Haha you're right mid. It doesn't quite flatter my skin tone though unfortunately!

Well I've had some success! 2 days ago I pulled 2 hairs, yesterday I pulled 5, and today I've pulled 1 so far (11am).

Have pulled 6 hairs today. It's a really urgy kinda day with lots of triggers (ah, but most days are right?).

Well, I look at my eyebrows as stress markers, not triggers now. Since I was able to do that, I noticed that my ability to move my hands has significantly improved. The stress is already present and I've ignored it when I reach the point of eyebrow touching.

I really give you strength to keep at this! It's rough trying to find what gives us the relaxation sensation and allows us to have our hair in one piece on the scalp where we want it to stay!

I think the more the media prints out the grey highlights, the easier it will be to find what works for us, that's my hope, anyways!

You've got this, you are strong, you are beautiful, your skin tone and hair match beautifully just as they are right now!

Thank you mid! I'm glad that you see your eyebrows in a different way and that that's helping you. And thank you for the final sentence, I'm sure I'll get there eventually. Damn society and being marketed to since birth!
Oh mid, when I speak about triggers, I'm generally referring to emotional or physiological triggers. Eg stress, boredom, tiredness, hunger, frustration, anger etc etc.

Aiming for pf again today.

I know, it's hard to remember that we are beautiful!

I mentioned the change from triggers, emotional...especially for me, that I don't know it's happening until I see the stress marker on eyebrow... does that make sense? I am learning to release the boredom (really sneaky it is), tiredness with relaxation, frustration with positive doing (even if all it is is counting), so yes, I'm working those same triggers, as well.

Here's to success, for everything you do, and keep doing!

Yes that makes sense. Is the "stress marker" a sore or is it a bald/thin patch? Thanks for the best wishes.

Gr I pulled 30 hairs yesterday. Because I was back at my desk job. I'm there again today, have pulled 5. Doing better than yesterday. I used a lot of hairspray as a barrier. It's definitely helping.

It's good you have strategies like the hairspray as a barrier. When in tough situations where you are likely to pull (like your desk job) that seems to be very important. Driving has been a bad place for me over the last year and winter has been great because I always wear gloves. It sounds like you're making progress with more good days. Good job counting each hair. When my pulling gets bad I often estimate becauuse I pull in clumps from my scalp and its too upsetting to count out the handfuls. I too am very thankful for toppik. I have a similar spot on the back of my head that I don't usually see. I hate looking in the mirror to see it, I'm like :-O.

It is both a sore and a bald/thin patch...right by my ear...

Hairspray so thrilled for you that it works...I did the heavy gel and that worked for the ear. Hurrah for success!

Hairspray as a barrier sounds like a good idea. Could gel or hair wax work as well? Working at my desk is a big trigger for me too, mostly because I am basically either stressed or bored at that time, haha. Barriers and fiddle toys help, but it really takes a lot of motivation! Good job staying determined and positive!

I hope you're doing well :)

Thanks Manda. I'm doing ok. I had a yucky week. Was depressed no major reason, and I had a few very stressful days at work. By the end of the week I was feeling the stress physically.

I can't remember when I last posted.. a week ago maybe? I haven't been doing that well. I had those few good days then I slipped and continued to slip. Prob about 30 hairs a day. It's time to start being more diligent again. Bandaids really do help so I have to use them at least occasionally.

trichdr - yes barriers are very important while working. I need to step this up a bit.. Ah, winter is great for barriers like gloves and beanies :) And :-O indeed, when looking at a spot that don't normally see. Sucks.

Mid - Ah, that sounds yucky. I"m glad the gel worked for you!

Manda (again) - I think gel would definitely work, wax not so much (I occasionally use a wax-like pomade and that doesn't help). Yep, that damn motivation.. So slippery.

Confident, the depression that we feel physically is something that is hard to describe, and it's hard to push through. Keep your hands covered with barriers, and hairspray.. and know you are doing ok.

We are with you on this!

Stay strong!

I hope the source of your stress passes quickly! Stick with the barriers if they are helping!

Thankfully that feeling of too much stress and misery is over.

Hmm I wore one bandaid yesterday and it helped a lot. I probably pulled about 20 hairs though. That's down from about 30 though!

Every little bit of strength you display is awesome! Stay with it! Bandaid rescue works for me!