Have you seen "The King's Speech"? Geoffrey Rush's accent was barely discernible, but the English certainly picked up on it.

You are so right, Sam.. Trich is a part of us. We must always be on our guard. I wonder how alex is doing?

Hehe, I'll fake English, Scottish, Irish, Canadian accents, etc. but I never even try Australian. I know I'll muck it up.

Jut want to clarify; I don't think trich is in my past, and I don't think it can leave.

I loved the King's Speech, hmmm I didn't really notice about the accent, of course. I wonder how Alex is doing too, it would be her 1 yr pf anniversary very soon, if still pf.

oh god, eeeeek! i dont want you to think i didnt read your post! hahaha i totally meant to write "thats so interesting that you DONT consider it in your past now!" ooooh typos, always getting me =D
thats such a burden sometimes, just thinking about the fact that no matter how many days we rack up, theres always the nagging urge and the fact that its still there...but i guess practice makes perfect, and the longer you stay pull free the better you get at avoiding triggers and outmanuvering trich!

Hehe, don’t be sorry Sam!! I’m glad you’re not leaving though :)
It’s true that it’s part of us, but I hope it won’t be in our lifes forever (maybe very naïve of me, but it seems so pointless otherwise)..

Hahaha! I don’t even try an accent, I’m still trying not to sound to dutch or Flemish :p (which I completely fail at) hehe :p

Oh, boy, did I mess up my writing on this post. Sorry about that, confident! By leave, it was the urge of the moment. I was definitely in la la "denial" view!
It will never be in the past, it will never leave, however, it will go on the back burner, simmering in support stopping sauce! Pour a little meet the barrier on it, stir in strength spices, and hurrah!
Hugs!
Stay strong, hands down!

I;m so sorry guys, for correcting you and continually harping on about the fact that I believe trich is for life and that we can't be cured. I just don't want to mislead anyone, that trich will disappear, never to return. I guess for some, believing that one day trich will be gone from their lives helps them out, but for me it's never done anything but set me up for failure. I do agree with you though Mid, that it can go on the back burned, needing regular stirring so that it doesn't overflow. Right now my pot of trich is on the front burner and needs constant attention! Hehehe. Great metaphor.

Anyway, here I am harping on about it again!! Shut up sam!!

Love you firante, lien and Mid :)

I don't think you need to apologize - I never thought you were harping, but speaking the truth because trich will always be there. It won't have the control it once had over us if we continue to work on it, and I believe there will be times when we don't even think of it at all. I look at it like any other mental illness. I have depression. I'll never be 'cured' but I sure as hell don't want to kill myself anymore and I'm now well-balanced and happy. I don't consider myself depressed or someone with depression anymore, but I know that's it's there and just like trich, can come back if I don't remember my triggers and my new methods of dealing when a depressive mood strikes. Yes I am on medication, but I see that as a temporary aid as I work through why I fall into depression in the first place, just as I see Inositol as a supplement that helps me through the tough days when I'm trying not to pull. Hope that doesn't come off as negative, I don't mean it to be. Maybe it's because I've had trich for so long and it's so deeply ingrained in me. I do think we can all quit pulling, and remain pull-free. I know that there is hope for all of us to overcome this disorder. xoxo

I don't think you need to apologize either. We all know trich has no "cure"-- if it did, we'd all just pop it and there would be no need for places like this! But I do think that it gets easier and easier the longer we're pull-free, until it gets to the point where it's always on the back burner and we don't have to give it that much thought. Here's to all of us getting there eventually! :)

Confident! Hurrah! We all agree with you, and it does help to give each other support in reaching the acceptance of the part of us that trich affects daily. I know that I'm just now learning the part that depression plays in the way I am struggling with the trich and I know without your inspiration to keep me going even when I have to start over many times in a single day, I would have given up on trying to beat trich. Now, I am able to look at a picture and see the new growth and be proud to be a part of this wonderful group because you didn't give up on me!
Stay strong, together, each of us is stronger! You can do this! Thank you for sharing and caring!

Thanks so much BKC and Emmy :) xxxx

Wow mid, I'm so happy I keep you going. I know what you mean, we need to believe before we can achieve.

Big news! I found that $10 I lost. Bad news, I had to spend $8 of it on parking. Wah.

About to start my second shift for the day, yay. 12 hr day is not the most fun of days I tells ya.

It's coming up to the time when I have to quit my jobs, I'm stressing out, feel so bad to drop this on them. Really couldn't tell them earlier for fear of them not giving me any work in the leadup to my holiday. Ive also got a massive design job to do before I go, and another medium job. Also more holiday prep stuff.. Plus my best friend is coming up to Sydney so neeeeed to spend time with her. Woah need to take a deep breath. Shhh

That sucks that you had to spend most of your $10 on parking, but consider it as a free parking..

Pfew, that sounds pretty stressful… But think about the amazing vacation that is waiting for you to be enjoyed afterwards :)

I know!!! I;m just really run down right now and predict getting sick again before I go, probably a few days before. Gotta load up on vitamins, garlic, chilli, fresh fruit and veggies, exercise and sleep.

xx

12 hour day = eeeeeeeew. But you get paid hourly, right? So at least it's lots of money. (Well, maybe not LOTS, but more than you'd make in a shorter workday.)

And I feel bad about quitting my job too, especially since they took the time to train me and I haven't been working there that long. But in the end, you have to do what's best for you!

And yes, just think about that vacation! That'll be worth a million hours of stress. :)

Good idea, switch in healthy mode, then you'll be ready and healthy by the time you have to leave :)
I'm having a cold now and I bought some oranges to make fresh orange juice every morning