im(pull)seim(pull)se, video / performance, 2:22, 2011 I pull hair from my head, face, and body. I believe this is a physical manifestation of anxiety. Often times, I don’t realize that I’m doing this until I have succeeded in removing a hair and I begin to experience the subsequent short release of tension followed by guilt and renewed anxiety. For this short video meditation, I forced myself to do this mindfully and fully experience the moment. “Trichotillomania is the compulsive urge to pull out (and in some cases, eat) one’s own hair…” – Wikipedia – article on Trichotillomania |