New and Hopeful!

Submitted by Loubug89 on Wed, 12/02/2009 - 06:35

Hello everyone,

I started pulling my hair out my second semester of college. It's been 2 years now and I'm ready to put an end to it! I've been put on medication, seen psychologists, and tried multiple "tricks" to try to get rid of this problem. After a year of the medicine I stopped taking it because it wasn't working. My psychologist tried to help me by having me try to keep my hands busy in other ways, such as keeping silly putty in my hand. I've also wore bandannas to try to keep from pulling. The silly putty and stress balls helped a little but did not cure my problem! I'm married and ashamed to even let my husband see my head. I pick at specific spots and have bald spots because of this. I wear a headband every day and have extensions. I even tried to steer my urges towards pulling my pubic hair instead so that my head would be left alone, that didn't even work! I used to have the prettiest, thickest hair ever and now it's thin and looks awful! I'm so discouraged and hope to cure my problem fast.

This is my first time trying a forum as a method to help my trich. If anyone would like to become "buddies" with me I would appreciate it. I think it would really help to talk to someone else with similar issues and try to coach each other on overcoming our trich.

Also, if you could just list some different "tricks" you've tried that seem to help that would be great! New ideas may lead to others finding their own cure!

Thanks,
Lou

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Hi Lou, You are on the right

Submitted by This can be you on Sun, 12/20/2009 - 17:59.

Hi Lou,
You are on the right track, it sounds like you are fed up with pulling, and that is exactly where you have to be to stop. I pulled from the age of 15 and stopped at 49. That's a long time, and it reflected on my life, the way I felt about myself, my relations with others, it just did a number on my life. Well, not anymore, I got fed up, and that is exactly what you have to do also. When I began to unravel the mystery behind my pulling, I learned the triggers and how to side step them. You have to do the same. My question to you, do you really know yourself? Think about it in those terms, know who you are. Stop letting toxic situations, toxic people, or whatever is holding you back from being the person you want to become from finally surfacing. Be strong and move your life ahead, out of this hold that Trich can have over you. I now have a full head of hair and I will be starting my own blog soon which is under construction, to help others and to show them with the right mindset you can accomplish a pull free life. Also since you are pulling from your head, I recommend if you aren't already doing so to wash your hair daily, it will help to dissapate the urges to pull. Also you probably have heard this before but visualize having the head of hair you really want, and then picture yourself already having that style. Getting rid of Trich was the best thing I ever did for myself. And if we don't love our own self enough, then others can't fully love us either. I am finally living life the way it was meant to be, without Trich.

You can do this, This Can Be You , Best Wanda

I want to try a new

Submitted by Loubug89 on Wed, 12/02/2009 - 06:48.

I want to try a new technique. Since you all are strangers to me maybe this might help. Today is December the 1st, 2009 and today I am telling myself, my husband, and the rest of you, that I will not pull out another hair! I will keep you all updated on my efforts and appreciate any support.
Lou

That's exactly what I did...I

Submitted by katyMD on Wed, 12/02/2009 - 19:21.

That's exactly what I did...I quit cold turkey..woke up one morning and said this is it, no more pulling..it's been 12 weeks since I quit pulling my hair... once you have a strong will-power you could do it...just believe