glad yo hear you're still doing well on staying pf! seems like a lot happened while i was gone, but im glad to hear you got past the rough spot and are now much happier!
we're always here if you want to vent =]

Hi Connie! Thanks for coming to my thread :) Yes I'm a graphic designer, and an illustrator too. And thanks for your congrats! I have come a long way, I can't believe it sometimes. My beliefs about trich have changed dramatically since joining this group, I am so thankful. I used to believe that I could "stop" pulling (though I knew it wasn't easy). I just can't relate to the person that I was last year!

What has worked for me is:
- I accepted trich is for life
- I realised that even though I want to pull, I don't NEED to. I have control of my actions.
- WILLPOWER!
- Small goals in front of mind, big goals at the back
- Daily support

Thanks Firante, yeah I'm up and down at the moment. I'm all over the place.. Just kinda sick of my life, working nights, therefore very minimal social life (though I'm fixing that), and working jobs I don't enjoy that much even though I have a degree in something I DO love! 11 weeks to go til I'm in Europe yaaaaaaaaay!

173 days!! Woow, that's awesome! :D

It sucks that you don't like your job.. Isn't it possible to work as a graphic designer fulltime?

Sam, I love your positive approach. xo

You are doing sooooooooo well :D

Hurray for you! Stay strong, hands down, keep busy!
You can do this!

Hey Firante - Not at the moment. I mean I could get a full time job now, but I'd have to quit in a few months because I'm going away, yeah? I'm probably going to wait to get one when I get back.. But I need to sort out my travel plans. I desperately want to travel the world (and not just in little 2 week holidays), and I can't keep getting and quitting full time jobs to do that. Dilemma!

Thanks Phoebe :) :) I hope it remains!

Thanks Mrs. Kolo. Still having a few close calls, too close for my liking... Eep. Gotta just keep thinking about my goals. I want to wear my hair out so badly and I want to swim in public so badly.

Mid I'm trying! Hehe, hands down, yes yes yes.

174 days pf.

I want to see the world as well, but I still have heaps to save :p

go go go!! 174 days is SUPER :D

You've made not pulling part of the fabric of your life. Keep on weaving!! xo

Whoo, hoos! 174 days, wow! You will see the world, as a designer and as a real life advocate for trichsters!

Hehe THANKS lien! Hehe I like you "go go go!"

:) Phoebe that is a lovely metaphor. Metaphor yeah? Ugh.

Thanks so much Mid, that was beautiful to read. Sounds so exciting to me!!!!! Thanks!

175 days pf. omfg.

OMFG is right. Holy awesomeness, batman!!! YIPPPIIIIIEEEEEEEEEEEEE!!

I am just brimming over with pride for you, chicka! Keeeep onnnn goingggg. (I think I've had too much java today or something! sorry!! lol)

aah traveling is like my lifes goal. i want to visit EVERYWHERE. what are your top travel destinations?
hahhaha "omfg"
so happy for you! can you believe youre at 175 DAYS?! congrats! sending hugs your way!

Hehe oh Kirstin I missed you! YAY!! Keep on drinking that Java cos I love your enthusiasm! Hehe.

I want to visit everywhere too Firante! Top ones include ones I am visiting in a few months!!!!!! Like Spain, Greek islands, Italy, Turkey, Swiss Alps, Germany, Prague, Amsterdam, England, Scotland. But I'd love to explooooore those countries for months. I also want to see Iceland so bad (might if I can when I'm over in Europe!). Really want to visit South America for a few months, also really want to travel Canada and go snowboarding for a month. I want to travel around America too. I want to visit Thailand, Vietnam, Cambodia, Bali, Fiji, all over NZ, Africa (particularly Morocco and Capetown), also Eastern Europe, and Antarctica. Oh and I want to travel ALL OVER Australia!

Thanks for hugs :) :) I'm going to enjoy my hair today!

WOOOOOOOOOOOW 175 days!!! awesome :D

That's what I like about Belgium, we're so small that we don't have to travel too far to be in another country already :D