Beating Trich Community Group
You mean that there is a name for IT? Im not weird? Trichotillomania, that big, long word that is the bane of our world. With knowledge and support of others we CAN break free and live without this disorder interfering with our lives. Lets keep this uplifting and supportive and give each other the encouragement the other needs to make it to that next day.
Hey All!!
It's been quite a while since I really tried being pull free. Life turned very hectic after the birth of my son last year March. He was born with a congenital heart defect called Tetralogy of Fallot which means 4 heart defects. We found out the day after he was born. At 4 days old he had his first surgery. He then had his full heart repair at 4 months old, a pacemaker placed at 5 months old then a Gtube (feeding tube) placed at 6 months. He is currently 15 months old and his heart is doing great. As far as we know, he hasn't used the pacemaker since about 2 weeks after it was placed but has been left as a back-up in case he goes into heart block. He hasn't taken food by mouth so he is tube fed, otherwise you would never know anything was ever wrong. This little man is crazy active and gets into everything and running all over :)
My brother just got engaged this weekend and I would love to have my eyelashes and eyebrows for it. So I feel that the time is right for a fresh attempt at being pull free. I've put myself on the back burner for long enough. Let's get this started...Day 1!!!
Eyelashes - 1 day
Eyebrows - 1 day
It's been quite a while since I really tried being pull free. Life turned very hectic after the birth of my son last year March. He was born with a congenital heart defect called Tetralogy of Fallot which means 4 heart defects. We found out the day after he was born. At 4 days old he had his first surgery. He then had his full heart repair at 4 months old, a pacemaker placed at 5 months old then a Gtube (feeding tube) placed at 6 months. He is currently 15 months old and his heart is doing great. As far as we know, he hasn't used the pacemaker since about 2 weeks after it was placed but has been left as a back-up in case he goes into heart block. He hasn't taken food by mouth so he is tube fed, otherwise you would never know anything was ever wrong. This little man is crazy active and gets into everything and running all over :)
My brother just got engaged this weekend and I would love to have my eyelashes and eyebrows for it. So I feel that the time is right for a fresh attempt at being pull free. I've put myself on the back burner for long enough. Let's get this started...Day 1!!!
Eyelashes - 1 day
Eyebrows - 1 day
welcome to the space! thank you for sharing your son's story. it sounds like a really intense beginning of life for him, but i'm glad that he's getting the support that he needs, both from technology and you. and congratulations on your brother getting engaged! i can see that as a really beautiful reason to begin helping you heal and regrow back some hairs.
yay for day one of being pull-free! i think that is a really fantastic start. have you looked into reading literature about trich? not sure if you have, but if interested, i would recommend The Hair-Pulling Problem: A Complete Guide to Trichotillomania by by Fred Penzel as a starter. and beyond that, there are a lot of free resources on dailystrength on trich posted by folks here (browsing the archives is highly recommended!) as well as other websites.
let us know what type of support you need from us! i'd be happy to share what i've been learning here, and i'm sure a lot of folks will be so as well.
Congrats on 1 day pf!
I really want to recommend drawing up a monthly chart/sticker calender. I'm finding it to be SUCH a great tool. I stick it to the wall next to my bed. I put a smiley face sticker on the day if I've pulled 1-3 hairs, and I put a star AND a smiley sticker on there if I've pulled none. I was a little over two weeks pull free very very recently, and then one day I pulled 3 hairs, the next I pulled about 6-8, the next I pulled 3, and yesterday I was pf again. So though I"m only 1 day pf, I look at my chart and see success!! Seriously, try it :)
Eyelashes - 2 days
Eyebrows -2 days
That's a pretty good idea. I would probably do like a pocket calendar instead of a wall calendar. Once I get through this weekend I'll put something together. Thanks for the suggestion :)
Eyelashes - 3 days
Eyebrows - 3 days
congrats on day 3!!!!! i second the suggestion for calendar. though mine is a wall one, i'm looking at it right now and it's two stars away from being completely full for being pull-free all of june! hope u get ur pocket calendar soon!
So far so good here :)
Eyelashes - 5 days
Eyebrows - 5 days
Made it 1 week pull free!! So excited!!! Actually feeling really good so far :)
Eyelashes - 7 days
Eyebrows - 7 days
Good job for keeping hands down...5-Days for both!
If you feel any crawly feelings have an ice pack at the ready in your freezer and put directly on the brow or eye lid. This will numb the feeling and will take any swelling away.
Eyelashes - 10 days
Eyebrows - 10 days
Eyelashes - 14 days
Eyebrows - 14 days