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Our bodies do lots of unexpected, unmanageable things

Things that aren't entirely within our jurisdiction truthfully there are of course all the hundreds of diseases and elements that bodies become

Afflicted with at the drop of a hat or that develop undetectably over time

But think even smaller than that think of all the times you've burped, farted, thrown up, scratched and itch, coughed, sneezed

You can't suppress these things. They are a natural function. Your body is telling you to perform often without you even thinking about it

Like have you ever rubbed your eyes and you couldn't stop because it just felt so good or had the biggest yawn of your life and didn't want it to end

These impulses aren't just biologically instinctual. I find them enjoyable

But what about chewing your fingernails because you were feeling anxious or cracking your knuckles because you're bored

Emotional regulation via bodily habits is also beyond common. It's human nature to self-soothe in little subconscious ways

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For people with trickle to Romania, oh my gosh, that's hard to say. We're gonna say trick for short

There's another habit that lies somewhere in the gray area of satisfaction and emotional regulation, hair pulling

You know, I was 10 years old and I started pulling out my eyebrows and it went very rapidly

You know, I started to pull and I was like, hmm, this is interesting and you know if you speak to someone with trick it kind of gives an itching sensation

Almost like how mosquito bite feels you want to keep scratching it until it like bleeds

Barbara's hair loss quickly went from a little to a lot

She didn't think much of it, but then her family started to notice

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