I ONLY bite my arm hair...who else does this?

Posted February 22nd, 2011 by camelhead
I dont pull hair or damage myself...i ONLY bite arm hair who else does this?? let's talk...doing this for 20 years! Please don't reply if you pull hair anywhere or damage skin...I am trying to compare Apples to Apples. Seem stress related. Weird...but when my whole family was gone for 2 weeks I pretty much stopped. Does not take Freud genius to figure this out but I get along with everyone well. It would be great to share experiences with someone.
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On April 11th, 2013 ed1982 said:
I am laughing my head off that i even put this into google because i have been doing it for over 10 years. I bite the hair out of my forearms and hands so they are bare. I think it started when i was a teenager i saw someone pulling the longer hairs on their forearms and i think i started (i am 30 male but not very hairy and hairy doesn't seem nice to me). So it started with pulling the longer hairs and then soon resulted in biting my arms and hands bare - not a single hair. I like the feeling of plucking the hair out, feel on my lips. fun to bite and nibble. I'm still laughing. I try not to in public but cant help myself sometimes, people have mentioned my bald arms. But if i wear a long sleeved top i can go the day or days. It's not like i'm thinking about it. And when on holiday i dont tend to do it so id say boredom has alot to do with it. So to help stop - long sleeves or wash arms with bad tasting soap or something else bad tasting. Best of luck new arm biting friends xxxx
On December 27th, 2012 joeyitsture said:
this is mad im doing this like 12 years i didn't see anything wrong whit this i do it in front of people all the time and i make a joke out of it ask them do they want a bite but im just watching a tv show called my strange addiction and the doc on the show said its just habit. not that theres something wrong but eating hair is bad it plugs up your body so try and stop im going to try too.
On December 28th, 2012 helpme100 said:
same here.im very paranoid abt it. its going on for 8 yrs.i stopped pretty much on the arm, but im focussing more on the wrists-hands.help me
On October 27th, 2012 Allgood122 said:
I also have this addiction, I hate that I do this. But I like doing it. I do think its because of anxiety and anger I think. I bite all the arm hair off my arms and the top of my knees, really anywhere I can bite hair really. I don't no why I do it, And sometimes I tell myself Im never going to do It again, I only last a short while and Im chewing my arms again without me noticing. When Im out and about I try the hide my arms, and I try to avoid contact with people, Because Im worried they will discover my weird addiction. A physiotherapist felt my arms once and said "did u shave your arms" I didn't really respond, If anyone has any treatment or way to stop this addiction I would love to no.
On May 16th, 2012 Pacman123 said:
I bite and eat my arm hair as well. Have been doing it for atleast 7 years, I am now 21. It started with my legs and then moved to my arms and hands. I think that I do it for many reasons, boredom, stress, anxiety, anger. Almost anything makes me do it and most of the time I dont realize that I am doing it until its too late. Im not really sure what would help me to stop doing it. Ive read about cognitive therapy and ssri's but would rather not resort to that if I didnt have to. At this point I am feeling quite overwhelmed by it because nothing that I have tried has really worked. We seem to have the same obsessive behavior so its nice to see that Im not alone in this. If you have any words of advice it would be greatly appreciated.
On March 29th, 2011 Bitterbrew said:
If you noticed that the stress was gone when your family was away, or noticed your behavior changed when not around them, and you said you get a long with everyone well, then I would suggest, that they obviously stress you out. Everyone needs an outlet, when they are stressed. Some people internalize it, then eventually explode or have a meltdown. Maybe you don't feel like you will explode or have a meltdown, because your outlet for handling your stress is your habit. It's your body's way of reliveing itself. If the break from your family seemed to help, or change the behavior, then maybe try to schedule some times in regularily that you can devote to yourself. Or just little breaks away for a bit. It might make a huge difference.
On March 27th, 2011 armeater said:
i bite my arm hair and its getting embarrasing :( i seriously need help :/ im 15
On March 27th, 2011 katie1093 said:
Bite it, as in pull it out? Bite it and eat it? What exactly do you do? It would help to know to see if we can relate or not. Have you researched this? I haven't heard anyone mention this before. There is often not a lot of info. on the web about this as they need more research.
On March 27th, 2011 armeater said:
i kinda pull them out with my teeth :( its getting worse as they grow back :'(
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