Yes, I used to do that. It's a habit, just like biting your nails.
My eyelashes are very thick and long, and there's lots of them too, so they get loose and fall out a lot naturally and they often get into my eye when that happens, which is painful.
When I was about nine or ten I started pulling the loose ones out to prevent them falling into my eyes, and this soon became a compulsive habit. It was sort of like an urge to pull the loose ones out, and it wasn't painful at all because they were already just about to fall out anyway. So whenever I got the urge, I gently tugged my eyelashes and the loose ones would be softly pulled out.
I stopped doing it because soon I had hardly any eyelashes. My mum said that if I stopped pulling them and they grew back, she would buy me a small stick of mascara. So I broke the habit. It was very hard. The habit is very similar to biting your nails.
So anonymous author, that is my story. I consider your situation normal, because I know a few other people who have gone through the same thing. And I assure you I'm a completely normal, healthy, happy girl. And I'm happier because now I have my beautiful eyelashes back!
Is it normal to pluck out your eyelashes?
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Hey there,
Yes, I used to do that. It's a habit, just like biting your nails.
My eyelashes are very thick and long, and there's lots of them too, so they get loose and fall out a lot naturally and they often get into my eye when that happens, which is painful.
When I was about nine or ten I started pulling the loose ones out to prevent them falling into my eyes, and this soon became a compulsive habit. It was sort of like an urge to pull the loose ones out, and it wasn't painful at all because they were already just about to fall out anyway. So whenever I got the urge, I gently tugged my eyelashes and the loose ones would be softly pulled out.
I stopped doing it because soon I had hardly any eyelashes. My mum said that if I stopped pulling them and they grew back, she would buy me a small stick of mascara. So I broke the habit. It was very hard. The habit is very similar to biting your nails.
So anonymous author, that is my story. I consider your situation normal, because I know a few other people who have gone through the same thing. And I assure you I'm a completely normal, healthy, happy girl. And I'm happier because now I have my beautiful eyelashes back!