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Trish's Pull-Free-A-Thon of Awesomeness

BooYah
BooYah
My alias on the Trichworld forum is Trish Tolamania, for those who are also active there.

I'm following Sam's (confidenticandoit) advice and literally just sitting on my hand when I'm at the computer, pretty much the only place I pull. Sadly, I'm on the computer 8 plus hours a day, thanks to my job.

I'm also following the unspoken rule of NOT TOUCHING MY HAIR or head in any circumstance.

If I make it through the end of the day, it will be my third day pull free. It will also be the first totally pull free day I've had at the office all year.
BooYah
BooYah
Day 3

I had one hair totally come out by accident yesterday and another one just now but they so don't count but I was just fiddling with my hair...... it was not "emotional pulling" (aka, I just had a negative thought about myself or am feeling stressed so I am deliberately going to pull a hair to feel better), the kind of pulling I was doing Monday and Tuesday.

I feel really good about making it through Wednesday and I feel like I can build up another long streak of pull free days again. I am getting back into my mindset.
confidenticandoit
confidenticandoit
YAAAAAAAAAAY I knew you'd get there. It does take time and a lot of persistence, but totally doable.

:)

HOORAY!!!
MrsKolo
MrsKolo
ARGH I hate stupid accidental pulls - I had a lot of slip ups at the start, but it did get better - it goes through phases for me. You are doing great keep up the awareness x
BooYah
BooYah
My weekend was pull free, of course.

I just had three hairs come out right now cuz I was fiddling and twisting at my hair, but I don't really think it counts as a pull because..... I'm the boss and I decide what counts and what doesn't!

So I want to get through the rest of the day without any more coming out or without me pulling.

5 more hours til 6.30!!!
BooYah
BooYah
UGH I almost made it to the end of Tuesday pull free, then I had a mass pull streak of maybe 10-15 hairs, because it felt soooooo good to it, and because I was literally too lazy to stop myself.

Faaaaaargh!!! Must resist urges!!!! And back to day 0 again!!! UGHHHH...... damn February.....
confidenticandoit
confidenticandoit
Ugh it's tough tough tough sometimes. Just hang in there, today's a new day. YOU CAN DO THIS!!!!!!!
BooYah
BooYah
SOOOOO LAZY ABOUT NOT PULLING AND PLAYING WITH HAIRBALLS TODAY....

AHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH
deleted_user
deleted_user
I feel your pain! Instead of starting over tomorrow, start over right now! If I tell myself to start over tomorrow, I tend to feel like I can and should pull as much as I can for the rest of the day/night. Take a deep breath and make your day 1 start NOW. You can do it!!
BooYah
BooYah
TODAY WE ARE GONNA WORK ON RESISTING OUR URGES

JUST LIKE LAST WEDNESDAY!!!

I have already resisted SOOOOOOOOOOOO many urges to pull that black, "perfect" hair this morning and I am gonna keep on doing it..... NO PULLING.....
BooYah
BooYah
Crap

I pulled out two, and tried to pretend to myself that they "don't count."

But they kind of do.

RESIST URGES!!!! MUST BE HONEST WITH MYSELF!!!!!
BooYah
BooYah
11.02

PICKING

NOT GOOD
BooYah
BooYah
11.30

Urges to pull the so-called perfect black hair.

Hands dowwwwwwwn.
BooYah
BooYah
ANHHHHHH
11.57

URGEESSSSSS
BooYah
BooYah
12.01 uuuuugh

urgesss......
BooYah
BooYah
Ok, we have 4 more hours of work.

CAN I GET THROUGH IT?