Do I (18F) shave my head?
hello! i have Trichotillomania, a disorder where i compulsively pull out my hair and can’t stop. its been over 7 exhausting years of hiding bald spots and crying because i never feel pretty. i got a mesh topper and extensions early this years and honestly the stress of making sure the front is glued down (it never is and i spend 30 mins in the morning just to sob bc it won’t stick to my head).
im so incredibly done with this.
i know my parents will be mad but im an adult and they can’t change it if i shave my hair - I genuinely have been wondering if I should just shave it off and wear a full wig (which from what I’ve seen , melting a lace front would look so much more natural than the hair I’ve got on at the moment sewn into my remaining natural hair).
advice for should i shave it and wear a proper wig?
im tempted to just get up and go to the bathroom and shave it off no warning before I overthink it, but I don’t know how I would stop my parents from being mad at me.
ive tried EMDR for my trauma and years of therapy (since I was 10 years old for PTSD) but I’ve never stopped pulling, and have massive bald spots on the top back half of my head, the left side and down behind my ear on the left too.
please help