And every snowflake in the avalanche had this in common, that each of them considered themselves to be unique and to be unlike any other. Just like the ones before them who composed the ice crystals at the bottom of the glacier, they would eventually come to understand that their sense of being unique was at best circumstantial.
That’s the one tragic thing encountered so, so frequently. There’s nothing in the rulebook, and by nothing I mean ABSOLUTELY nothing, that says you have to go through life without help, or without company, or without support.
It easy to see how one could reach that conclusion re: “eyeashes.” However, as volunteer coordinator of the Moral Standards and Ethical Priggishness Committee – Frog Applause Reader Posting Practices (“MSEPC-FARPP”), I’m in a position to respectfully offer some enlightenment.
The Quality Control Division of Frog Enterprises is an industry leader in diversity hiring and employment practices. One of the division’s proofreaders has a disability similar to hair pulling. It’s an obscure condition known as letter pulling. That proofreader pulled the “L” from eyelashes before today’s FA went to print.
Signs and symptoms of trichotillomania often include:
Repeatedly pulling your hair out, typically from your scalp, eyebrows or eyelashes, but sometimes from other body areas, and sites may vary over timeAn increasing sense of tension before pulling, or when you try to resist pullingA sense of pleasure or relief after the hair is pulledNoticeable hair loss, such as shortened hair or thinned or bald areas on the scalp or other areas of your body, including sparse or missing eyelashes or eyebrowsPreference for specific types of hair, rituals that accompany hair pulling or patterns of hair pullingBiting, chewing or eating pulled-out hairPlaying with pulled-out hair or rubbing it across your lips or faceRepeatedly trying to stop pulling out your hair or trying to do it less often without successSignificant distress or problems at work, school or in social situations related to pulling out your hairMany people who have trichotillomania also pick their skin, bite their nails or chew their lips. Sometimes pulling hairs from pets or dolls or from materials, such as clothes or blankets, may be a sign. Most people with trichotillomania pull hair in private and generally try to hide the disorder from others.
Mad-ge Dish Soap over 7 years ago
Grabbing on your Leinekugel all night long.;)
Brass Orchid Premium Member over 7 years ago
And every snowflake in the avalanche had this in common, that each of them considered themselves to be unique and to be unlike any other. Just like the ones before them who composed the ice crystals at the bottom of the glacier, they would eventually come to understand that their sense of being unique was at best circumstantial.
Mad-ge Dish Soap over 7 years ago
Bill’s 12 stair steps…
Mad-ge Dish Soap over 7 years ago
Gilligan’s 12 Skipper Steps…
Mad-ge Dish Soap over 7 years ago
Captain May I…
Mad-ge Dish Soap over 7 years ago
Eye ashes? Ms. T√
coltish1 over 7 years ago
That’s the one tragic thing encountered so, so frequently. There’s nothing in the rulebook, and by nothing I mean ABSOLUTELY nothing, that says you have to go through life without help, or without company, or without support.
3hourtour Premium Member over 7 years ago
…as someone who used to literally bang his head against a wall (and butt heads with goats) , I have nothing to advise….
Mother Thalweg over 7 years ago
Dear Mr. Victor
It easy to see how one could reach that conclusion re: “eyeashes.” However, as volunteer coordinator of the Moral Standards and Ethical Priggishness Committee – Frog Applause Reader Posting Practices (“MSEPC-FARPP”), I’m in a position to respectfully offer some enlightenment.
The Quality Control Division of Frog Enterprises is an industry leader in diversity hiring and employment practices. One of the division’s proofreaders has a disability similar to hair pulling. It’s an obscure condition known as letter pulling. That proofreader pulled the “L” from eyelashes before today’s FA went to print.
Celebrate diversity! Read Frog Appause!*
Sincerely,
Rotifer’s Mother
* Damn letter pullers
Radish the wordsmith over 7 years ago
Signs and symptoms of trichotillomania often include:
Repeatedly pulling your hair out, typically from your scalp, eyebrows or eyelashes, but sometimes from other body areas, and sites may vary over timeAn increasing sense of tension before pulling, or when you try to resist pullingA sense of pleasure or relief after the hair is pulledNoticeable hair loss, such as shortened hair or thinned or bald areas on the scalp or other areas of your body, including sparse or missing eyelashes or eyebrowsPreference for specific types of hair, rituals that accompany hair pulling or patterns of hair pullingBiting, chewing or eating pulled-out hairPlaying with pulled-out hair or rubbing it across your lips or faceRepeatedly trying to stop pulling out your hair or trying to do it less often without successSignificant distress or problems at work, school or in social situations related to pulling out your hairMany people who have trichotillomania also pick their skin, bite their nails or chew their lips. Sometimes pulling hairs from pets or dolls or from materials, such as clothes or blankets, may be a sign. Most people with trichotillomania pull hair in private and generally try to hide the disorder from others.
INGSOC over 7 years ago
An individual alone is their own best company..
painedsmile over 7 years ago
I keep trying to rub off my blue skin.
Sisyphos over 7 years ago
The shrink who provides therapy for trichotillomania is on duty!
Please take a number!
Do not throw hair on the waiting room floor!
Mad-ge Dish Soap over 7 years ago
Ms. T I stand corrected.