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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Halloween
A failed costume, stolen candy and a very real scare: Halloween, the one night when fear is allowed.
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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The_Thinker 18
Quite a hairy situation you must be in, OP - your parents really need to get out of your hair on this one. I know all this must irk you to no end, but just take caution not to get to the point of pulling your hair ou-- ...ooh, a tad too late. (Note to Self: Thank the lord for watching that one episode of Scrubs. And they say TV is bad for you!)
Lizardgirl 7
I had trichotillomania too :/ Horrible disorder. My father was a very cruel and mentally ill man who made me miserable on a daily basis and as a result I'd pull out my bangs. It was so bad that in middle school I had bald patches. Eventually that evolved to me cutting myself and it took a lot for me to get help. Good luck OP! It truly does get better I promise!
emilysarah 5
I've got trich, too, been struggling with it since I was 8. It's definitely no fun, but there are a lot of support groups. OP, Check out trichworld.com. :)
Moka96 7
OP when I was in elementary school I had something similar where I pulled out all my eyebrows and eyelashes but, I eventually stopped somehow after five or more years of doing so. You should try going to therapy it may help you uncover what's making you feel you have to pull out your hair and help you stop or express it in a healthy way. OP I hope this helped a little and don't be afraid to get help. ;)
Perception 6
FYL for having such ignorant parents.
RedPillSucks 33
well. They could pronounce "gay". They couldn't pronounce "triska...", "tricka", ... "tricholico..." Are you gay???
Mookiisfabulous 15
Wow... Horrible parents... Hope you found some help and group support soon. Good Luck OP! Hope you can beat it!
venomousddog 19
Wow that has nothing to do with trichotillomania, why would they say that, even if it was a joke it wouldn't make sense, and reading the description for trichotillomania made me cringe a bit, sorry to hear about that op
inoculateyou 4
I wonder how many people had to Google that word to find out what it meant lol I know I did!
ZacZ 8
Well, are you?