine this is normal, but I also don't feel hindered or distressed by it. However I'm starting to wonder if this is something I should be worried about.
At least you're not willing out the hair on your scalp. You should probably talk to a therapist about it if it's anxiety driven
I do the same when I'm on the toilet or in a standing urinal.
Maybe I should shave more of it off.
I do this once in a while. I'll just sit there and start plucking hairs out. I'll shave it off if I have sexy time.
I've had this since I was pretty young. There are actually medications available to treat trichotillomania specifically, although you'll generally pull less the lower your anxiety is.
I had the same behavior for a while, it caused ingrown hair in my pubic area as a result. It turned out it was just a phase, I started doing it and then stopped for not particular reason.
