How are you doing? Day 21....

Pretty good, though I'm definitely playing a bit, in the hopes that the looser hairs will come out.

SO

NAUGHTY!

That is not allowed behaviour!

But yes it's day 21, and I get a reward! My therapist suggested a piece of clothing (I think he can tell by what I wear that I enjoy clothes). I am a thrifty shopper. He also made me promise that if I "crack" (his words not mine) that I don't spiral out of control.. I think I'm pretty good at not being hard on myself when I slip.. but maybe not as good as I think. Perhaps the count isn't so much the best solution.. I don't know, I"m rambling now. I really think a big yearly calendar would come in handy here, a sticker chart like Manda uses. So say, If I got to two months pull free then pulled a hair or two, I might start my count over, but if I continued to be pull free the next few days, I would see that it wasn't such a big deal that little slip, especially if surrounded by so many successful days... And maybe one hair a month is ok. Not encourage, but ok. So maybe if after one month I pull a hair, I don't start my count over. There's got to be a balance between being so harsh and being lax..

If anyone read that above tangled mess, you're a champ.

I read it and I think you're a champ! 21 days!!! that's amazing :D I'm so glad for you!!

I'm a big fan of the calendar thing, I used to do it in Excel and it's such a great way to actually see all the good days you've had and not to mope about one bad day.. I think I'll do that again, and a calendar is better than an Excel sheet cause it's visible at all times and works more encouraging :)

and please, ramble away, I do it all the time :p

Hehe thanks lien :) You're the best. Yes calendar, on the to do list.

Woo 3 weeks pf! And two hrs til I'm 22 days pf. My perfick boy bought me flowers as a present and cooked me a very lovely dinner. And then I bought 2 dresses. Consider myself rewarded!

Still finding it hard and am allowing myself to play more. I am going to keep fighting that though!

Wow!!!!!! I'm loving your sharing, I see it as inspiring! It helps me to see that each item we use to help us reach our goal fits sometimes, and sometimes, something else works better.

Play with barrier balls, stress bracelets, keep your hands busy, away from those beautiful tresses!

Hugs!

Oooh that's so sweet of your fiancé (congratulations on the wedding by the way :D so exciting!! )

Playing with your hair is tricky, maybe wear some noisy bracelets to remind you each time your hand is up there.. :)

GOO SAM you're doing awesome!!

Oooooh 3 weeks! I'm so proud of you. Play with silly putty instead of hair-so easy to slip. Stay strong xxx.

Ooh, new clothes and flowers and dinner! Sounds lovely and you deserve all of it. :)

Congrats on 22 days, that is amazing! Keep on going. You can do it.

I used to be a real purist, but I think a little slip now & then shouldn't ruin a PF, as long as it is an unintentional pull, and it is just 1. We don't want to create more stress. 1 in 30.

Watch that playing!! Hands down. Don't tempt yourself. Don't engage in "the behavior" break the link, etc. etc you know the drill.

Kudos to your supportive fiance.

HUGS

Ahh thanks for the support.

Unfortunately gotta admit defeat and start my count over. Have been pulling.. the ones that come out easy and without barely a tug, but still.

I'm starting from 4:45pm, let's go! I have to beat 3 weeks, ha :) I honestly think I need to de-stress a little more. The pressure was building and building and I caved..

All good, I need to be stronger this time.

Oops starting from 5pm.

Make that 5:45. Derp.

Bandaids.

Ugh! It lost my response. Ugh!

You've got this! You can do this, you can, you can!

Go for it!

You can do it. Get into the flow. Break the connection. xo

I think I was pull free from 6pm last night. Bandaids are still on and I think on they'll stay for the next couple of days.

I'm going to exercise more this week too.

Thanks for the support you two!