A woman says she has pulled out her own eyelashes for about 18 years, describing it as a compulsion. She reports trying multiple approaches to stop the behaviour without success, while her eyelashes still draw attention and compliments from others.
In the account, the author frames praise about her appearance as meaningful even though it conceals the difficulty of living with the compulsion. The piece emphasizes an “unlikely tweak” that she says helps her overcome the problem, presenting it as a turning point after long-term struggle.
Both versions of the story come from the same outlet and repeat the same narrative focus: the duration of the compulsion, the personal attempts to address it, and the eventual change the writer credits for improvement. No independent medical details or external reporting are provided in the material supplied.
