I find them irritating too, they're far from the perfect barrier but they are very effective. And thanks Manda, I got a scre of 3 yesterday.

Hurrah for "eating"...I could actually picture that sensation. Good for you to enjoy the wedding! Keep up the strength!

Yay ! Way to go Confident !

Thank you both!

Ah, this past week has not tielded good results. Stress + anxiety + hormones is a bad combination. From Saturday til yesterday I got 6s maybe even 7s each day.

Onward and upward!

Sorry you've had a rough couple days, but your attitude is awesome! Onward and upward, for sure!

*yielded.

Thanks Manda! Well "there's no point crying over spilt milk"! The past two days (fri and sat) have been better; a 4 and a 5. Yesterday was a 3 up until the evening when I read without barriers, and that's when it turned into a 5.

Keep at it! You can do this!

We know too well how it is, Confident - good and not so good days. But you have a great attitude and are not letting the not so good days get you down. Onward and upward is RIGHT !! Can you share the link again about how to count your days this way, instead of striving to attain the pull free days and slipping constantly? Thanks

You are such a trooper, and a wonderful inspiration to just keep coming back and not giving up!! Think about where you would be if you weren't practicing your techniques. Yes, some days are better than others. I am going through a dip myself at the moment. I am so happy to come back after an absence and find you still here. HUGS!!

some days are always better than others, I think one of our main problems is beating ourselves up when we are not managing to stay pull free, perhaps if we can overcome this, we will be better at staying pullfree.. ?!
manda is right, you have an awesome attitude, keep that up .. and the hands down !

Thanks Mid! :)

Trickster, it's great to belong to a group of people who understand. Here's the link I think you are after: http://helpforhairpullers.blogspot.com.au/2014/04/oh-no-i-undid-all-my-progress.html?m=1

Hi Phoebe!!!!! It's great to see you too. And it is very helpful to think about where I'd be if I never applied any effort. For starters, my self esteem could easily still be in shreds like it used to, and maybe I'd cry every time I saw new damage. I was SO hard on myself before I found this group and started learning about trich.

Hey luleeee, yes exactly! That's what I was just saying to Phoebe (before I saw your comment). Thanks for the support :)

Eek, sunday was a higher pulling day again (a 6), and yesterday (Monday) was very bad, pulling wise. I wasn't really counting but it could have been a 7 or an 8. I'm feeling a LOT of stress at the moment, caused my my upcoming year long trip around the world. There is so much to do, and I'd say 70% of my free time is dedicated to ticking things off my to do list. And I'm feeling anxious about the change and the unexpected, and anxiety about how my mum will do I'm gone. 8 weeks to go.

Ah, the crush of the To Do List. One thing at a time. You know you will do it. Just prioritize, in case you have to drop a few things off the back end.
Your mum will be fine. She is in good hands. You have to embrace opportunities and live your life.

Thank you SO much for that message. I thought it was so beautiful, I showed my husband. Xxx!

So today I'm awareness to know that I need to wear barriers all the time at the moment, commitment to actually WEAR the barriers, and (duh) barriers, in the form of bandaids on my thumbs. Huzzah!

That was meant to read "so today I'm using awareness..."

I think we all know how stress and pressures of life can trigger pulling. But you are aware and using barriers, and you will conquer trich. Have faith .... one day at a time. Easy does it. And you are worrying about your Mum but as Phoebe said, she will be fine and you have to live your life.