News of Impulse-Control Disorders

It feels like I am a sad drug addict. I managed to stop myself from pulling for four months and something started it again. Since I started to pull at my hair again, I feel like I can't stop and it hurts so bad. It feels likes its impossible to stop, i itch to pull every single second. For those four months that I stopped pulling, I was so incredibly happier. Now that I started ...

Does anyone else notice that you might pull more or less at different times of year. I have only noticed I always seems to relapse no matter how well I have been doing around August it gets worse and peaks around October and then slows down. It has been that way for a few years I just wondered if anyone else noticed any seasonality.

Hi there

Please keep an open mind, because I know I am very sick but I am in desperate need of help.

I have always been a compulsive liar. My parents have been the only ones to ever know about it, and I've tried getting help several times. All of which blame it on self esteem issues or my mums controlling ways (I am of course too scared to tell her this).

I am now ...

Hey everyone,

Thanks for taking the time to read this. I've been away for a while thinking about many things, but I wanted some advice and maybe some guidance for my question. I've read the topic about compulsive lying and I can relate to about 80% of the reasons for lying. Don't get me wrong I love lying and I can't help but feel better after I lie. The strange thing that I don't understand ...

I hate myself for how I blow up on my kids.
I feel so horrible and stupid.
I don't want them to hate me.
Would anger management classes help me?

Short version of my story. I started pulling when I was 14. For the first year I didn't know what it was, but then I found out in a high school class when we were studying disorders. I went 6 years without telling anyone about my trich and kept it very well hidden. I finally came forward when I was 20 and sought help. I relapsed once a couple of years later, but was able ...

I eat my hair. It's hard to even type that. I've pulled & eaten my hair since I was in middle school. I stopped asking myself why a long time ago. Mostly I eat the roots, but I eat enough hair to worry about physical problems. Every time Im the least bit constipated (sorry for over-share) Im terrified I'll end up in the hospital.

My husband is the only person I have ever told. Others ...

I'm sorry, this is my first post, I went looking for this forum out of sheer misery and desperation.. i'm seriously upset right now because i think i have to shave my head/ cut my hair very short...

I've had trichotillomania my whole life (i'm in my late 20's) and i'm a woman. I didn't realise what it was until recently (i always thought it was a "bad habit"). As a "bad habit" i've tried ...

My husband has just been diagnosed with IED. For years his behaviour and reactions did not seem normal. He was always good to me but as time goes on, he has become verbally abusive and explodes for no reason. He is always angry - at me, at the tv, the computer, other drivers, etc. I understand it is not his fault. I call his IED the monster. We are on a waiting list for therapy. ...

I was always honest with my boyfriend I didn't know why. But I lied to everyone else, in stupid little things that I didn't need to, nothing really severe.
I had broken up with a guy and then my ex boyfriend came to the scene. I didn't want him around, I wanted to be alone, but he just convinced me for over one year he wanted to be with me.

But I wasn't quite fine, ...