I rip my eye lashes out there alomost all gone will they grow back and if so how long will that take

its a form of OCD (obsessive compulsive disorder) caleld tricotelimania....i have had this disorder since the 4th grade.. now im a sophomore..... Last night i had a really bad episode.... an all time low...... they had finally grown back from the last time i did it... i had had a bad night.. and a lot of homework... i m a perfectinest...it was late and i was alone... once u start u get in to this trance and u cant stop urself.... untill someone inturupts.. but my mom had taken my phone so i was really alone... and really stupid... i cried the rest of the night and now i dont want to go out in public or see anyone... it just makes me so mad.... but at the time it made me feel better... ive delt with this and the comments for so long now... im scared to see peoples reaactions and i will probably cry some more.... however they do grow back.. in about 8 weeks... makeup has become my crutch.. but his time i dont think i can cover it up... so i m going to get some false ones... i sometimes also pull on my eye brows.... it so embarising how popple look a little closer... and judge.... they are doign gene studies and all that junk.. but as of now there is no cure... except behavior modifcation and self awarenes.. when ur stressed try to stay around someone... or talk to soemone... recognize when u do it anad y....prevent it think about it when ur not in those situations... never give up whe u want at the moment for what u want most... it may make u feel better to jsut pull nad pull and pull ... but then u realize when theres nothign to pull, that u have a problem... and it didnt help anything.... try doign soemthign with ur hands at those times...a project or anything... u have got to do it from inside its all up to u girl... life sux with out ur eyelashes i know... but they will grow back... u just have to wait... and never do it again...

You may have a disorder called trichotillomania - there is a support group on yahoo for it - I have it too and pull mostly my eyelash hairs - they do grow back generally, but the danger is that if you manage to damage the follicle, certain lashes may not grow back. It's a disorder precisely because those of us who do it have a compulsion to do it - just saying "don't do it" isn't enough - I tell myself not to do it all the time and then I find myself picking at them. The support group on yahoo is really nice - you'll find a lot of people who understand about the compulsion to pluck. Good luck!

Eye Lashes grow all the time although they will take a while and if you keep pulling them out by the root you will eventually lose them all.

i have been pulling at my lashes n eyebrows for like 7 years and its so hard. people do noptice, i was at school the once n i had a gap in my eyelashes n loads of gurls saw n took the piss, but its abit betta nw, i jus use makeup bt even that dont really help they still look short n horrible i really wish i had a full set of lashes it gets me down so muchg i cant stop it i pull my hair out aswell n its such a mess i havent been to the hairdressers in like 5 years cause of bald pathches n i have to use gel to hold down tufts when i wear my hair down i cant cope no more n i cnt tell anyone im so ashamed eto nveryone will think im a weirdo its ruinin my life im a gud lukin gurl n i jus wanna be normal i am gna have to start wearin false lashes nw to make me feel betta bt its nt the same i jus wish i didnt have this but i cant stop

I do this too, its not because it feels nice or anything, in fact it doesnt feel anything at all, its just something i do, kinda like people who bite their nails i guess. firstof all i just use ti pick off my mascara, then my eye lahes were coming out th it, now i just cant stop doing it when im bored!! its annoying but i am trying to stop, i cant wait for them to grow back! x

I reccomend not doing it. It's hair with follicles so of course it'll gro back even if your scalp is bald. In college I got really drunk and my "friends" decided to shave one eye brow off. Ha Ha. So I had to shave the other and it took about 3 weeks or so for it to grow back.

they will DEFINATELY grow back so dont worry

I did the exact same thing, it is very hard to stop but your eyelashes will grow back it just may take its time. if it gets really bad i would buy some fake lashes that you can use daily till your eye lashes grow back.

they do grow back i have seen lots of roots on mine like over all the years but they grow back straight n nt as thick they probs wnt grow back curly but they will defo grow bavk u just gotta wait i heard vaseline helps

sounds painful i hope you grow them back soon.

Hey. your not alone!
I have had this disorder since i was eight i am now 19. i dont remember why i first started doing it. I just remmember i could never stop!
Its an ocD disorder TOT. I never even realizzed it was a disorder till this last year of 2008. you see i had always thougt it was nothin more then a very bad bad habbit. I know how you feel , and the worst part is when someone calls you weird and says "just stop doing it" you see they vont realize how bad it is and cant just stop. THERE IS HOPE I did once grow them back when i was 15 they were just as pretty as before. i stayed busy and tryed my hardest to catch myself in the act. I now rely on make up but i know that there is guys wit it or younger females.
I recomend when and if you do grow them back lay off mascra for quite some time. that will genraly cause you to clump and pull!!! write me back if youd like:)
much love

normally takes mine a couple of months to fully grow back, try putting a tight rubber band round your wrist and when you go to pull give it a good twang it really does work and tell your family and friends if they see you do it they can grab your arm and pull it it really works.

