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Submitted by mhmeredi on Tue, 01/26/2010 - 07:32
i am 20 years old and have been pulling my hair out since i was 10. i have very thick hair and in most ways i wear my hair you can not tell i pull it out. but it is getting very very tiring not being able to stop-having this demon inside of me constantly wanting to feel that sensation. i look at pictures of myself before age 10 and miss and long for my beautiful hair. it gives me chills to think of all the short pieces of hair that are sticking up all over my head. it has made me yearn to shave my head and start over. i love the feeling. i just want to know WHY i pull, and if i stop, WHAT emotions are going to come from this? am i hiding something from myself?
i have horrible self-esteem, especially when it comes to thinking about guys liking me. i get very down in the dumps and have some social issues. i am scared of what i am hiding from myself.
i want to stop but i always end up saying, "oh well" and pulling anyway.
HI EVERYONE JUST TO GIVE YOU
HI EVERYONE JUST TO GIVE YOU ALL AN UPDATE I'VE BEEN TAKING NAC TABLETS FOR 6 WEEKS AND HAVE HAD GREAT SUCESS!!!! I'VE STOPPED EATING MY HAIR!!!! AND ONLY PULL 3 TIMES A DAY. WHICH FOR ME IS GREAT. I CAN SEE SMALL HAIR GROWTH ON MY SCALP (THANK GOD). THANK YOU TO YOU ALL FOR YOUR SUPPORT AND ADVICE. THANK YOU DEBBIE AND EVERYONE ELSE FOR YOUR ADVICE AND GUIDENCE.
IM GOING TO CARRY ON TAKING NAC SOLGAR TABLETS AND HOPEFULLY THE THREEE TIMES A DAY WILL GONE. NEVER THOUGHT ID BE WRITING THIS MESSAGE TO YOU ALL SO SOON!!!!
THANK YOU GOS BLESS EACH AND EVERYONE OF YOU!!!!!
SATWANT
In most cases, trich comes
In most cases, trich comes from a traumatic, stressful or depressing experience. I think that's what it was for me, but I started when I was 11 and 9 years later, I don't remember at this point.
Since we're girls, we can use beauty products to disguise our trich while we recover. For me, I pencil my eyebrows in and most people can't tell the difference unless we're face to face. For you, I would try different hairstyles, parts and/or get some cute hats or a big headband, bandana, whatever.
To not pull, I try to keep my hands as busy as possible. I started blogging and playing video games more often, I sew, and I just got a touch screen phone today which has been hard to put down. And a lot of people on here say this drug called N-acetylcysteine is good for stopping trich. It's non prescription so getting it should be no problem. I'm going to give that a try myself.
Also, reward yourself with a treat for every time you resist the urge or go a day, or 2, or 3 etc without pulling. Rewarding yourself helps boost your self esteem, as well :)
Hi I've been almost pull free
Hi I've been almost pull free for ten days!!!! I'm so scared of speaking too soon! Pls try nac a go I is slowly working for me. I'm taking a very high dosage but will reduce it, in good time.