Trichotillomania

Trichotillomania

Kathy Griffin was talking about the problem her tour manager Tom has.  Trichotillomania.  I'd never heard of that word until Kathy Griffin mentioned that Tom had it.  What happens is the person sits there and pulls out their eyelashes or eyebrows without even knowing they are doing it.

One website said that it affects more females than males but so far I count 2 males.  Tom from Kathy Griffins My Life on the D-List and my very own partner Chip.

Chip does it all the time.  I'll be watching tv in the living room and he's sitting there pulling out his eyebrows with his thumb and finger and he doesn't even realize it.

Isn't it funny how we humans have our ticks?  I've had my share of ticks of course.  When I was a kid around 12 I remember blinking my eyes really hard and there would be times that I would just blink a lot.  I also have a strange eyebrow tick where I move my right eyebrow down, I can't explain what I do but it makes me feel good to do it but other times it affects my eyesight.  I can imagine what people must think when they see me do it.  Luckily when I'm in public I don't do it so nobody sees me except Chip.  When I see him look over at me I stop lol.

I've had strange ticks since I was a kid.  They are always different but the 1 tick can last for months even years at a time before I finally stop but then I pick up a new tick that I can't shake.  But luckily I haven't started pulling any hair out lol.