Beating Trich Community Group
You mean that there is a name for IT? Im not weird? Trichotillomania, that big, long word that is the bane of our world. With knowledge and support of others we CAN break free and live without this disorder interfering with our lives. Lets keep this uplifting and supportive and give each other the encouragement the other needs to make it to that next day.
Hi, My name is Sam and I'm new to this group. I am 23 and have had trich since I was 12. Over the years I have tried many times to stop, however it's only this past year that I have started to research ways of stopping, and have been really determined to do it. I plan on doing so with a combination of understanding, will-power, exercise, trying the John Kender diet, and seeing a therapist. I love designing, illustrating, cooking, extreme sports, exercising, seeing live music and reading. I would love to provide others with encouragement, and maybe get some support when I fall.
Two days pull free.
Two days pull free.
a dream within a dream within a dream? have you seen inception?
woah you live in australia thats awesome! ive always wanted to go there!
way to be on getting on all those projects and such! and the diet is good too, i actually tried that for a bit earlier, i didnt cut out carbs and all that completely but i tried to cut it down more. i heard it really helps! good luck! maybe having a little here and there can prevent huge cavings tho?
i cant believe you are over 50 days!!! thats so great congrats keep it uppp
Yeah I love living in Australia..... But I need to see more of it!
Also agree with having a little here or there, good way to do it.
And thanks!!!!! For your congrats.. 60 sooooon!
So day 54 huh missy. I am SO PROUD and HAPPY for you. It must feel like an amazing acomplishment huh.
I want to watch that movie. Haven't had the chance to. I used to keep a dream diary too! It was hilarious when I read it after a while.
BIG HUG
MISS U!!!
We also went to see the Mechanic the other day. Crikies! What an AWESOME flick! Can you say carnage!?
Btw, you are doing AWESOME!
Haha, that was a great movie.
I'm so happy for you Sam! Do you think it's hard work ,or is it easy?
HUGS
My dreams are always quite weird. Don't even get me started!! Maybe I should stop watching Spartacus.
HUGS for Day 54.
Hehe kirstin!! I will not call you a freak, it's very good. Have you seen shutter island..... OOH i love that movie. It's very mind trippy indeed also. Have not heard of the Mechanic, might take a while to come out here. I repeat, once again, stupid Australia!!!!!
Thanks Granit.... I would say sometimes it's very easy, and sometimes it's super hard. Like when I'm touching a perfect hair, it's very hard not to pull. But I'm trying to learn the habit not to touch my hair. I have to say it's a lot harder than it was in the beginning. It's like I'm having withdrawals hehe! So it's hard to be strict with myself and not let myself touch my hair AT ALL! Also, I still feel like I get urges just because I get urges. By that, I mean that I don't think I'm very in tune with my mind yet, so I feel like I want to pull my hair because I want to pull my hair, not because, say, I'm angry or whatever. If it's an OBVIOUS emotion I can tell it will trigger me, but smaller, less obvious emotions are less easy to identify as triggers. Probably none of that made sense. But I don't know how to explain it better. There is ONE hair right now that is pissing me off. It's short and sticks out and is kinky and I always find it. Hands down!!!!!
Oh Phoebe, you and your Spartacus!!!!!! I'll have to watch it.
54 days pull free! On to day 55. Edging ever closer...... To 60!!!! So many exclamation marks in this message, I apologise ~
xoxoxoxox
Hey sam, I use scissors and cut the sucker out lol. Or I break it. I have one of those too on the top of my head but I think it's gone. I looked for it for a LONGGGG time yesterday.
I want to pull my hair because i want to pull it too. SIGH. WILL THIS EVER GO AWAY!! big sigh.
YOU ARE GOING TO MAKE IT TO 60 !! YIPPEEE!!!
HUGS
I cut out a hair today too. Then I found another I wanted to cut out. Then another. And I realised, perhaps this is obsessive behaviour in itself, so I prob won't do it any more.
I will indeed make it to 60. Excitement plus! At the end of day 55 now, looking forward to bed. I SQUANDERED this day completely. I got a bit of work done but not much. I lurked all over the internet looking for hotels in Greece. So not totally squandered I guess. But not productive. I feel so dirty when I waste my day. 40 degree celcius days here right now, FREAKIN HOT!
That is all..... looking forward to bed time. Just had a stupid fight with my boyfriend. Wah! We don't fight much. It was just little and silly but I got pissed off at him at something. Blah blah blah, ranted at him so I feel better.
hugssss
Way to go on day 55!! Hip hip HOOOORAY!
Fighting is usually the pits, sometimes it does help us kind of "cleanse" our emotional palette though.
HUGS!
I think we'll have them forever, more or less. Like an alcoholic have to stay out of bars, we need to stay out of our hair. We will be trichsters for the rest of our lives. I don't know??
Today,in my car I thought about my white hair, my temple hairs. I got an impulse to pull, and my brain said NO!! Then this other side of me ( you know, an angel on one shoulder, a little devil on the other) said:
-Ohh, common! Give me a break, just one wont do any difference!
I didn't listen!!!
ok bad idea to cut. but yes, you will make it to day 60. I KNOW IT!! AND I'LL BE THERE AT DAY 60 FINISH LINE WAITING FOR U!!!! HEHEHEHEHEH
SORRY BOUT the fight with the bf :( everything will be ok and yes ranting at them helps immensely doesnt it!! hahahah
big huggg
Argh! Granit! Dye those hairs! I have a few white hairs coming though at the moment and I"m going to dye them pronto! They are too much temptation for us. Yay for not listening to naughty trich's rationalisations! He has been telling me lots of naughty things lately. It's so hard, because it's essentially YOU who you are ignoring. And that just feels weird.
Hehe Alex, yes we are set for a week of 40 degree days, it 44 where my boyfriend lives! Slightly too hot to be in the sun in the middle of the day, but being out in the afternoon is nice, and the morning. I expect to see you with a flag and waterbottle at the finish line on my day 60 then!
:) Day 56!!! Hugs!
Hugs.
Lalalala must do some work..... soon.
Hugs Granit! And eeeeeveryone!