I've been plucking my beard hairs for about 5 years now.
The hairs on my chin were course and women said it was very 'pokey'.
I would get very itchy along my jawline and one day I decided to pluck out a hair that was on top of an itchy spot with my fingernails... and it felt amazing. After a short while I begin to notice a few strands that would come from one root, some thicker hairs would slide right out with no resistance, and that some of the more 'pokey' hairs were real tough to pull out, and they would end up being 4-5x thicker and completely round (i could poke them through a piece of paper... as opposed to other thinner flatter hairs). The thicker hairs felt grounded right into my jawbone, and would offer a great deal of relief when pulled out from the root.. In fact if I pulled one out and it broke leaving the root in place i could feel a small amount of discomfort as it grew back. Then one day, I was struggling with one of these thicker hairs that had been bothering me- I jerk my head back and I get the sucker out, and right away I could tell that it was the last crazy thick hair, the weird feeling in my face was totally gone.. and since I have not found any more hairs like that... I still pick my hairs constantly tho.
Yes love it and I must say it has a better result than shaving... I like waxing too that feels nice. It's that sharp sensation tingles me all the time lol
I got a chin implant a few years ago. I had a really recessive and weak chin. But getting an implant took away a lot of the feeling in my chin, so I can only feel certain parts. That's how I started plucking them. I wanted to see what I could feel and what I couldn't feel. It quickly became a habit. I like plucking my chin hair because it gives me feeling in my chin. I've tried stopping it. You can't notice it until about my third day of not shaving. I've tried shaving every day to stop myself from doing it, but by the evening I can pluck the stubble pretty easily.
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It is the thought of the hair sliding up from below and then the PPP as it turns loose and comes out into the open where I like if it has this jelly looking white stuff at the root with either a dark black end or dark red end. Then I smash it and it pops. I read where people like the pain. For me it is like the Gia pet or even dandelions. I can't stand to see something growing that I know has a thick root underneath. I want to pill if out.
I shave but it doesn't help me. I still have to go and pluck every single last one out by the root. Another thing is, is that the sensation that you feel when you rub your beard is not in your beard but in your finger tips. I figured that out by having my wife rub my beard and then me rub my beard. When my wife burned it there was no sensation, but when I rub it, it was like my beard was eating me alive. I know I'm nutts.
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I can't stand to see an off color hair among the others. It must come out. I like to pull anything out that has a root. Dandelions drive me crazy. I must pull them out and feel the pop as it lets go and comes out of the ground. I feel this same pop when plucking a good whisker that has a nice thick bulb on the end. Then I smash the bulb
Oh man you described that well. Totally agree.
My story echoes yours. I've been doing it for about 10 years. It's true about the facial hairs not growing back but I can't stop...
I had a collection too! I would tape them onto a post-it! and count them according to the side. It started with my chin but has evolved into my stche -which I love(why am I doing this?) and my tiny sideburns...I feel so guilty afterwards...cuz I don't like how I look w/o facial hair but alas, I must shave if I fudge it all up. What to do? No, seriously- WHAT CAN I DO?
My place that I've liked to pluck now and for the past few years is the neck and especially around the Adams Apple! It's nice because it is unwanted hair to begin with since nobody likes neck hair even if they have a beard. The problem now is that I have been doing it for so many years (maybe 10) that I'm feeling it in my hand ans wrist. Almost feels like early onset arthritis and I'm only 30!! I need to stop!
Wow! Great to find this discussion. I've been enjoying plucking my whiskers out now for many years and it so nice to find others who also enjoy the hobby. My favourite place is the underside of my chin. I can spend many happy hours plucking away at them, feels so great! The only problem is other people's attitude, as some people do not like me doing it. My answer to anybody who thinks it is "gross" is that it is my body and I can do what i damn well like with it! If I wanted to fill my veins with smack I could do that as well if I wanted, but I do not, so if you don't like me plucking my whiskers - get over it, mind your own business and look the other way!
If there's one thing we really need to get straight/clear here, it's that we really don't all ENJOY this, at least not in a more general sense of enjoyment! As a compulsive tic of the OCD spectrum, it can be highly distressing and distracting. While there can be a sense of euphoric relief when 'that hair' comes out, this is likely a mis-perception in the brain of what is actually PAIN, so the habit remains destructive to the body, and looks bad in terms of both the behavior and the end result. If there was a known cure, I would want it. While it is possible to resist, I'm not sure it's a simple case of mind over matter (as there should be no need to resist anything in the first place, right?). For what it's worth, I'm on Lexapro to ease social anxiety (which it does) - but it hasn't helped with this condition at all. I also nibble the sides of my tongue compulsively, sometimes to the point that they bleed. NO idea why. Trich is clearly more common than I once thought. We are not alone. May a cure for this unwanted , debilitating ailment be found! God bless you all :-)
Sorry but the only cure I want is a cure to other people's disapproving attitude! The times when I have wanted to go out on an evening but did not because I did not want to be in the company of people who disapproved and preferred to stay at home where I could pluck my whiskers in private peace. Sometimes when that whisker comes out it is better than an orgasm! Why would anybody want to stop? I do not believe that the hobby is harmful to oneself, but it certainly cannot be disputed that it causes no harm to others, so why so much disapproval just because we are perceived as a bit different? I see the disapproval as similar to racism and homophobia and something which should be ended. There are still racists and homophobes around (just look at the number of people who voted UKIP in the last election) but attitudes have changed and most people are decent. Equality for trichs is unfortunately somewhat behind equality for ethnic minorities and gays, but I really believe we can start to make a difference with the right attitude to our hobby. My advice is that you stop hating yourself and start to enjoy the pleasure every time a whisker comes out. If other people do not like it, IT IS THEIR PROBLEM NOT YOURS!