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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.

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Trish's Pull-Free-a-Thon.... ROUND THREE!!!

BooYah
BooYah
This is Trish Tolamania from trichworld if you don't know (yes, I wrote the alias trying to be funny).

I had one pull free streak last November/December, the longest one I remember having ever. Checking in with this community was such a huge help, in order to achieve that. In February I started pulling again and, after a few lame attempts to slow it down, I gave up altogether and just started pulling again at will.

Now it's July 1, I am 3 days pull free and I just want to take it DAY BY DAY and get involved in this community again! I hadn't logged in for so long, when I did log in last week, I started crying hysterically. Isn't that funny?

My main goal right now is to reach 7 days pull free, then buy myself some really expensive hair product as a reward. But I know my main reward for stopping will just be FEELING GOOD AND NOT HAVING TO WORRY ABOUT IT SO MUCH!
BooYah
BooYah
OK FUCK WE TOTALLY FELL OFF THE WAGON TODAY AND DID A MAJOR PULLING SPREE.

I blame the fact that I pulled a few hairs being like "oh, this is ok, I've been so good the past few days," then everything just fell apart.

Looking at grad schools and realizing I have to take the GRE in 1 week and HAVEN'T STUDIED AT ALLL........ NOT GOOD EITHER, NO NO NO NO NO.......
BooYah
BooYah
EWWWW. I WISH I HAD NOT PULLED OUT SO MUCH HAIR TODAY. I was doing so well.

Lessons to learn:

1- Willpower is not enough. I need something to distract my hand. I need a stress ball, or silly putty, to remind myself to keep my hand AWAY FROM MY HEAD. Where can I buy a stress ball or silly putty?

2- One hair turns into many hairs. ALWAYS. ALWAYS. ALWAYS. If I am trying to quit pulling with my hair, why pull one hair and think I can get away with it? When I was quitting smoking, taking one puff of a cigarette would have NOT counted as quitting. I need to QUIT. Not a single hair.

3- Once I put the hair in my mouth to play with it, that's it. I'm done. I'm gone. Not a single hair.

4- When going crazy, take it 5 minutes at a time. I can be pull free for 5 minutes at a time. I don't have to commit to the entire day.......
Trickster2011
Trickster2011
I found that too Boo - one hair leads to many many more. So the key is of course not pulling ANY, one minute, one hour, one day at a time. I imagine you can find silly putty/stress balls in the dollar stores or Walmart. I take inositol, a B vitamin, known to help some with trich, in that it decreases or eliminates the urge to pull. It helps me a lot, and I am 37 days pull free today. Inositol is good for stress, anxiety and it can sometimes help u sleep too. I take 1500 mg a day and I have the 500 mg capsules. Depending on your work schedule/school schedule, if you give inositol a try, I suggest that you take 500 mg in the a.m. and 1000 mg in the evening. (cos if u pull more at night and for sleeping at night the higher dose in the evening makes sense). Look up ïnositol and trichotillomania"on the net for more info.
Community LeaderMid
Mid
You will do wonderful on the exam, the information is already there in your smart brain!

The pull, purge the urge, go for it! You can do this!! It really does work!

I wish the magic wand was working and we could all have pull-free status boom!

Hugs!!!!
Phoebe13
Phoebe13
Yes, it is never just one, especially when you get into the ritual. You know, from smoking, how seductive the ritual is. What techniques did you use to stop smoking? Can you apply them to pulling?

Willpower is not enough, but it helps. I put that into the Commitment category. The community of support is tremendously helpful, and you are here, so you have a great leg up. I always go back to my ABC's - i find they cover all the bases.

I know inositol works for a lot of people too, as Trickster says. Give it a try.
deleted_user
deleted_user
Yes, the amino acids work great. For the crawly feeling I like to use an ice bag to numb the area in a pinch this remedy works and feels good too. I like to use" The Tingler" scalp massager too. The overall sensation takes away from the original crawly spot to pull from.
Stay strong!
BooYah
BooYah
URGH, BACK TO PULLING, PULLING, PULLING, EVERY DAY.......

This is so much worse than trying to quit smoking.
BooYah
BooYah
A really powerful urge right now. BLEGH.
BooYah
BooYah
AMAZING.... I MADE IT THROUGH THE MORNING PULL FREE.

Been a while since that happened.
BooYah
BooYah
Well, I was pretty pull free until just now, when I couldn't take the agony anymore and pulled a buttload of hair from one of my baldest spots, my left temple.

I HATE WRITING......... UGH, SO BORED OF THIS PAPER.
BooYah
BooYah
Pulling away. FML.
BooYah
BooYah
Ok, I really can't be pulling from the left side of my head as though there's no tomorrow. My actions will have consequences. My bald spots will get balder.
BooYah
BooYah
WHY, WHY CAN'T I HAVE WILLPOWER WHEN I AM STRESSED OUT AND WRITING WHYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYY
BooYah
BooYah
WHY, WHY CAN'T I HAVE WILLPOWER WHEN I AM STRESSED OUT AND WRITING WHYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYY
BooYah
BooYah
WHY, WHY CAN'T I HAVE WILLPOWER WHEN I AM STRESSED OUT AND WRITING WHYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYY
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