Yes definately. You just need to be pateint I pulled my eyelash since I was 11 because I was bullied & then it became a worse and I would only pick them if people were saying bad things to me especailly my parents I didnt really knew at that time what it actually this disorder was called now I know that many people have had this since there were young and in there teens. We are living in this small world and there are going to be alot of people saying different things about eachother but we need to stand up for on another and keep our heads high. I am 30 now & in another month or tow I will have the longest thickest eyelashes that I have ever seen on a person. The best thing to do about this is to also keep yourself busy at all times this will prevent you from picking your eyelashes. Also you need your lashes to protect your eyes because without your eyes you cannot see. This will protect them from dust, cold & sunlight. Its very important to keep your lashes I know this now it is not just to have a pretty face but god gave you these lashes for your protection of your eyes just remember this in future I hope this helps.

i reallly wish i couls stop as well. i started when i was 17 now i am 20. i do it the most when i am alone, and bored and especially when i am stressed out. i will do it at work or at school while taking a test. its embarrasing. but its sooo agrivating becuase you touch your eyelashes and you feel that ONE eyelash that is thicker than the other or thinner or longer or shorter.... and no matter how much self discipline you have, that eyelash will be out by the end of the night.

i had done it reallllly bad once and they just recently grew back. then my boyfriend left for iraq for 6 months, so here came the stress. now... 80% of my lashes are gone. i wear fake ones and heavy eyeliner so you cant tell. and once they start growing in i continue to wear the fake ones.... its so embarrasing becuase spring break is coming up and i dont want to go in the pool or beach becuase then you can see my bald spot onmy eyelid. and its HUGE.


helllllp.

they will grow back but it is a slow process

I just pulled out a huge part of eyelashes and now theres a huge gap. This sucks...Ive always picked at my mascara and pull out a couple of lashes but this is the worse Ive ever done...I look like a moron...and its super noticeable because i have really long, pretty lashes. I hope they grow back the same and QUICKLY!!!!

Yes dont worry they will grow back in again they may a bit of time but they will get there ok

Your eyelashes will eventually grow back. You really shouldn't be pulling them out in the first place. Do you have a nervous disorder that is causing this?

hi,

i have a serious issue with my eye lashes its a thing that i cant stop ripping them out it may sound easy to stop but it is really hard .. sometimes looking in the mirror i stare at them and its just unconsciously i do it until my mom comes in and stops me .. i have big bold spots in my eyes i try to cover it with eye liner but it just doesn't seem normal i know what am doing is wrong and the consciousness it awaits me for doing this habit but i seriously need help and with all those warnings i seem to never learn am really just waiting to the point i wont have a anything left on my eyes .. i also pic on my scalp, and eyebrows its really hard my mom says i can control it but she just doesn't understand this habit and reading from other people makes me realize am not the only one on this earth.. I REALLY WANT TO STOP GOD HELP ME PLEASE!!! people ask me does it hurt and for me it actually is those pains that dont seem to bother you .. so if your ocd or habit is some what like mine we need help and find something to distract us from it !!


- thank you
mariaa

I've been pulling my eyelashes out since my dad passed away when I was nine. I am 24 now. It's a stress thing. Or a nervous habit - kinda like biting your nails. In high school I used to wear mittens while I was doing my math homework because I would get stumped on a problem and pull at my eyelashes. Same thing with writing papers - except you can't very well type in mittens! Try to keep busy and surround yourself with people as much as possible. I've noticed that when I do certain activities, I pull more. So when I notice that I'm pulling at my lashes, I stop doing those activities. Also, if you're trying to grow back your lashes, avoid putting mascara on. When I wear mascara I tend to pick off the mascara and then end up pulling out all of my eyelashes in the process. I've been pulling my eyelashes out for 15 years and they still grow back, but it takes about three months, so in the meantime, I just color in the spaces with black eyeliner. I've never tried false lashes. It's horrible and I wish I could stop, but for now I'll just keep trying! Don't give up. I hope this has been helpful!

