I also like staying up late.... ITS TERRIBLE. Me and 4am are best buds lol.

@hugh jackman comments. Ok..... that is my speechless response hehehehe xoxoxoxo

HUGSSSS

i always pull in bed.. its my quite thinking space.. so maybe in your case you should spend more time in bed to avoid pulling haha.. i am terrible.. i love my bed too much, ok, that is not good constructive advice.. ignore, i am tired and in bed haha..
You rock Sam and you know you can do it when you want to.. keep going girl xx

You crazy girls. Xx

Well I've been BAD.

Really struggling. I wear my hair in a bun, I pull. I wear my beanie all day, I pull. Barriers help but only if there's willpower happening too.

Going to try to be pf for the rest of the night. 6.30pm let's go. I'll be checking in every hr hopefully.

hey sam.. i am totally with you today ! starting my big "freeathon" today.. so will be checking in on a regular basis too..
WE have will power so we CAN DO IT !

We can we can.

But I'm weak. Pulled my beanie off and pulled a few hairs. Ugh!!!!! No discipline. Bad me!

I'm sorry about your mom taking the sleeping medicine in the day. That is not easy to cope with.

As far as pulling hair, wipe your hands, stand up, and start again. It's hard to sleep when you're full of hand energy- even though the rest of you is tired.

I can look at Hugh Jackman and enjoy looking.

Best wishes, stay strong, keep your hands busy!!!!

Sam I totally know the feeling. I used to wear a hat to stop myself from pulling, and then I would just pull the hairs from my neck, or the hairs that were peeking out from underneath it. It was like WHAT.... what do I have to do to not pull? Wear a burka? AAUGH!

hug

Slimy aloe vera gel on the hot spots-no pulling. Good for scalp stimulation too.
One day at a time.

sam, you do have discipline.. i think it is a matter of being in the right headspace, at least for me. trich plays tricks with us and we have to try to overcome them. be stronger than that voice inside our head which says, go on, its ok to pull etc. it does take willpower, but u know its not like we have to do much, only keep our hands away from our head, sounds easy i know.. in theory, we have trich, and for us, its more difficult. but if we convince ourselves that its easy.. hopefully it will become so. I know i am convincing myself of this too.. so hopefully together, we can beat the monster xx

you can do it, Sam!!! we all believe in you and are always here for you!!! the best thing that helps me is thinking how upset I will be after I do it. also when I get an urge I just brush my hair where the urge is, take a shower, or just keep busy! :) you can do it! you are awesome!

what's been helping me is to just tell myself a positive thought about myself, ANY positive thoughts. These are some good mantras I've been repeating to myself:

"I am CAPABLE and I CAN do this."

"I am a GOOD person."

"I am a COMPETENT person."

Cheesy, but hey, works for me!

Thanks SOOOOOO much for the tips kiddies :) So helpful!!! For reals.

I use a fine tooth comb on my scalp when I get urges to pull, it really helps. I keep it by my side.

Yes, I need to start using positive affirmations again!! I used to use them all the time..

Well it's 3:20pm and I'm pull free so far today. Yesterday I did pretty well, may have pulled a couple though. (2).

good job on being pull free so far and thank u so much for the support.
THANK U THANK U THANK U
LETS DO THIS TOGETHER!!!
BIG HUG!!!

Hehe thank YOU!!

I pulled a hair, naughty me.... I think I'm hungry and stressed.

So I should eat and chill the f out!

Sorry you've been struggling with your pull-free, Sam!! :( But the above made me laugh for a good minute. You're making progress, slowly but surely!! I know you've got this. YOU CAN DO IT!!! Pull open your bag of tricks (you have so many that you've built up for so long!) and restart :)

You are AWESOME and trich sucks. Clearly, you are going to win!!!!!

Much love to you!