Olivia Munn revealed how a paparazzi photo with her ex-boyfriend, Chris Pine, triggered a specific mental disorder. The actor recently appeared on Dax Shepard’s “Armchair Expert” podcast when she spoke about the condition, Trichotillomania, and what set it off. Shepard and Munn recalled their first meeting when she told him about it and explained what the disorder precipitated. She then shared the backstory dating back to 2009 and early 2010 when she dated Pine and how a tabloid shot caused the disorder.
Olivia Munn shares incident that caused her to start pulling her eyelashes out
Olivia Munn revealed she suffers from a not-so-well-known disorder called trichotillomania and how a photo with her ex Chris Pine triggered it. In the “Armchair Expert” podcast episode, Dax Shepard brought up the subject when he recalled their first meeting. He remembered Munn telling him about her condition when she would pull her eyebrows. But she clarified that it was her eyelashes and explained how it’s “basically people pulling hair” and feeling a “sensation.”
The actor shared her experience with the mental health condition. “It’s probably not even real, but I’ll feel like, oh, this eyelash feels like it’s gonna come out,” she told the hosts Shepard and Monica Padman. Munn explained the feeling of “a quick second of pain,” a sense of “satisfaction,” and “immediate regret” she feels afterwards. She then disclosed the first time she experienced it when dating Pine between 2009 and 2010. The mom of one said she had just left his apartment and encountered paparazzi outside.
Olivia Munn revealed that these photos with her ex caused the onset of her mental health disorder. “I did the horrible thing, which was to read the comments,” she said, emphasizing that the incident occurred “back in the day.” Munn then remembered one of the remarks, “I think she set this up. Look who’s carrying a clutch during the day.” She claimed the condition appeared for the first time after reading it.
According to the Mayo Clinic, Trichotillomania is also known as hair-pulling disorder. It reportedly “involves frequent, repeated, and irresistible urges to pull out hair from your scalp, eyebrows, or other areas of your body.” Those who suffer from the condition may be able to resist the urges, but they “can’t stop.”
Originally reported by Nikita Mahato on Reality Tea.