I'm 22 years old, and have been pulling out my hair and eyelashes since I was 12. I used to just pull out my hair on my head in little patches, then when it started to get bare... move on to another section of my head. My hair pulling started after I was accidentally hit in the head with a shovel, and busted it open. I had to get stapples in my head, so Doctors thought that the hair falling out was to blame for damaged roots. I later learned that when I pulled the hair around my scar, it felt good. A sort of reliefe. Then noticed when I was pulling from a different section, it was because that part of my head hurt. It felt like a bruise, and the only way to make it feel better, was to pull the hair out. As time passed, I really had no reason to pull my hair out anymore. I have stopped tramendously pulling out the hair on my head, when I do.. it's because I feel a funny, course hair. My eyelashes are my next battle. I pull my eyelashes for almost the same reason. My lashline hurts, and when I pull the ingrowing hair out, it feels better. I know this is weird, but I've tried everything to help. Doctors thought that maybe allergies were to blame for the lashline hurting, so I've literally been on EVERY single allergy med that's out there. Then I thought maybe it's depression, or stress, or an OCD compulsion... So I got on Wellbutrin. And I'm still pulling. I've been able to mask this issue with eyeliner and mascarra on my bottom lashes so they dont look too weird. Not a lot of people know, and not even my husband has noticed (maybe he has, just hasn't said anything to me.) I get jealous when I see new mascarra commericals and I can't try it... or when I see someone with beautiful thick eyelashes, and how much better someone looks with them. I want my eyelashes back... I just don't know how to control myself when I feel that burning sensation, or when I feel a new one growing in.
I've researched this issue a lot, and I'm relieved to see I'm not the only one. I have no suggestions, or answers... and I haven't been able to find someone or something that has the cure for this unusual ailment... The only thing that kind of works for me, is to distract myself. If I feel that need to pull, I go do something with my hands. I notice I pull more when I read, or watch TV. Sometimes I'll resort to playing with my nails as another form of compulsion.
I hope if anyone reads this.. it helps just a little bit. And when or if someone finds the answer for us... let me know!

i do to and im really sad! im young and need help! im to embarrest to go to a doctor and i do it when im alone . i wear makeup to covor it. i cant help it i thought i was alone cause i didnt l know anyone else who did this but know i feel like im not but i just need help i started about a year ago. but i have some but i hate it. i really need help and i heard if you put vaseline on you r eyelashes they grow back quicker but im not sure i put it on and i think its working but im trying to keep busy. if any one can help please do............. i feel better now that i read these comments i feel like im not alone any more. but i still feel upset that i dont have any and im to scared to ask my mom to buy me fake eyelashes so i cant wear any and i just feel alot better i read all these. im crying while righting this caus eim so ashamed of my sef :[ please give me suggestion.!!!!!!!!!!!!!

i have the same problem. my mom told me that an eyelash gives you a wish. i ripped all my eyelashes and then ripped half of my hair. i am so depressed and hope that there is a way to stop it. people tell me that the only way for me to stop is for me to decide that i wont do it anymore.

I all the sudden started to pull my eyelashes out during school. I dont think i have the disorder.i have just always been a fidgeter. The other day i realized that my lashes are almost all gone. Yesterday, someone said something for the first time since i started pulling them. I felt something that i never felt before. I want my eyelashes back. I had such pretty lashes and now there gone. One of friends she pulled some of her lashes out and they have grown back to be long and beautiful like they were before. I really hope that you guys are right.

Ugh, im a guy and i am currently 14, and i had a problem with pulling out my eyelashes up until... well i still strugle with it.
luckily for me, only a few people have noticed. the worst time was when somebody i dont really know said "dude all your eyelashes are RIPPED out." that was terrible. i felt my stomach drop. the other time i got questioned about it i simply said that they got burned off while i was grilling some burgers. Unlike all of the girls that have written comments, us guys are usually more seccure about this sort of thing. also, unlike the ladies that have talked about this, us guys CANNOT wear make-up or "falsies" somebody should tell me what to do!

Ca I ask you why you are doing this? Is it a nervous habit or are you under some kind of stress? You should examine these questions first, as it is important to know why you would be doing this: it is not normal nor advisable. Your eyelashes are there for a reason, to protect your eyes. Yes, they will grow back, but if you keep pulling them out, you will be in the same position.

...I recommend you stop pulling out your eyelashes.

SOMEBIDY CUT ALL MINE OFF, IM CRYING...WOT CAN I DO?

