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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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)
kianaaa32 17
I have the same, I'm constantly pulling my hairs out but luckily I have very thick hair to begin with.
XxTaliaxX 16
I have the same problem. My dad doesn't notice because I wear a hat all the time or comb my hair over the bald patches. The worst of it is when you don't notice what your doing until you look down and see your holding a handful of hair.
Zebediabolical 45
Well? Are you?
ImAGhost_92 8
I had that when I was a kid, and now I have Dermatillomania, which is similar. My parents never noticed and I'm good at hiding it. Stay strong, OP, you can get through this. Have you considered going to the doctor about it?
HayHay163 6
I have that too! But my parents support me.
StormyZero 11
Next time just say that you pull your hair out not everyone knows medical terminology.
shylafreshman 7
I have trichotillomania also. I have since I was fifteen.
tlvv 12
I have dermatillomania and have since I was 13, I know how hard it is to admit things like this to people you care about. Good on you OP for telling your parents, I hope you were able to explain it to them.
neeni88 23
I also have trichotillomania and have been struggling on and off with it for over 10 years... Mostly on. It's not easy and it's so frustrating! I hope you'll be able to get the help you need, OP, and find ways to cope, and hopefully your parents will support you along the way.
catherinek 9
Why would you just expect people to know what that is?