Thank you! :) Doing it the right way instead of "white knuckling it" is so important.

Here's to being successful, no matter what it takes. I'm hoping you're staying the line.

Thank you so much Mid :) I'm staying the line for now. I've been doing great for almost 6 weeks :)

I really miss all of you that have been absent (though I completely understand).

I've been doing well for 6.5 weeks now! And during the past 30 days I've only pulled 1 hair :) I looked back through my thread and I'm pretty sure I haven't done this well since early 2014. Eek. That's 3 YEARS AGO. I feel kind of shocked by that. I know I was trying in that time, because I posted here a lot (except for last year). It's kind of odd to me, because at the moment I'm crediting my success mainly to my daily practice (journalling, meditating and doing yoga every morning). But in 2015 and 2016 I was doing a lot of yoga and meditation. Perhaps just not enough.. It just kind of freaks me out that I can get so complacent for so long. Maybe I've turned a corner, because my course with Christina Pearson reminded me of how much work is involved, all the time, to have success. About how important having he right mindset it. About the importance of doing at least 30 minutes of mindfulness based activities each day. About the importance of having fiddle and sensory toys in all trigger zones. And using barriers when necessary (which tends to be often!).

* About how important having the right mindset is.

It's great to read you've been doing better lately! :)
Nice to 'read' you again, hope you're still doing okay!

Hi Lien!!!! I'm so happy to hear / read from you!! xoxo Yep, I'm still doing well trich wise. I've probably only pulled less than 5 hairs in the past 2 months. And I've been doing very well since November 26 I think.

I'm staying on top of my morning routine (3 pgs of stream-of-consciousness writing, 10-30 mins meditation, 30 mins yoga) every day. Which I really think keeps me on track. I do think I'm starting to take it for granted a little so I'm trying to really be strict about not playing with my hair. And I really want to learn how to feel the urge to pull before my hand even goes up to my head. I just need to be more aware.

I'm so glad you posted. Thrilled to know that you're continuing to reach out for support. That "taking for granted" is the worse one to getting a strong foothold. Here's to valuing our work enough to keep doing it! Awesome to have good moments!

xoxo!! :)

I'm so glad you're still doing good!
Wow you have a crazy (I mean this in the best possible way) morning routine! I've never been able to keep up with journal writing or meditation.
Yes, being constantly aware is so important but also really hard.

Yeah, I agree it's a crazy morning routine. I really hope I can keep it up as long as it serves me well. I've been doing it for 2.5 months now I think. It really keeps my panic/anxiety levels lower. I definitely still struggle quite often to do it, but I seem to be able to make myself at the moment. I guess I just know how truly helpful it is so it's better to do it.

it's really worth it when you notice a remarkable difference in anxiety levels etc. Keep it up, at some point it'll become a habbit, sort of a way of life :)

Glad to hear you are doing well. I was Mrs Kolo now I'm pink!

Thanks Lien, that's what I'm hoping. I do already prioritise it, so that's great.

Hi mrs k!!! Oooh, so great to hear from you! Pink :)

So I've had a few "bad" days lately, with good days interspersed between them. No huge binges thankfully. I really need to wear a headscarf at all times at the moment to get me out of this rut. I managed to pull only 1 hair yesterday but I pulled 6 this evening working at my computer. And I knew I should have put my headscarf on but I didn't. I'll pop it on after dinner and going for a walk. I'll get back on track, I just need to be proactive with barriers, and also taking deep breaths whenever I get an urge/find my hand in my hair.

Please remember it's the simple things we do to help ourselves that will give us the courage, strength, and bravery to keep going! You're doing wonderful!