Thanks for the link confident

Hey missy, with regard to your "to do" lists for traveling, i have done and still do so much traveling, my biggest tip would be to leave lots of room for spontaneity.. the journey is sometimes almost better than the destination..!
one other thing i noticed.. is that I my pulling is often soo much less when i travel... I have gone for months without pulling when i'm in a different country.. the stresses of daily life have such an impact on trich.

where are your travels taking you ?

Yes I agree Lulee that stresses of daily life have an impact on trich. Making a very thorough to do list and ticking it off once you begin packing is important. When your to do list is ticked off and your bags are packed you will hopefully feel less stressed. A trip around the world ? Wow how wonderful and exciting for you !! What an adventure !

Oops, I though i'd been away for a week but after looking at the date, it's been two weeks! Argh. I've had some good days, and some bad days. More bad days than good days. But any good days are good!

Well it's a new month, I've got a new calendar on my wall, and I'm committed to using barriers pretty much all the time.

Thanks Trickster :) And yes, very exciting. Also, yes, once the to do list is done, I'll feel less stressed :)

Hi luleee, thanks for the tip! We are doing that where possible. Certainly not micromanaging every day. We have booked a few month long stays, but at the moment most of our trip is up in the air. We have a plan but it's just a plan.

luleee I'm going to Mexico, some parts of central america, the US and Canada, England and maybe Scotland and Ireland, 1+ places in western Europe, and 1+ places in southeast Asia. Lots of longer stays.

Hurrah for you to do the world trip...it's one of those things that makes it possible to slay the dragon of trich by all the new adventures, places, people, and interesting things you'll learn, see, and do while you're on the go!

You can do this!!!!

Thanks mid!!! It's very exciting indeed. For me travel brings about it's own unique set of anxieties, but I am aiming to be committed about wearing barriers.

I got to put a big cross through the December 1 square on my calendar this morning! A big cross means it's been a good day. I stuck with my commitment to wear barriers all day yesterday. I wore bandaids on my thumbs all day, then a headscarf when I went to bed. I'm wearing barriers today too :)

Woot! Wooo! Hooo! Hurrah! So glad you got to take the cross off square!

You got this!

Happy for you ! Good for you using the barriers. Keep up the good work!

Thank you mid and trickster!!

Another good day yesterday :) I wore barriers all day.

Btw if anyone is curious, for me a good day is a day where I give myself a rating of 3 (max 9 hairs) or lower.

That is a great way to keep track confident. Onwards and upwards. You are doing great!

Thank you :) I'm constantly changing and refining my methods, as different things work at different times.

Today was a bit more of a challenge, much higher urges. Am still under a rating of 3, am determined to make it! Am home now with a head scarf on.

I forgot to put on bandaids before work today, and then when I got to work I realised I had no bandaids in my handbag! Boy, did that suck :( I have scored about a 5 today, even though I tried REALLY hard not to pull. Many subconscious pulls. I feel so secure and safe when wearing barriers because I dont NEED to be vigilant constantly. Or much at all really! I think it's impirtant for me to wear barriers pretty much all of the time. Ts a small price to pay.

Gr sorry about the autocorrects.