Throughout my childhood I grew more and more anxious. I, fortunately, due not suffer from diagnosed anxiety or related conditions but my financial situation greatly affected my mannerisms. Something I developed as kid which I didn't notice until later on was trichotillomania. This is a disorder characterized by skin picking and hair plucking. I did it as a kid but hardly noticed it.
About a year and a half ago, my biological mom was like "yeah I don't want you and I never really did" and that like messed up my self esteem. Hair plucking became worse and worse. I would have to shave my beard because of how patchy and bare some parts of it was. To me, tricho is like a self destruction type thing. It is often times self conscious. It comes when I am anxious or just bored.
I luckily do not suffer from anything more extreme like OCD or other compulsive disorders but I have met others who struggle with this disorder. It is so easy to see yourself as this freak who can't stop this gross habit.
I made this blog just because Mental Health Awareness Day just passed and I don't talk about it enough. If you suffer with anything similar or worse, there are others <3
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and no one will see this blog because I am irrelevant as hell but I had to put this out there
Thank you noobsmoke13 on behalf of people like myself, that do suffer from mental illness, It is a serious issue. Mental health is just as important as any physical illness. #mentalhealthawareness
