Trichotillomania (Hair Pulling) Support Group

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6 days 17 hours and 32 minutes

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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.
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Congratulations to you - may you continue to be strong!
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That's awesome! You go!

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.
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I'm two months pull-free and I went through something similar today. The only difference is I looked in the mirror and had a breakdown. I, too, have a bald spot that I have to hide by pulling my hair up all the time. Last week when my mom was coloring my hair for my cousin's wedding, she noticed it (she knows I have trich, but she's never actually talked to me about it). Mostly because the bald spot does have hair, but it's coming in grey from the prolonged pulling. I felt so embarassed. But I still didn't pull. Even today with me having a breakdown and being virtually suicidal, no pulling. All I can say to you is to keep up the great job and just remember that you can beat this. Take it a day at a time, an hour at a time, even a minute at a time if you need to.
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You can do it! I experienced something similar and I tried to stop it for several times until one day I thought "I'm going to pick one day on the calendar and from this day on I'm going to be hair-pulling free" and I did it, now it's been 5 months. I'm free and feeling wonderful.
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You CAN beat this! you ARE the one in control, never forget that! never underestimate the power of sheer determination! there comes a point when enough is enough, and it sounds like youre there. i have faith in you, you can do it!!! =)
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Thank you all. I feel like I am falling apart here and all I want to do is pull. I find myself twirling with my hair and I am so scared that I won't be able to do this. and I want to thank everyone here because it has helped me so much. It feels like Everything in my life is falling apart but I can't pull and I want to so bad. but I can do this. I will do this. thanks again
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Hang in there and take it a day at a time, or a minute or a second or whatever it takes. You can do this. :-)
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2 weeks 1 hour and 7 minutes :)
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Congratulations!!!!
You are an inspiration!
*GOD Bless*
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Thankyou. I needed to hear people suceeding from Trich. You all are an inspiration to me.
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