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Originally posted by swissmiss04
I think what she was asking is how does your hairstyle prevent your OCD.
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And if you read my reply carefully you will see that I answered her question.
Pulling my hair back in a bun with hair gel, gives me no traction, so I cant twist my individual strands, therefore, I don't pull out my hair.
Like I said eariler, my OCD is not very servere unless I am under an extreme amount of stress or "not paying attention", I really havent had any huge bald spots for years. Of course after I wash and either naturally dry my hair or blow dry it and leave it like that (relieve the tention of having pulled back 24/7) I will go at it (and under stress), I could make a small bald spot....I then berate myself and gel my hair so that I wont have any traction to continue to pull/twist. So its not like I'm saying that I have stopped displaying my OCD, I've just learned how to control it a bit and found a preventative measure that doesn't involve drugs and possible side effects of said drugs.
I can produce a sizeable bald spot in about 30 minutes if left to my own devices. I have four "classic" bald spot areas, that I repeatly go to.
On the occasion that I have a function that I wear my hair down (ie weddings, etc), I will exhibit my OCD and then I go into that classic pyschological displays. I could write a book on my thinking and reactions and complusions, but that would make this reply entirely too long (longer than it is already).
So this is why I have the hair style that I do and since I really want to change my look, I will have to go to a psychologist and have very in-depth talks about drug therapy.