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March 17, 2009 10:05am
Trichotillomania update:
I was studying physics when I started to play with my hair. All of the sudden I came across with a hair that felt a bit …
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thereshegoes 
12:55pm, September 8, 2008
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About Me
thereshegoes
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About Me
Current biology student who wishes to someday become a doctor. I love reading novels, watching films, music, drinking coffee and tea and much more. I have trichotillomania and PCOS.
Current biology student who wishes to someday become a doctor. I love reading novels, watching films, music, drinking coffee and tea and much more. I have trichotillomania and PCOS.
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Hopes this will last
March 1, 2009 7:23am
I had shaved my hair and gone bald (again) since middle of December because my trichotillomania had been very bad.
Now my hair is about 5cm …
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Trich Update
August 22, 2008 9:24am
Trich has been very bad. I pull so much these days and my goal to have pretty hair is not so going so well, in fact, it's worse. I have bald …
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Depression
August 9, 2008 5:41pm
I don't know why it keep come back. Depression just hits me suddenly these days. The past two-three weeks, I've been constantly in bad mood …
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Working with photos
August 7, 2008 2:45pm
I've spent the last 6 hours, working with organizing the photos. It's a fun thing. It's tiring though but it's been fun and it has …
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Close Trichotillomania (Hair Pulling)
Type: TrichotillomaniaI've had trichotillomania since I was 6 years old. At first it only affected my eyebrows/eyelashes but at age 16, it moved onto the hair. I had bald spots, had to wear headgear everyday until at age 17, I got the courage to shave it all away. I had my periods and the longest pull-free I have been is 6 months. Now unfortunately it is back, mostly affecting my hair on the head.
Treatments
- Celexa Somewhat Helpful
- Citalopram. Took 60mg. Side effects were extreme exhaustion the first two weeks (including increasing dosage). They worked rather well, I think but I had it in combination with cbt and all the other treatments so it's hard to tell if it was it, another or all of them together.
- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy Somewhat Helpful
- I did cognitive behavioural therapy for one year. It helped when combined with all other things. We focused mostly on tasks to do and awareness of critical moments. It was hard though that I had to change psychologist because it takes time to build up the confidence.
- Psychotherapy Somewhat Helpful
- Psychotherapy was good in a sense that it made me feel more aware of myself I could talk it out and understand myself more. It wasnt helpful though with stopping but combined with everything else it worked okay.
Close Polycystic Ovarian Syndrome (PCOS)
I started to menstruate very early at age 11. It never was a problem to me. Came rather regular, not too much, rarely pain and etc. Then at age 17, it started to come every second week. It was beyond frustrating. Every second week so I took the pill and it helped. Then I stopped and things went back to normal until all of the sudden the menstrual came after a week break and like a flood. It scared me so I went to a doctor. He told me I had PCOS because I also have the other symptons (hair etc..)
Treatments
- Oral Contraceptives Too Soon to Tell
- Diane. I had taken it before (2 years ago) and it worked well with regulating the menstrual cycle. I don't remember any side effects but we'll see now that I am re-starting this treatment. side effects now - major depression.
- Provera Too Soon to Tell
- 1 10mg per day but only to induce a menstruation so I could start the oral contraceptives.
Open Bisexuality
I'm not sure how to tell the story because I don't know if I have a story. Feelings comes and go. Sometimes I wonder and doubt, sometimes I am for sure. I've been in love but never experienced requited love, so how do I know what love is? Boys attract me a lot but so do girls. I haven't come out to my family and I don't think I ever will as I already know their opinions but my friends and closest cousins do know.
Open Self-Injury
I used to cut my arms when I was at age 13. It had been brooding on my mind then for so long and then the moment came when I took the razors and did it. I used to write messages and it hurt of course. I realized quickly what a problem I had and thus searched for help at the school nurse who then sent me to the school counseullor and then to a local youth psychologist. I am proud to say now that I have not cut myself 5 years and have no intentions of going back.
Treatments
- Group Therapy Working / Worked
- I didn't speak to my parents about this until it had been a while since I had stopped. It was hard but it gave me courage and in the end, them knowing gave me a bit strength.
- Talking Working / Worked
- Talking IS what helped me. I talked about everything. How i felt, theories on why I did it, what to do, life and everything. I talked to my psychologist and my nurse and some of my friends.
- Psychotherapy Working / Worked
- I visited a psychologist for a year. We talked a lot. Mostly about my life in general emotions and thoughts and methods of coping. She had a very philosophical view but helped me greatly.
Open Depression
Type: Clinical (Major) DepressionTreatments
- Celexa Somewhat Helpful
- Psychotherapy Somewhat Helpful
Open Loneliness
thereshegoes hasn’t entered any details for this support group.Open Agoraphobia & Social Anxiety
thereshegoes hasn’t entered any details for this support group.Open Time Management
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