Trichotillomania (Hair Pulling) Support Group

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Trichs with Hair

madisonmouse
madisonmouse
I've just looked at the pictures of some Trich members . . .I guess they are pictures of the actual Trichs, anyway, what I've noticed is that they all have hair. Not, spots of hair with bald spots . . . but all over hair. And I'm talking about the self-professed Trichs that have been pulling out their hair since before their 12th birthday, yet they have hair. Unless it is pictures of ppl they pulled off the internet just to be able to plug in a photo. Just curious . . . how do they still have hair? I pulled for years off and on and I am almost bald. What do these Trichs know that I don't?!?
deleted_user
deleted_user
I've noticed the same but I think that people either wear wigs or they are really creative with the way they style their hair.
deleted_user
deleted_user
This is the real me. My bald spot is on the top of my head, so I can easily hide it with a barrette or ponytail or clip. I've never pulled myself bald, although I was in great fear of that around age 13/14, when my ttm was the worst.
deleted_user
deleted_user
My picture is of my dog, who has plenty of hair. Smile. I would not post a picture of myself in my 'glory'. That's just way too intimidating to me.
deleted_user
deleted_user
my pics really r me. i pull frm the top of my head and i have a large bald patch. iv been doin it 30yrs now n iv bcome a master of hidin it. i only told my husband a few wks ago and even he'd neva noticed. i was shocked that he hadnt!!
deleted_user
deleted_user
*GASP* me too! I always wonder the same thing! I have no idea!
crzychick
crzychick
Trich teaches us to be creative. When it gets to where side parts and pony tails don't get it then out comes the hats and wigs.

Also keep in mind not all here are scalp pullers.

I took my pictures down (was going to cancel account here at one time and never put the pics back up) I am a lash and brow puller. After pulling for 30 yrs I got good at my makeup and unless you got up close and personal most couldn't tell unless you knew what to look for.
deleted_user
deleted_user
This is me with all my hair. I pull from the crown and have a very small spot that is easily covered with the rest of my hair - I just part it on the side. I always feel like kind of an outsider when it comes to trich because mines not that noticable but I can tell you, I have all the same symptoms/feelings/emotions/shame/guilt that everyone else suffers from. I can just hide mine more effectively than most.
deleted_user
deleted_user
Wigs? and I have no eyelashes.. you really cant tell in my photos.. I stopped for a year and a half, and accidently pulled out all of them in 2 mins.
deleted_user
deleted_user
My pony just used to cover it.
71790
71790
Side Parts and LOTS OF HAIR SPRAY!!! I also pull from the very top and sides... So if i comb and spray just right, its a little less notice able... My pic was also from b4 it got really bad... Its one of the only pics i like... But great post!!!
-Ashley-
deleted_user
deleted_user
I pull from behind my ears. All along my neck line. The tiny little hairs that really hurt. It's a rare occassion if I will pull from a place that would really count.
deleted_user
deleted_user
This is the real me as well. Luckily, my hair is extremely extremely thick so it isn't too hard to cover. Also, I pull mostly from the back of my head right by my neck. When I wear my hair down you can barely notice, but if I ever put my hair half up and half down anyone can see the noticable patches and the uneven hair from all angles! =/
deleted_user
deleted_user
strangely enuff, i feel im one of those trichsters that have a full head of hair but have been pulling since adam was a small boy...!!

i have no secrets at all, i do not side part my hair or use hair products..
i have thin hair, but lots of it.

um.. i dunno, im always pulling, im a one strand puller, i pull from many many different places. I do get thin patches, but i get real scared tht someone if gnna see and mnove my hands.
I never have my hands up too high or people will deff notice!!

i dunno if tht answers ur questions..

mmmm
deleted_user
deleted_user
I still have a reasonable amount of hair even though I have been pulling for at least 14 years...I also pull from the side of me head currently(mainly the right side which is kind of weird since I am left handed) I move around my head so patches get a chance tp grow back. the back of my hair is kind of mulletish and I am a one-strand at a time puller as well which probably helps. I also part my hair to the side the even up the thickness some people don't even know I have Trich...it took my PTR a year to realise and that was by accident
deleted_user
deleted_user
My currrent picture is me!! full head of hair!! but i haven't pulled in almost 2 months, and before a slight relapes, it was 2 months before that... so my real hair has really grown in. The other pictures on my profile are wigs. I fooled almost everyone with those! :) I've pulled since I was... 9... so... 16 years?