Talking to parents...

[SpeakLouder]

I have trichotillomania, and it has suddenly got a lot worse (pulling hair out).
I have a bald patch that I am hiding and I wear eyeliner as soon as I get up to hide my the fact that I have no eyelashes.
I have been telling my parents that I have stopped when really I haven't.
I think I want to get help, but I don't know how to tell my parents because they will most likely be angry that I lied to them and also that I still do it and have become worse :(
Do any of you have experience with talking to parents and can suggest ways in which I can bring it up with them in the least difficult and painful way possible?
Thank-you!

[ghosts in the machine]

Could you write them a letter? That would give them the space to read it and think and then calm down before having a discussion with you, rather than you telling them and getting their immediate response which can lead to arguments. It also gives you the chance to say everything without being interrupted or forgetting things that you wanted to say.

I think you're really brave to consider asking for help again though, well done =)

[bitomato]

maybe have a friend or carer mediate for you i.e. go with you when you tell them. What do you want to tell them? What do you fear they will say/ do? How do you want them to react? What is the result you are looking for from telling them?

And yes, admitting that you need help is a big step. Keep walking forward, and hang in there.

[The Black Angel]

I had the same problem last year and found that I couldnt tell my parents at all but every time I lied to them it just got worst, eventaully I had no eyelashes no eyebrows and severial small(ish) bald patches on my head.
One of the major problems is every time I tried to think about telling them I relised they would want to know "what was going wrong with my life that was pushing me to do this" and I couldnt tell one because I had no real idea's why and secondly the one reason I DID know was school related and they would freak. U see they expect me to be perfect as in A isnt good enough if a A* is aviable and I was getting reall behind on my school work.
Anyway I found talking to my friends really helped so that when I told my parents I understood what was going on betta.

[SpeakLouder]

Thanks, I think all those ideas are useful. I have spoken to my friend and she says she will help me if I need to speak to anyone, my parents or a doctor, I guess I just need to get the courage to actually do it :S
The letter is a good idea too, I may use that and it will help me gets my thought in order.
Goddess of Chocolate, you have literally just described what I am thinking! I'm sorry you've had that problem too. And I love Draco Malfoy too.