one of the hazards of being a trichotillomaniac is that i have some awkward conversations about my appearance. i wear heavy eye make-up, which includes eyeliner and eye shadow, so it makes my disorder pretty well, but not when someone is up close and personal, say at the dentist chair during a cleaning. the hygenist blurted out "you don't have any eyelashes!?". i then had to explain what i have and how it's not bad blah blah blah.
one time, a neighbor, who is kinda blond, asked me what was wrong with my eyes when she saw me the first time without make up.
I can handle that, but I think I make people uncomfortable with my answers to their questions.
OCD, it's a hell of a disease. and mine is pretty freaking weird.
