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.

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confidenticandoit 12/06/2010

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.

confidenticandoit 07/28/2014

Thanks Booya :) Well I've only been using barriers the past couple of day, so bandaids have been it. But other barriers I use when at home are head coverings, and washing my hair (wet hair being the barrier).

It's weird, I feel like sometimes alcohol is a trigger and other times it's not. Maybe sometimes when I'm on the edge, it's enough to push me over. I love a nice white too. Luckily I also love red.

Eh, agree with you about the phone. It was never a big deal, but it was a big inconvenience!

mandapanda89 07/28/2014

Yes, barriers are like magic!

I don't find alcohol to be a trigger, but I rarely drink enough to feel too much of an effect....and if I do, it is at a party or something where I wouldn't pull anyway. Good thing, because I love wine!

confidenticandoit 07/28/2014

They are very helpful most of the time. I wore bandaids today and zero hairs pulled :)

Im really not sure if alcohol triggers me or not. Its hard to tell when there are so many factors at play.

stroodleblooms 07/28/2014

I have a symbol for us...

I've been thinking hard about what graphic could be used to sort of summarize our struggle and our strength when we need to resist urges. I've got it!

Wait for it...it's coming! :)

confidenticandoit 07/28/2014

Cool!

confidenticandoit 07/28/2014

Was very happy to write a big "0" on my calendar last night :) I want three more to finish my calendar up. Must remember to put on bandaids before I go out.

confidenticandoit 07/29/2014

I've been pull free today so far as well! :) I'm LOVING not focusing on pull free streaks any more! I never have the mentality of "starting over" or "re-starting my count". It. Is. Fantastic. That is all :)

deleted_user 07/29/2014

Hey! I am behind on the new mentality of not focusing on pull free streaks, can you please explain this? I really need to adopt this strategy of yours however it works because pull free streaks seem to be the devil for me and when I end up pulling I end up pulling everything (and I mean everything) because it's all over anyway right? Really terrible logic. Great job you are an inspiration!!

BooYah 07/29/2014

Alex, check out this thread --

A Foolproof Plan For Recovery from Trich and Skin Picking - by Claudia Mile MFT

I just bumped it to the top.

confidenticandoit 07/29/2014

Yep alex, that blog post by Claudia miles is what promoted me to follow this strategy. And thanks Alex!!

confidenticandoit 07/29/2014

*prompted not promoted

deleted_user 07/29/2014

Thank you both!! That blog post is awesome and I made a new calendar and marked today and yesterday already! Can't wait to see how this works! I really thought I had tried it all, but this is really great!

mandapanda89 07/29/2014

It's awesome that you are loving not counting PF streaks anymore! It can be very helpful. I am sort of doing a combination of counting PF streaks and also looking at the percentage of days in the month I was PF. You are doing so well!!

confidenticandoit 07/30/2014

It is indeed a great method Alex!

Manda, I like acknowledging pf streaks when I've built up a fun number of days (eg recently I had 30 pf days in a row!), but I mainly just focus on my overall numbers for the month like you do too. And thank you, I am :) Thanks for your support.

mandapanda89 07/30/2014

Yeah, the bad part about focusing on streaks is when it is hard to get past day 3 and having to constantly start over stuck at day 1. That sucks and is so discouraging. After I feel like I've built up enough days that it is reasonable to think I can keep it going, it is very encouraging (for me, anyway!) to look at those numbers.

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