Is it normal that i eat my eyelashes

I obsessively pick at my eyelashes because it always feels like I have something in my eye, and if I pull any eyelashes out I put them in my mouth, I don't know why or how I started doing it but now I cant stop. I also pick at my eyebrows sometimes too.

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  • idontcaree

    I eat my fingers I only have three fingers now.

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  • SkyDance12

    That's gross

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  • Ellenna

    Thanks for the early morning laugh! My immediate mental picture was of someone eating their eyelashes while the lashes were still attached to their eyes: I know that's not physically possible but the thought of someone trying to do it is pretty funny.

    This sounds like a compulsive habit you probably should get professional help with before it progresses to eating the hair off your head, which can lead to hairballs and digestive problems.

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  • Philia

    Eating types of hair is a bad habit that can negatively affect your immune system. Some people start by pulling out hair on their head, some rub their eyebrows, and I guess you ate an eyelash. You just have to consciously stop and vocalize to stop like you're training a dog and your brain will probably fix itself.

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    • I don't swallow it i just put it in my mouth for a bit then take it back out.

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      • editthingx

        i eat

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  • editthingx

    i do that too. idk why im do that but it feels good. especially the feeling of pain in those eyelids. we are crazy. this called trikotillomania but ours is a slightly different type

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  • Rihyae

    Eat them all and get falsies. Or save them by going to an optometrist. Also shave your brows and get stick ons meant for cancer patients made with real hair.

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