Aww... I hope you feel better soon!

Mrs Kolo - Thaaaaank you. Yep taking time off, sucks. Hehe that'd be cool re: tequila meet up.

Kirstin - Hehehe I know you love some good tequila. Sorry.. My bad. Eep I hope I feel better soon, not great at the moment. Have lost my voice for 2 days now.

Lien - Thank you!! Yep, taking that advice and staying home, keeping warm. I got some meds from the doctor today, lets hope they help. I don't like antibiotics but I'm desperate. Hands down! I've been "straightening" SO much.

Laila - Thank you thank you :) Trust me I'm taking it easy. On the lounge with heater, boyfriend's mum's cat, and tv :)

Emmy - :) Thanks dear! Me too.. I can't afford to be sick, literally.

Hm so 187 days pf. Had some close calls last night but made myself put my hand down. It's raaaaaaaaining outside. I just had some Lemsip, you guys have that? It was ok.

Hey there, go easy girl! Man, drinking when your sick is the worst! Its like a double whammy. glad you have some time to just chill on the couch.

Never heard of lemsip. What is it?

we have lemsip - its like a lemon drink that you take for a cold (its a sachet you make up with warm water from the kettle) its good when you are poorly - but I like blackcurrant flavour more.

Feel better soon!!

Congrats on 187 days! Do you think your urges have lessened over time, in either strength or frequency?

Here's hoping you feel better now! Hurray on keeping your hands busy! Stay strong, you can do this!

Hey there Sam, I hope you are feeling better. Feeling crappy, idle time + vulnerability. Keep those fingers busy elsewhere. You'll pull through.

xo

I know it wasn't a good idea Kauxfire, but I took the night off work, and I really wanted to celebrate with my boyfriend the end of his prac. It was SUCH a fun night. And I think I would have lost my voice anyway, honestly. I STILL don't have it back, and my Dr. yesterday said it might be another 3 days. Ack. Yeah lemsip is a lemon flavoured powder you stir into hot water. It helps sore throat, runny nose, headaches. It contains paracetamol. It was really helpful, but I'm sick of the flavour.

Hmm blackcurrant, didn't know it existed Mrs Kolo!

Thanks ihatetrich! Um, I haven't been tracking my urges so I don't know. I think so. But I don't lift my hand to my head every few seconds, because I'm definitely starting to reduce the habit portion of my trich. I think a lot of my pulling was simply because it was habit. But it is DEFINITELY easier now than it was in the beginning. SOOOOOO much easier. I don't have to think about keeping my hands down aaaaall the time. For example, I probably would have pulled out 40 or so hairs in a day when I was pulling, but now, I only ever want to pull out maybe 0-5 hairs in a day. I don't, I just get the urge to. Ok that was all very convoluted, sorry :(

Thanks Mid, ahh a little better today. Still yuck. I just won't touch my head I think. Or I'll try. :)

Thanks Phoebe :) hehe refer to above. I know what you mean about vulnerability, I'm staying AWARE!

Good, at least it was fun and worth it!

Haha, yes at least it was fun! I agree, it gets easier over time.

It's very reassuring to know that your urges are decreasing with time. I've been telling myself that it gets easier... now, it turns out my beliefs actually have some basis in reality! :)

Hehe yes. Well speaking to people who have been years pull free, 5 or more, they tell me that it only gets easier and easier. That urges don't come very often at all, and when they do, it's easier to flick them away. Crazy.

I want my voice back!! It's been gone for 4 days now. Gr..

Arrgh! Hope you are gargling with warm salt water to soothe the sore throat.

I hope it is right that the urges do really decrease over time. That would be wonderful!
Enjoy your day!

That's so great that the urges are so few and far between for you. I try to think back to the time when not only I didn't have urges, but the habit part of it was gone also and I just can't remember what that felt like. I haven't had urges at all with the inositol, but the habit part I have noticed (now that I've gone back to writing after a week-long break). Good on you for being able to mostly break the habit!