i am starting my pull-free-a-thon today and am inspired by your message. this is the beginning of the end, and i believe that you can do it. we can do it together x

Yes, it is inspiring to hear about people who have beat trich in the past and are working hard to beat it now. Getting to the point when it is difficult to hide bald patches is always a huge wake up call. I am at that point now and I am trying to use it as an opportunity to regain the control I know I am capable of. You are definitely not alone!

Welcome, Phia. I hope things are still going well for you, that you are still working through those urges. I suggest reading everything you can about trich. Knowledge is power! There are lots of people will this illness and many of them who work hard every day trying to manage it. You can do it!

Thanks mandapanda8, it's good to know I'm not alone! It's definitely a big wake up call when the patches start to show through - I hope you're doing well and resisting the urges.

And thanks for the warm welcome to the group kauxfire. When I first found this group I did a lot of reading, and there are so many fantastic, informative things on here - I've been coming back everyday to more and more. You're right, knowledge is power!

I've been doing well, I had my first day in the office yesterday, where I tend to pull a lot, and was PF! I had a few urges to do it and found my hand in my hair a number of times, but managed to resist. Taking it one day at a time, but feeling pretty great being PF for 3 days now : )

keep up the good work

Thanks Sassy, really appreciate it. Hope you're doing alright too x

Great job! You can do this!
XOXO

Welcome to the best beating trich group ever :) I've been here since late 2010. Yep 3 years! This group is comprised of beautiful, real, caring & interesting individuals. The support is real.

Being pull free requires much effort. Hard work but worth it. You can do it.

:)

Just wanted to write an update to say I've made it through my 7th day PF! It's weird, it's like something clicked in my head and I just don't want to do it anymore. I've found my hand reach up to my hair a few times, but I haven't had any urges to pull (yet!). I know the urges come and go, but I am feeling like I'm in a good, strong place at the moment to fight them off when they do come.

I've also started using Lee Strafford's Hair Growth Treatment, which is a protein treatment meant to encourage hair growth. Has anyone tried it before? I'm hoping this will help with my regrowth - some of my hair is pretty much just stubble, so it needs all the help it can get!

Oh great job! Ride that feeling!

Nope haven't tried it. Many people have had success with biotin for hair growth (it's a supplement).

Good job phia! Xx

Seven days! Fantastic. Keep it up!

I just had two coffees and I want to pull so bad! Eeek... coffee is bad! There is so much nervous energy in my hands after drinking coffee and they just keep finding their way to my hair. On day 18. Must. Not. Pull.

Yep a lot of people find caffeine to be a trigger. Sugar too. And alcohol.

Day 18, wooooooooo!!

It's been a very looong time since I've written on here, but wanted to come back with an update and see how everyone else was going!

This thread helped me enormously last time. I stopped pulling for the best part of 9 months, and had substantial regrowth. The hair I thought wouldn't grow back did, and I could put my hair in a proper pony tail for the first time in years! Something had clicked and I had no urge to do it anymore.

However, I then took on a job that I found very stressful, and it triggered me to start again. All my hard work was undone which was very disheartening.

Recently though, I've been a lot better. I've got a much less stressful job, am settled in my new city of Sydney and am in a loving and caring relationship. I'm still pulling, but I've been much better.

I found a fantastic hair dresser here in Sydney who specialise in people who have hairloss, such as this. They recommended a hair piece where they pull as much hair as possible into it and attach it with little beads. It is amazing. It gives me a barrier for my pulling so I don't go too far up, and I can't get hold of any of the hairs that are in there. I know it wouldn't work for everyone, but these types of solutions do help. And at the very least, I feel more confident as my hair is as thick as it should be again.

I've included the link here - this is me:

https://www.instagram.com/p/_X_jvJLTHn/?taken-by=chiquel_wigs_beauty_hair

If anyone is in Sydney and would be interested in this, take a look. And let me know if you want more information or would like to meet up for a chat. :)

I'm getting married in one month, and the stress of that isn't helping, but I am trying my hardest not to pull for that event, and I think being on here will help. I've done it before and I know I (and all if you!) can do it!