Hair root eating disorder

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Please help me I'm bawling right now my mom says I with have my hair cut short if I don't stop I'm almost 16 and its always my left freehand what can I do!?!?!?!?

Hair pulling is called trichotillomania. Eating the hair is called trichophagia. Like you, I didn't eat the hair, just the white "sheath" around the root. I believe the white sheath is the product of the sebaceous glands. It is skin oil mixed with dead skin cells, I believe Anyway, I like the texture of it in my mouth. If you eat the whole hair, that can be really dangerous because your stomach can't digest hair, so you could get hairballs like a cat! I always hated the product of my sebaceous glands because it made my skin oily and gave me zits. Recently, though, I have learned that that stuff is really good for your face. It not only keeps you from getting wrinkles (which you're probably not worried about yet), it also is a natural protector and kills bacteria. Teenage zits come from hormones. There isn't a whole lot you can do about that except get put on birth control (which I haven't tried). I used to have a whole lot of little to medium-sized bald spots all over my head. It made it really difficult to find a place to part my hair where the bald spots weren't obvious. I even resorted to coloring them in with an eyebrow pencil, smudging, and then hairspraying the hair so it was basically glued to my head. Not exactly flattering; it was the last stop before wig-ville. Now I am on prozac 60 mg. It isn't a miracle drug, but it indirectly helps. I was depressed too, and the prozac helped me be in a better mood, which in turn got me out of the house and gave me less time to pick / pull hair. Also I had less self-hatred because once I was in a better mood I was able to make a few friends. Now I still pull every now and then, but it is a LOT less and I'm not self-conscious about my hair anymore. I can flip it over without wondering what's showing. I am a "focused" puller which means I only pull my hair in front of the mirror in a really intense, determined state. When it comes to picking my skin, I like to be in front of the mirror when popping a zit so that I get to see the "payoff," but I pick scabs absent-mindedly while watching TV, reading, etc.. Some people pull their hair this way...just on the sofa or on their bed while they are bored.

I am 27 and did this when I was about your age. It started with picking split ends in school and then eventually it was pulling the hair out. First I would find the hairs that felt course and enjoyed the feeling of it coming out, then I noticed the root and did the same as you! I did get a bald patch :( and had to where a hairband and was so embarassed, I knew it was so wrong and eventually I just stopped, however Ive found as I stop one picking habit I just start a new one! I think there is so much more to it than just a bad habit, I feel my picking must be down to anxiety and if Im really honest some family issues I have. I've only seen this forum/website for the first time today and Im amazed at how many people have the same crazy habits I do but its also made me realise that I should speak to my doctor about it as it really isnt normal. I think a bald patch is a big scare I hope you dont get to this point like I did, I think telling your family is a good idea if they realise what your doing they will challenge you when you do it then you will ge fed up of them telling you to stop. Good luck