Yes, they will I have the same problem I actually used twesers and pulled the ALL out :(. But every time they DO grow back. But it will take longer than normal hair, and some might not because you peramtly damaged the fossile or watever its called.

hii(: even though no-one will proberbly read this.. i started when i was about 7, and now i'm 12, and ive only just stop. well really its been about a year. I'm not sure what made me start, and even now that I've stopped, i still occaisonally do it. I would look in the mirror and think to myself how ugly i was. I thought i looked like a frog, and so did my mum. I didnt tell my mum, even though she noticed i had no eyelashes.
There were these 3 boys at school, they took the complete and utter piss out of me, and it made me angry and I'd cry, it made me do it more. They would walk up to me in class, and push their faces to mine, looking closly at my eyes, saying ' HA! you have no eyelashes! and they would laugh for what seemed hours. I never decided to stand up for myself, even though i thought i should.
My bestfriend went out with one of these boys, and in previous months i had fancied him. I couldnt say anything to my friend, as i was scared she would tell people, and i would be left as the laughing stock of the school. You may think that it would hurt doing this, but to me it was a nice pain, a pain i was used to,
Eventually, it ate inside me, and i broke down in school. I told my mum, and she would always be telling me to stop, but it wasnt that easy. I never moved on to pulling my hair out, but i did move onto pulling my eyebrows out.
Back then, i didnt think i looked so bad, but when someone shows me a picture of me, about 2 years ago, ill look away, and say ' never show me that picture again'. Mum refused to buy my first high school picture last year, she thought i looked to ugly. She often gave me the ' please stop! you'll look so much more beatiful!' talk. It never worked.
I cant remember when i told myself i was going to stop, but it was during the summer holidays last year. It was a great oppurtunity to, 6 weeks untill a new me. It wasnt so easy, but towards the end i did it, and you know what? I felt GREAT! i looked like a normal person, not someone with a terific disease. The middle of August we went away on holiday, and i was able to wear mascara and be a normal teenager, that i had destined to be.
I guess i owe credit to my bestfriend, she is actually beautifull, and has the longest, curliest eyelashes, and the fullest eyes anyones ever seen, and i guess i was jelous. So thankyou floz, thankyou mum for the insperation and thanks to myself, now i have a boyfriend, which i hadnt had for seavrel years, i wear as much makeup as i like, and i no longer get bullied. At the time i didnt realise i was getting bullied, but know i look at those boys and laugh, because they look as bad as ever, they're ugly.
But its true, my eyes wernt us full as they were sevreal years ago, but im glad for what i have. Even though this had proberly took you 10 minutes to read, its worth while to know that i wasnt the only person doing it, i thought i was one out of the whole worlds population.
Walking back into school after that holiday, in year eight, was the best feeling ever. I felt so happy, walking past another 2 people that took the mickey out of me, they said ' WOW! Look at you.. what the hell happend?'. I make out that ive always had eyelashes, just that you cant see them very well, telling that to people, was as easy as taking candy from a baby! So give it a go, you can call me an ex-OCD addict.. and im saying that its easier then it really is, but ive stopped and so can you, find something that makes you not want to do it.

I have the same problem! Like georgia-ess said, it's depressing when you look in the mirror and see a huge bald spot where lovely long lashes should be. I'd pulled since I was little, stopped, and started again at nine years old, up to now. I still do it, but I think I've crossed the Point of No Return - my upper eyelid on my right eye is completely bald, no lashes at all, just a few stubbles and very little long thin ones at the side. My dad has scolded me in the past and told me to stop but no matter how hard I try it becomes a really bad habit. I'm really envious of my best friend as well - she has the most beautiful lashes ever, really long and curled and perfect black.
Mostly, now I simply keep my hands occupied at all times, whether it's writing a story, or drawing, or playing the piano. If I have it, I smear petroleum jelly over what little lashes I have to make it slippery and harder to grip. I also keep a notebook where I jot down each time I have a pulling fit.
My parents used to think I was insane and that I was the only living human being in this universe who would pull out her lashes. I know now I'm not the only one. :) If you can, do what I do to stop myself from pulling, the options like using petroleum jelly really works. If you see white ends on your pulled-out lashes, don't pull for a while - I pull those up a lot, and now I'm starting to consider the fact that there is a chance those white ends are follicles. Hopefully we'll both get better. Good luck. :)

i have the same problem and i dont know what to do , its so depression when you look at yourself with no eyelashes.