Stop Your Eyelash Pulling Now! 7 Simple Tips

Maybe you've just started pulling out your eyelashes. Or it's possible that you have been doing this for a while now. Maybe your eyelash pulling isn't something you do on purpose - it's just one of "those things" that you do likely without paying any attention to it.

Regardless of the reason you're pulling out your eyelashes, don't panic. It's probably not your fault. You can almost certainly cut down your eyelash pulling or even quit altogether with these easy tips.

1. Pay attention to your eyelash pulling.

There's a high chance that your attack on your eyelashes is caused by someone or something. When you realise that you are on the cusp of plucking your eyelashes, pause. Just for a second so you get a chance to discover the cause of your reaction. Then consciously change what you do when your own personal eyelash trigger is pulled.

2. Change what you do.

When you begin to notice the times that your hands gravitate towards your eyelashes, you can start to modify your behavior. If you manage to do this every time, well done, you're superhuman! Don't worry if you don't catch yourself every time. Just work on catching yourself more frequently, Choose something to do instead, otherwise your hands will get bored. If you're feeling keen, slip a rubber band around your wrist and flick it every time you get the urge to pull out your eyelashes. Or scratch your ear. Go with what is best for you.

3. Give yourself eyelashes that are difficult to grip!

Obviously you won't be coating your eyelashes with Teflon. But a coating of Vaseline will work nicely. Then when you go to grab a handful of eyelashes, you won't get as much grip and at the absolute minimum you'll manage to pull out less eyelashes.

4. Occupy your hands in other ways.

There's a high chance that your hands are simply showing their boredom. And need something to do! Find something to keep your hands occupied more often.

5. Cut down your boredom.

Think back to when you pull on your eyelashes. Is it when you're fully occupied? Or, as it quite likely, you do this when you've nothing else to do? Stave off your boredom and keep yourself occupied more of the time. You'll likely reduce your eyelash pulling as a result.

6. Chill!

Relaxation is something we've "unlearned" as we've got more sophisticated. Start relaxing again. Check out meditation. Or yoga. Or play your favorite CD and allow yourself to get totally engrossed in the music (teenagers pull this trick all the time, even if their choice in music isn't necessarily relaxing to you or me).

7. Hypnotize yourself.

You can purchase a cheap hypnosis MP3 that will help you get right to the bottom of your eyelash pulling problem. Listening to the track will help you to quit this irritating habit with almost no effort. Check out a hypnosis for eyelash pulling track here.