Put your beanie on and read back through your own pull free. Paint your nails (although maybe paint smell would make you more sick). Or look for cute swimsuits online that you can wear when you're swimming with your hair down in Europe :-)

It is NEVER JUST ONE HAIR.

-xoxoxo

Thaaaanks, I like the swimsuit idea! I"m on it.

Nope, it's never just one.

:)

Feel better!!!!!!!!!xxxxxx

Faaaanks mrs k.

Couldn't find any decent swimming costumes that weren't hideously over priced. Wah!

what are you looking for? was gonna shop for you then realised you are in australia - I know clothes there are so much more expensive than in europe - maybe buy one in spain? Spain is pretty bargainous :)

Reeeeally? Ooh. I shop on asos sometimes. Cheap! But damn shipping

Are there any people who do clothes design and make the clothes nearby?
Hope you feel better soon. All the way better.
The urge to pull after a long pull-free time is as everyone says, using the stop now barrier.
Good for you, keeping hands down, staying busy!
Keep up the good work!
You can do this!

Hey sam, have you looked for that Hair Gear shampoo that I recommended? Sorry I don't have it with me right now, can't give you more details. I also like this shampoo made in Israel that starts with a Z Zennan ?

We have stores here called Ross (In Canada they have Winners) I buy my bathing suits for less than $25. Can't spend more since I go through them so fast. Maybe there is something similar there?

HUGS

Hi Mid, hmm yeah but not for cheaps. I like op shopping or going on etsy for regular clothes, and online shopping for swimwear.

No Phoebe, haven't yet... I should. Is it sulphate free? No super cheap swimwear specific shops here, but discount outlets and shops like Target etc might have what I'm looking for. In the end, I find online shopping SO much easier.

AAAAAAARGH urges are crazy. Only when I touch my hair though. Can anyone sense an urge before their hand is in their hair? I cannot. I really want to be able to do this, I know it will come with practice, but I don't know where to start. I will wash my hair today! That will help soooo much. I woke up this morning feeling BETTER!!!!!!!! Yay. Still a bit sick but I don't feel like death. Hooray for that.

Hugs hugs

Like you, I don't realize i want to pull until my hand is already in my hair. Its like my hands are disconnected from my brain. But when I feel the sensations on my scalp... thats totally different. I know. And so far, thats when I have been able to stop myself. I find I am running my hands through my hair alot. Even tonight, after I had dyed my hair, I kept running my hands through it over and over till my hubby just looked at me and said, you might want to stop playing with it.... it looks good,. :P

yaaaaaay for feeling better and boooo for the urges!
I mostly don't feel the urges before I touch the hairs, unless I'm already looking very closely at them, or I’m so stressed I just WANT to pull, but that’s a different urge.

In a few days you’ll feel completely better :)
Hugs!!

Hands down baby! You are doing good, relax take it easy.
Big hug.

I hope the urges have gone to hell and you feel stronger today!

I can sometimes sense the urge before my hand goes up, mostly because I've discovered many of my triggers, and because I've become acutely aware of my hands. Having barriers both on my head and my fingers have helped a lot to train myself to realize where I am, what I'm doing, and what I'm feeling when I have an urge. Since I haven't been taking inositol (bad me), the urges have gotten worse, but my ability to control them has gotten better because I'm hyper aware.

Hope you're doing good and are still pull-free. xoxo

When I started, I couldn't feel the hand until after I was already in the middle of the urge. Try a barrier on the elbow - if you bend your elbow to touch your hair, it might give you the "oops" switch.
Here's to beautiful hair!
Push the urge out to the door and sweep it away!