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- 4y
- Date posted
- 4y
Yes u r not alone... I have Trichotillima I'm almost bald now but I also have anxiety when hair touches me in any way?
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- Date posted
- 24w
this is random but i have slightly wavy hair š§āāļøbut i straighten it before school every single day, and if i dont- i will NOT go. I dont even hate my natural hair and i go out with it all the time in places that arent school- but SCHOOL. I physically will not enter the school if i have not straightened my hair⦠and if i mid day in school see that my hair has even one wave or slight frizziness i feel this whack of anxiety and suddenly i cant breathe i wanna leave and go home. Just now my dad told me id have to walk to school tomorrow- I CANT do that. Walking after school is fine like idc if my hair gets frizzy after school⦠but TO school- no⦠like it genuinely triggers such intense anxiety in me and i cant walk to school because i convince myself (bc its pretty much true) that if i walk to school with my straightened hair its going to get all wavy and frizzy and the thought of going to school like that makes me physically unable to breathe. Idk if this is a compulsion or not.
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- 17w
Not sure this is really OCD related, but does anyone else struggle with erythrophobia (the fear of blushing)? I struggle with it really bad and I feel like itās kind of OCD related because the more you try not to think about something, the worse it gets. The more I try not to blush, the more I do. Anyway, today, I was at church which for some reason always gives me the most anxiety. I struggle with never knowing where to look which I know sounds stupid and I feel like I tend to avoid other peopleās gazes. Iām always worried too that people can sense my anxiety. I accidentally made eye contact with the priest and a few other people and immediately started turning red. I looked down so as to hide it but I think people still noticed. I know that people arenāt really looking at me but Iāve always had the spotlight effect where I feel like they are always looking at me and judging me. After I blushed, I noticed 2 of the altar servers were whispering and laughing and they seemed to be looking at me. I felt so self-conscious the rest of the service. I hate erythrophobia and social anxiety and I know blushing might not seem like a big deal to those who donāt constantly struggle with it but it is to me and has ruined my life. Does anyone else struggle with this?
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- 11w
Do any of you avoid cleaning because it makes you more anxious? I havenāt worn any makeup on in awhile except for my eyelashes and lipgloss , but after keeping them in my makeup bag for too long I get scared. I dropped these Bobby pins on the floor the other day in my bathroom and mind u I havenāt done a full bathroom clean since I left for Florida on the 6th and I came back the 13th. The Bobby pins were still clipped on the paper package (if that makes sense) and I didnāt touch the floor fully but the side of my finger touched the floor. I donāt think I immediately washed my hands after but eventually I did. I ended up getting some lipliner from my makeup bag and I purposely didnāt overwash my hands bc Iām trying to be better about not excessively washing them. I feel like touching the floor and not washing my hands right away caused a flare up. I do wanna put on a full face of makeup but Iām scared that Iāll get a wart or an infection on my face. I know Iāve talked about this numerous amounts of times but I had a wart the first week of February and sometimes I feel like the virus is still on the floor. I havenāt soft scrubbed the floor but Iāve used a lot of Clorox wipes to wipe the floor. Like I said though, I havenāt washed my floors since Florida and I think itās just anxiety. Iām trying to let my mind settle and doing the āmaybe or maybe not methods.ā I just feel like that wart on my foot traumatized me. I wanna empty all my makeup out ⦠like all the brushes and even the bag. I know itās such a waste of money but there are times Iāll go buy the same makeup brushes bc Iām scared to get it contaminated. Ugh and when I fo go out and buy them my ocd kinda flares bc then itās saying āmaybe someone returned this makeup brush and used it and your gonna get a wart that way too.ā š£ Itās like I canāt win. And then I think to myself, āam I gonna get punished or will something happen to me if I do get a new brush?ā š itās very exhausting! Please any advice would help!
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