Today, I regretfully confessed to my parents I have trichotillomania. There was a torturous pause, followed by the question, "Are you gay?" FML
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Thanksgiving
Questions about your love life, a burnt turkey and the cousin who knows everything: Thanksgiving, a contact sport.
Today, I told my parents that I'm a smoker. My mother started crying, and said she worried I was gay, but this is almost as bad. That lead on to part two of my confession. FML
Today, after weeks of thinking and playing every outcome possible in my head, I told my parents I'm gay. My dad nodded and didn't even look up from his book; my mom told me to go to the doctor if it starts to itch. FML
Today, I finally got the courage to tell my parents that I'm gay. My mom said "Yeah, we know." When I asked how they knew, my dad, without looking up from the tv, said, "We've been monitoring your Internet history." FML
Today, I was leaving to go over to a friend's and my parents suddenly ask if I'm gay. I reply that no, I'm bisexual. My mom then asks if I've ever made out with someone of the same sex and I say yes. She turns to my dad and says 'I told you so. You owe me $20'. My parents bet on my sexuality. FML
Today, at 18, I finally told my mom I was gay. She spent the rest of the day bringing up my "future wife" at every possible chance she had. FML
Today, I came out to my mom. I had an epic speech planned, and when I tried to tell her, it all fell apart and I started crying and just said, "I'm gay." After a few seconds silence, my mom sighs and says, "Duh." FML
Today, I came out to my therapist as gay. Claiming that my parents "can't be that homophobic", my therapist outed me to them. They kicked me out of the house. FML
Today, I finally worked up the courage to tell my mom that I'm gay. She sympathetically patted my back and told me I don't need to make up excuses for me being so unattractive to women. FML
Today, I told my friends I had been hiding something that I wanted to come clean on. My one friend responds by saying, "FINALLY you come out of the closet. It's about time." I'm not gay. I was just going to tell them my parents were getting a divorce. FML
Today, I came out to my parents and siblings as gay. They were very accepting and asked me why I waited until I was 25 to do so. I didn't have the heart to tell them it was their own homophobic remarks that kept me closeted since I realized it at 14, and that a previous coming-out to a parent was dismissed as 'a phase'. FML
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boating_guy 33
Hold on while I google trichotillomania...
boating_guy 33
OP get some help for that! It's not good for your hair, it's pretty gross darn gross, and it's not very appealing for anyone to see! For those of you who are wondering: Trichotillomania- is the compulsive urge to pull out (and in some cases, eat) one's own hair leading to noticeable hair loss, distress, and social or functional impairment
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Comments (207)
Crysteria 8
I also have it and have lived with it for almost 20 years since I started doing it back in middle school. It's horrible, I hope you are able to get the help you need.
IHaveNoKoolAid 10
My grandma thought homophobia was when you stayed in your house all the time. To me that makes a little more sense than this mix up
artyler 3
Unless your parents are physicians, you deserved it by obviously trying to show off your vocabulary and using a word you know your parents didn't know the definition of.
5t3ff1k4h 47
Nobody deserves a disorder.
jenn1808 16
It's not "showing off" to use the correct word for a medical diagnosis. If they didn't know, there's no shame in asking.
stagerose 2
I've had trich since I was 3 years old, and I am now almost 21. It's not funny. It's horrible. It affects all areas of your life. I'm sorry your parents aren't (or weren't) understanding. Stay strong! You can overcome it. :)
pinktierani 9
I have trichotillomania as well. Had it since I was 7 years old. I am currently almost 27. I wish I could say that it gets better, but its hard work and it takes a lot of will power and great support. I am currently trying to beat my previous record of 4 months pull-free. I'm almost there. I wish you the best of luck. Message me if you need any encouragement.
strive 12
I can't help but feel like this is related to those people who eat toilet paper. It's not a disorder, you're just really weird. I swear they'll give anything a complicated name and call it a disorder now. It may have become an addiction but it's no worse than smoking... Grow up and knock it off.
kiloutou_fml 7
You'd be surprised, people get the weirdest compulsions -- and I do mean compulsions, where thay cannot help but doing it.
Lizardgirl 7
You clearly don't understand things like this. Many people don't choose this life and would do anything to make it stop but it's very hard. There's a lot more to it than you know.
DocBastard 40
Strive - Your very first post is one of the most narrow-minded, idiotic comments I've seen in weeks. Congratulations. Stupidity is definitely a disorder, and you seem to have a bad case of it.
gracehi 33
As a female, it's at times like these I'm glad to be British/ American.
MyS3lf 24
Is it bad that I'm proud of myself for actually knowing what Trichotillomania is without having to google it? Also, sorry about your condition, and that your parents aren't much help.
jamnglamgirlie 17
I have tricotillomania too.
NeinKittenz 20
Your smart words make me stupid more.