Thanks guys! The counseller has really helped, I had my doubts to start with and hadn't myself reaslised how much she'd helped me. Anyone have any advice for dealing with the fluffy short bits? I keep getting more and more urges to pull it to the extent that I have taken to stabbing my foam fiddle key ring with my earring as I like the noise and feeling and it half satisfys the urge while distracting my hands but it doesn't work that well. My hair is beginning to thin out there again and I want to stop it before others can see it.

Phoebe12, what is your ABC system?

*Phoebe13

I always want to pull out regrowth when it is short like that. Mine is usually in front, so wearing a headband helps to cover it up, as well as parting my hair differently to conceal it. I wish I had more words of wisdom, but that is my biggest weak spot with trich, too. Good luck!

Check out the post, "My ABC's in the fight against trich."

My biggest weak spot too! And it just thins out/disappears SO QUICKLY! Headbands and headscarves are a good idea to act as a barrier (I know you're not such a fan due to your therapist but they really are so helpful sometimes!).

The hairline area is seriously the MOST inconvenient spot to want to pull from! It is always where my bald spots form. I haven't been able to pull my hair back in months. I part my hair to the side because my spot is in the middle of my head. I use ribbons as headbands and get a lot of compliments on it (people say it looks very 1970's, haha). It is a good barrier and conceals the spots well.

Yep it's always been the bane of my existence. For years I was the headband girl!

I have a major weakness for pulling there and have taken to wearing my hat in class, suprisingly no one has made me take it off!

Oh that's good!

my huge fear about hats is that someone will make me take it off and then i'll have hat hair combined with my thin spots hahhaa so horrible!

such a win when someone compliments you though :)

My hairs growing back well. I had a bad spot a while back and I saw my counselor and I have began working on habit reversal training as I seem to be mainly pulling when stuck in Maths or thinking. I have bought some tangles, I love tangles. I got a hairy, fuzzy and textrued tangle. The hairy one is brilliant; its like a koosh ball! They seem good and seem to be keeping my hands occupied. I keep getting really bad urges to feel the sensation of pulling though. So far I've managed to resist most of the time. Hard though, as you all know.

That is awesome that you've been getting habit reversal training. I pull a lot when I'm deep in thought too. How does pulling help us focus?!

Great re: the tangles. I've been meaning to buy one.

I'm glad you're doing well. Yep, nothing will perfectly repace the sensation of pulling. Oh well. Think positive, stay persistent.

You're doing great. Glad to hear that the tangle is helping. Keep trying and it will keep getting easier!

yay.. go girl !. i've just read your entries and you are doing soooo well.. I am a huge fan of wearing a hat..
as long as you can get away with it.. do it !.. and keep up the amazing job you are doing .. remember in 28 days, it will be easier.. ;-)