OOPS!! Suddenly a month went by! I've been so busy and I totally forgot to post. Well, my pulling hasn't been great in that time. But I'm trying to get back on track. Counting hairs pulled, breathing through urges, self care, practising keeping hands down.

Thank you mid :) I believe that is true, about the simple things we do for ourselves helping.

Checking in. I counted my hairs pulled yesterday which is an important initial step for me personally. I'm flying today and I didn't sleep much night and I'm mainlining caffeine and I have something stressful to do today, haha, so we'll see how I go. I'll try to remain aware, and calm.

Hm, so I didn't count my hairs again until 10 days after that. So on the 25th I pulled 3 hairs (yay!) and then yesterday the 26th I pulled over 20. Most of them at night when I couldn't sleep and was stressing about stuff. I've pulled 2 so far today (more anxiety - so fun!)

My aim is to get three days in a row of 3 hairs or less, and then my next goal after that will to be to get 3 pull free days in a row. Because I know it gets SO much easier after that.

Hm, so the day I posted I pulled a lot, and I pulled even more yesterday. Damn anxiety! Just in my head way too much, and I was procrastinating all day. Not good.

I've done much better today, 5 hairs so far and it's after 3pm. I know I just need to be strict with making myself do the things that make me operate better. Eg meditating, yoga, getting to bed early enough, cooking healthy meals regularly, planning fun time with friends, spending time in nature, being creative.. And I need to be strict with DOING something every time I get an urge, like taking some deep breaths or standing up and changing rooms, or anything.

Confident, make sure you have a complete physical to ensure you may not have an underlying medical/dental condition adding to the trich urge. I'm learning, after this past weekend, that the soothing urge to pull, may, in fact, represent something else going on inside of us. Here's to success in keeping your urge elsewhere! :)

Hi mid, thanks for the tip.. I will consider it. There is still a lot to be learned about this condition. So maybe for some people there's an underlying physical condition, and for others there is not. It's difficult when there's still not enough information for us (trich sufferers).

Well, I had many more days of not counting. I'm going to try to count again today. 1 so far. I'm also developing the habit of taking 3 deep breaths every time I get an urge to pull, or I do pull.

17 hairs yesterday, which is heaps less than I've pulled each day lately. I've pulled 8 so far today.. it's 1pm. I've since put a headscarf on.

So I pulled about 40 hair on Sunday, 1 on Monday, 4 on tuesday (yesterday) and 1 so far today - it's early morning. I'm going to wash my hair and put a head scarf on, that'll help. Breathe.

Hi C,
How are you? Glad to see you are still here, activity taming the beast.

I just noticed something: There is an option to share our intro stories and posts on social media. Are you kidding me???? I have just sent a message to DS regarding this. Seriously considering cutting all ties with DS if this is the case.

Hi Phoebe, oops, was away for ages. Ergh.

Oh that's a bit gross/inappropriate.

I'm doing ok, I guess I'm ready to give it another shot again. I've got a new calendar up on my wall to mark "good" days (for me that's 9 hairs or less). I got one about 10 days ago... Yeah. Not really committing myself too much! I'm job hunting at the moment, and we all know how hard it is to start that pull free momentum when your life is slightly tumultuous.

It's so hard. Pleased it's in your mind though!

How are things generally? Haven't caught up with you in years!

Heya! Things are ok, though I went through another super tough time last year and it's still kinda going, but much better now. I think I'll send you a pm.