
Trichotillomania (Hair Pulling) Support Group
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I am 22 years old and have trichotillomania for as long as I can remember. I've only ever talked about it once with my brother years ago and all I did was hand him an OCD book that had a chapter on trich and told him to read it and I said I have that. So even then I didn't really talk about it. Like most people who have this, I didn't know there
was a name for it for most of my life. I just thought I was a really weird kid. When I was about 15, I searched the internet for ocd/hair pulling. Then I found that there was a name for this stupid behavior. But I still continued to do it. Last Saturday I looked in the mirror and really realized what a huge bald spot I have on my head. Its always been well .. I've always been able to hide it. and now I can't even wear my hair down without it being very noticeable. So I looked at myself and said this is not a part of my life anymore. I suffered from trichotillomania for a good part of my life but thats not me anymore. I refuse to continue down that path. I do not want to do this for the rest of my life. and so now its been 6 days 17 hours and 32 minutes. I hope no I know I can continue this.
was a name for it for most of my life. I just thought I was a really weird kid. When I was about 15, I searched the internet for ocd/hair pulling. Then I found that there was a name for this stupid behavior. But I still continued to do it. Last Saturday I looked in the mirror and really realized what a huge bald spot I have on my head. Its always been well .. I've always been able to hide it. and now I can't even wear my hair down without it being very noticeable. So I looked at myself and said this is not a part of my life anymore. I suffered from trichotillomania for a good part of my life but thats not me anymore. I refuse to continue down that path. I do not want to do this for the rest of my life. and so now its been 6 days 17 hours and 32 minutes. I hope no I know I can continue this.
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For me, it's been 6 minutes. Haha. But, i gotta start somewhere, right?
When I'm pulling, I can usually stop myself by chanting "I love my hair in my head, I love my hair in my head." Over and over again until I put my hand down.
You are an inspiration!
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