Cheers! Standing Ovation! Applause! You're doing it! I love the swimming! Enjoy your self!

Thank you guys!! I'm kind of disbelieving about it all. Summer, and the beach are my absolute favorites, and for a decade I've felt like shit about being here. I've been miserable. This has been the place that I'm really conscious of my trich. Every single year I'd look in the mirror and just feel like shit. I'd tell myself, "next year". I just can't believe it happened this year. And I don't want to forget this feeling, ever. Because I don't want to go back to that bad place. But I know that relapses are pretty hard to control. I just don't want to lose my hair :( Pathetic I know.. Ugh.

Well, drum roll.... 3 DAYS PULL FREE!!!!!!!! I'm so happy. The past 3 days have been a totally different to the last FOUR months I've been trying to be pull free. I feel really committed. It took me a while to get in this headspace. And it's thanks to you guys. I went through so many phases of thinking that I was in the right headspace, but I wasn't. But at least I was trying I suppose. But that's the main, number one important thing you need to be pull free for a while; MOTIVATION and COMMITTMENT. And it's not always so easy to get.

I've rambled on for a very long time now shhhhh. Alex, I pretty much answered your question in my above paragraph. If you go through my p-f-a-thon (oh it's long), you'll see I've been struggling for 4 months, getting in lots of pull free days but not building up a streak any longer than 14 days, and that was right at the beginning of my relapse. What helped was coming here every day and working through my feelings and opinions, and getting feedback. Being patient (ha!) and persistent. Just trying over and over, and trying new tactics each time. What's worked this time, the most, is personifying my hair. Believing that each strand is a being with feelings. I don't want to upset them and I definitely dont want to kill them. Maybe it sounds really crazy but it's working.

Ok post over.

Day 4 going tops! 7:30pm.

Yew!!!! I'm being so good, not playing, sooo motivated!

Not pathetic at all. I’m still in the “next year” phase.. I’m sooo happy for you that you finally can fully enjoy those Australian summers the way it should be!!
Congrats on your new found motivation and commitment! And of course those 3 amazing pull free days :D

Thanks so much lien :)

Well, I'm 4 days pull free!! And kinda pumped!

Day 5 going great! 4.10pm and pf. Can't believe this, it's so much easier than it has been lately. No subconscious pulls (of course, or I would have started my count over).

So, is it easier cos I'm more motivated and committed now? Or is it just a period with less urges? I'm not really getting many urges as I'm not playing with my hair. But my hand does raise up to my head a lot at night. I have to keep bringing it down.

I know exactly what you mean...that hand just goes to the hair for no apparent reason. But it feels so good when you realize it and consciously pull it down, doesn't it?

I think the motivation is helping curtail the urges. Day 5 is huge, I cannot seem to even get to that point. You give me hope, Sam, thanks!

congrats on ur pf!! sounds like you've been working really really hard! I like you're idea of the hairs having feelings, think i might try that! lol they're prolly all really mad at me right now for throwing away so many of their friends and family members! Maybe they'll forgive me if I let them stay?!!!

congrats again on FIVE DAYS!! *hugs*

Way to go!!!

Keep those hands heavy, like 10 lb weights.

xoxoxoxoxo

Thank you all so much :) :) :)

Accepting - I don't ever notice my hand is up there til i touch hair, even if it's for a second. I need to train myself.

Pooh, yeah the hairs having feelings thing really works, but it's something you have to keep repeating to yourself. Thank you :)

Thanks Phoebe! I used to say an affirmation, ha I forget what it was now, but something about my hands bring still. I like that, to make myself believe that my hands prefer sitting still.

Well 5 days pull free! Let's go day 6 :)

well done girly :)

Thanks mrs k!! Your support means so much.

6 days pull free! Didn't get urges yesterday til late night time.but I already feel them this morningupon waking. Crazy ole trich!

Come on day 7, hands down :)

Day 7 going great!! So hyeppy.

Of course being in the sunshine and swimming in the ocean helps :) But I also have a fair bit of idle time reading and watching movies, so I've still got urges.

4pm. Really excited to be almost a week 1000000% pull freeeeeeeeee!

Stupid clients really make me want to pull my hair out.

But I just rise above it. And stomp around a bit.

Sunshine seems to be the best relief for me as well. I used to live a mile away from the ocean and love the smell of a fresh sea breeze! Cheers for your continuing success! You can do this!
I love the idea of accepting feelings from the hairs, I think that might help me make it through the "last stand-off" which for me is three days every month.
A round of applause, standing ovation, and rising above the urges!
Stay strong!