Posts Tagged ‘hair loss’
Pulling Out Eyelashes – Why Do I Do It?
If you regularly find yourself pulling out eyelashes then you might wonder just what makes you do it. The truth is that it isn’t weird, and it’s a lot more common than you might realise. It’s part of a disorder known as trichotillomania, causing people to pull hair from various areas of the body.
Just about anyone can develop this hair pulling habit. It’s common to pull out hair from the scalp, but just about any area, including eyelashes, can be affected.
Symptoms of Eyelash Pulling
What Causes Major Hair Loss in Women?
While major hair loss in women is relatively rare, it can be rather distressing when it does occur.
The main reason as to why hair loss in a woman can be such a distressing affair is because most societies expect every woman to grow at least some hair, and a woman who fails to do this is viewed as a social rebel in most cases, and consequently treated with some level of curiosity – and possibly even hostility – in the worst cases. Add to this the fact that most societies actually view hair as a component of a woman’s beauty, and it follows that a woman who experiences major hair loss could end up being viewed as ‘less than beautiful’ leading to a plunge in her self esteem. And it gets worse when the people in the woman’s circle start making up stories to explain her hair loss to themselves (with the woman in question eventually getting a wind of this), typically pushing her even deeper into depression.