Thanks Mid! I agree, different things work for different people. I know what works for me. You know what works for you!

Yepper alcohol is definitely a trigger for me, sometimes more than others. If I"m super happy drunk it's generally not an issue.

Accepting, that's an AMAZING tip! Seriously. Amazing. I actually had a similar idea a couple of months ago, because I actually get repulsed by the thought of pulling my hair when I look in the mirror. So I had the idea to stick a little mirror onto the side of my laptop screen. But the camera idea.. genius! I just have to figure out how to make it work well on my Mac, I always have many many windows and tabs and files open. And that would be lovey! The neighbor wine thing :)

Thanks Stronger, you're right :)

And Phoebe you're right too as always! Hehe I let myself forage a bit tonight (like a several one minute sessions). Thank you :)

Ok so yesterday after I posted I ended up pulling 1 hair, not on purpose.

Today I have pulled about 4 hairs, 3 on purpose. (Results of aforementioned foraging). All tiny, loose hairs that came out really easily. But still. Honesty! I'm still doing great. In the past 6 days 5 have been successful. What I have learned (for the gazillionth time) is that playing is just not allowed.

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Oh that's a lie, 4 out of the past 6 days have been successful.

The mirror is a great idea!! We don't have a camera on the computer at home, so I'm going to do that. So thank you for an amazing idea!

Stay strong!

Yeah after testing out the camera thing I'm actually thinking a mirror would be better, as the image would be far clearer. To me the web cam is to dark, therefore I can't see my hair in detail. No worries!

:) You too.

congrats hon!!!
foraging LOL i like it. Not the act but the word. :P

It's Phoebe's. Very appropriate.

And thanks, but, I don't deserve it tonight! I have actively pulled about 10 hairs over the past couple of hours. Not just tiny little ones that come out really easily, but long, firmly attached hairs.

To me that's a clear sign I should have gone to bed several hours ago. So off I go now!

I think I'm going to set myself a limit of 2 accidental pulls tomorrow, and after that I'm going to get serious and set my tolerance to 0.

Must be the damn moon........... No we have the same moon . You're in australia.Ok i don't know what i'm saying anymore.
I pulled yesterday, today is your turn. WE NEED TO STOP THIS!!! 0 tolerance. You go girl. I ...am not ready for taht yet.

I think I have to be tough on myself. I WAS... then... Ugh my commitment wavered. I cared less.

Haha moon or no moon, lets blame it on the universe.

Wine is my downfall-I love the way it works! Not allowed to have any wine anywhere in public after dancing on the table in one public venue. I agree with accepting, neighbors and wine sound wonderful!

You're doing wonderful! I figure every step we take, and I even put up a mirror by my computer, it works for me to practice my smile!

You got to beat the trich, you can do this!

Hey confidenticandoit! I love your shares on here and i can relate to A LOT of them. I was curious though... What does your comment here mean? "I think I'm going to set myself a limit of 2 accidental pulls tomorrow, and after that I'm going to get serious and set my tolerance to 0." How do you allow yourself "accidental pulls" when they are accidents...? I don't mean to be rude and i apologize if i come across that way but i am simply curious because i have been struggling with that a lot lately... I declared myself pull free 54 days ago and since have pulled three hairs.... I didn't make a conscious decision to do it though.... so am i still pull free? blah.

Yeah.... u are right about having tobe TOUGH.

hehe mid you are funny :P

Hey RDW... Accidental pulls are indeed accidents. So for me in the beginning of a pull free period I find that I still occasionally accidentally pull a hair. I always realise JUST after I've pulled it, like "oh shit!" Ok, so if I was trying to be pull free I would no longer consider myself pull free if I pulled a hair, even if it was an accident. Buuuuuut, 3 hairs in 54 days, well I'd still consider myself pull free. I think I pulled about 5 hairs in 8 months last year, and I considered myself pull free. But I think if I pulled a hair in the first week of a pull free, or probably even the first month, then I'd start over. It really depends!!!! To me pull free is pull FREE, but you really have to make allowances sometimes (like you and your 3 hairs in 54 days). Ok so I hope that made sense!

Alex.. Oh yeah. That tough thing. Right. I'm like, the least tough of all the soft marshmallows in the land. I had a ROUGH day yesterday, so so tough. Aaaaand I took it out on my hair. My poor hair. And today i did well until tonight. I have two bald patches, and my middle part is thin. I AM committed. I CAN do this. So I'm doing it! Yesterday and today were little road bumps. I've been sitting on my hand.

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Haha Mid, so who banned you from drinking wine in public?

I must get a little mirror to put my thoughts into practice. Thanks Mid!

Been pull free for 40 mins! Yay! resisted oh so many hairs.