stop chewing my hair

I’m 39 it’s about time I get over this habit. I thought it was stress but I have been on 3mgs of Klonopin and was still hair chewing. I’ve cut my hair short and I find myself chewing on it the moment it’s able to reach my mouth again and I honestly don’t look that great with short hair.

I still did it when I was a smoker.

I don’t know how long I’ve chewed my hair. I may have always done it as long as I have had hair long enough to do it. I know I use to chew the skin around my fingernails at one time and sometimes still do.

This habit is really bad for my teeth and never allows for my hair to grow. Whenever I go to the hairdressers, they ask me if I have layers…which I don’t!

Amazing progress in this category.
It’s been maybe almost a month since I havent chewed. :)

I’ve done this since I was in 7th grade, and now I’m in 10th. I think I’m getting better though. Good luck.

I’ve been doing it since 7th grade. I don’t know why I started, but I can’t stop. I feel like it holds me back… “Well, I think I could be pretty if i had thicker hair…” I think back when I was in 1st grade and had hair down to my butt, and it’s ridiculous that I can’t grow it out again even though I’ve been trying to for 7 years. I can’t stop pulling my hair out and eating it. It is insanely gross but I can’t stop it. I think about the cancer patients and how pissed off they would be to find out that even though I can grow hair I eat it all away when they have nothing. I figured if maybe I shaved my head it would keep the hair away from me long enough for me to stop. But then I would have to get a wig, and knowing how I am I’d eat that too. I finally worked up the guts to reveal this to my 2 year long boyfriend. I felt better about telling him, but he was so shocked because he’s never seen me do it. I asked him to stop me if he saw me, but he never sees me because I’ve gotten so good at hiding my shameful habit. If anyone has found a way to stop please help. There’s not a day that goes by that I don’t think how I’d be different if I’d kick this disgusting habit.

ive been chewing and swallowing my hair since i can remember. no one understands. no one helps. i just need support. anyone think they can help?