1. you're gorgeous. (sorry, just had to say that)
2. are you sure you're 14?
3. things will get better!!! its possible, i promise!!!!

Just please remember that while trich does take over our lives in many (many) ways, it is only a small fraction of us. It does not define who we are or what we are all about. Things are going to be ok....it is a journey having trich, but you are wonderful just the way you are.

Please work on loving yourself, not hating yourself. It is key for beating trich to love yourself and not be hard on yourself, and to claim the power that you have within.

I suggest coming to this forum daily, starting a journal here to write in regularly, if you have not done so already.

Also, reading some good positive books on self healing, self esteem,positive thinking, reclaiming your inner power, etc, by authors such as Dr. Wayne Dyer, Shakit Guwain, Louise Hay, Susan Jeffers, etc. would be helpful in helping you heal from trich, and healing any other problems.

Another good book that I enjoyed is " Magnificent Addiction" by Dr. Phil Kavanaugh, a psychiatrist who had an emotional breakdown due to anxiety and depression and who wrote a book on addiction and recovery after his own recovery. Trich starts out as a reaction to stress, grief, trauma, depression , anxiety etc and soon becomes an addictive habit. When I read Magnificent Addiction I kept the addiction of trich in mind as I read it.

Hope you feel better soon. Try to work on changing your negative thinking to positive - a new year, and new possibilities for growth and change.

I posted this in the daily affirmations post just now, but thought I would add it here for you. It is a video with Louise Hay speaking on " How To Love Yourself "

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4tGGbytiRf8&feature=related

I posted this in the daily affirmations post just now, but thought I would add it here for you. It is a video with Louise Hay speaking on " How To Love Yourself "

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4tGGbytiRf8&feature=related

I posted this in the daily affirmations post just now, but thought I would add it here for you. It is a video with Louise Hay speaking on " How To Love Yourself "

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4tGGbytiRf8&feature=related

I posted this in the daily affirmations post just now, but thought I would add it here for you. It is a video with Louise Hay speaking on " How To Love Yourself "

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4tGGbytiRf8&feature=related

I posted this in the daily affirmations post just now, but thought I would add it here for you. It is a video with Louise Hay speaking on " How To Love Yourself "

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4tGGbytiRf8&feature=related

Getting angry with yourself just adds to your stress level which adds to your desire to pull.

I know it is easier said than done, but forgiving yourself is really important!

Take baby steps.....find some little thing that helps you and work on it, then add another and another. Finding this group is a major step in the right direction as a first step.

Try finding something you enjoy to keep your hands busy for step 2. It will take time, but you can do this!

I sure wish there was a delete button so I could delete the extra posts that showed up here !

Hey there, TBailey! I know about hating yourself, but consider this: I do the same stuff you do, and you don't hate me.....so what makes you think you should hate YOU? I don't hate you. If you don't feel that you can love yourself, FAKE IT. In AA we say "fake it till you make it" because going through the motions makes the body convince the mind. Whatever else you do, check in here every day. We are your friends and we understand and support you (just like we do one another). Stay strong and help someone else. :-)