Blehh. 1 day pull free for hair, still going w/ brows and lashes. I will post more when I have the time, eek, school = pressure and no time!

Stay strong!

Pressure and no time is right! I wrote a list of strategies to help me get through school pull-free, if you're interested: http://www.dailystrength.org/people/560581/journal/2323483

Congrats on continued success with your brows and lashes! :)

I agree, school and being pull free is hard! But you can do this, hands down :)

Congrats with your brows and lashes, keep it up!! :D

Day three is on it's way! My first week of school was actually pretty good...so I'm feeling optimistic.

Day three is on it's way! My first week of school was actually pretty good...so I'm feeling optimistic.

And it is day 5! Almost at the goal I made a couple weeks ago to make it 5 days pull free for my hair. My eyebrows are now fully grown in (well, super close), and they look fabulous! School is going pretty well, and that is good. Feeling good about the progress I've made with my hair. I wish I could go to the TLC retreat so badly! Is anyone going?

So glad to hear this, keep up the amazing work!! It's hard, but you can do it!

Eeee, you're so fabulous!

I really wish I could go to the TLC retreat too! Argh, so jealous of all the people with money. Maybe after I get my bachelor's degree, I'll have a decent enough job that I can afford it.

Woow you're doing amazing!! :) keep on going my love!

I wish they had something like the TLC here in Belgium..

I'm back- as an update, I was hospitalized 3 times in the last 5 months, ending with a 2 month stint in a residential treatment cent for depression, anxiety, and suicide attempts. During this time in my life, I have been struggling with the shame of my trichotillomania, and the insecurity about myself as a person. while I was in the hospital, I pulled all of my eyebrows and eyelashes out, as well as a huge chunk of my hair. I have since shaved my head. Today is 8 days pull free

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I am glad you're back among us! Please remember that suicide is not a good solution to anything; there is no starting over then, and starting over is what keeps us trichsters going. I wish I didn't understand so completely about the depression! But as you know, there isn't much I can say that will fix anything. Just know that you are never alone because we ALL care. Nail-biters aren't shamed and they can just go and get artificial nails done. Well, we can just buy a wig. I've worn one for almost 50 years and I even worked as a model at one time. Nobody cares about that kind of stuff unless they are just mean and want to find a way to hurt you. And in that case, just smile at them and say "God and I forgive you for being mean" or something like that and walk away. I do recommend keeping your head shaved until you are ready to deal with the trich and feel strong enough to have another go at it.

Love and Prayers, xoxox :-)

You deserve to love yourself! We tend to overemphasize our trich, I doubt people care as much as we do about the baldness. Wouldn't it be nice if we could walk around all bald and shit?

Med is right, ending it all is not a good solution. I have a friend who is similarly suffering from depression and was hospitalized due to that kind of talk, so I can imagine what you are going thru. More than anything you need to be kind to yourself, keep occupied, and take your trich (and everything else) in tiny baby steps. Each time you reach your goal, no matter how small, you are building that confidence back up.

What kind of barriers do you like to use?

Bandaids on my fingers or hats on my head.