my story...

I started pulling when I was in grade school. I saw someone pulling and, for reasons I do not understand, I started. I am not blaming the person that I saw way back when...I take full responsability for what I am doing, because ultimately I know that the only person that is stopping me from quitting it myself. Many years have gone by now and I still struggle. There were years when I was so close to "curing" this and there were others where it seemed like it would never end. I am not sure how to solve this, but I am still hopeful and would really appreciate any feedback from anyone who can help me out. The fact that I am writing on this forum is a huge step for me and I am hoping that it encourages others to do the same so that maybe, we can work it out collectively as opposed to trying to solve it alone. Hope to hear from someone soon : )

hi jane, i've had trich for

hi jane, i've had trich for 17 years now. i'm going thru a particularly crap time with it at the moment. i go thru phases where i'm kinda in recovery, then i go off tap and do some serious damage in a short amount of time......the thing i really struggle with is how long it takes for my hair to recover and i can get pretty depressed about it. i do a very stressful job and i don't think it helps at all. i'm currently seeing a psychologist about it for the first time in my life. it has been a very big step for me because i have kept it a secret for such a long time. how are you going? julz ps, where are you? i'm in australia