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Nice tricks to stop trich... My temporary solutions.

Fri, 02/06/2009 - 06:36 — dave

I have this damned thing for 10 years, tattoed the eyebrows, went to doctors, went to religious people who claim to cure, watched videos, have read almost anything and nothing helped me (sorry to be pessimistic) but that's what it is.

Interestingly I found, 4 other people who do have trich, were born around the date that I was born (genetics, astrology?) I don't know but let that give you an idea about how hard I tried to make it stop.

I haven't tried hypnotherapy which I believe holds the key. I will try that and share my experiences with you. But it is so hard to find a right person among all those scam artists who would just charge you for their useless sessions.

Anyways, here is the good part; tricks:

There are some simple things i found to be helpful.

- put vaseline on your eyebrows, it stays there for a few hours and you don't touch there because it's wet and sticky, vaseline is not harmful contrarily it moisturizes your skin, and barely visible to others. I almost do it every night.

- cover your thumbs: wear billiard gloves, or a cover your thumbs with band-aid, or cut the thumb part of any glove and make it stay on top of your thumb (sew, tie, do something) or wear a ring (although it doesn't cover the top it will not let you pick easily) why?

Because there is only one body part that is responsible for picking: thumb! if you somehow cover top of your thumbs, without blocking the function of it, and without raise the attention of people around you (as you know not being embarrassed or not being have to explain while dealing with this curse is important too) it helps a great deal.

Hope to be of help, I'm born in January, I'd love to have a statistic about this, you never know, if you care, please leave your birth month maybe we can spot a correlation.

Greetings to all.. and good luck.

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Wed, 12/30/2009 - 04:41 — qwertyuiop

thanks for the bandaid idea.

thanks for the bandaid idea. i'm going to try it now to remind myself to keep my hands away from my head

my birthday is in september

Thu, 12/17/2009 - 05:11 — niserise

I was born in February, so

I was born in February, so maybe there is some correlation in the time of year we were born. I have been pulling eyelashes since I was about 16, right after I gave my first baby up for adoption. That trauma was probably my trigger, but it is still with me at age 52. My son got married recently, and I tried so hard to stop months before the wedding, but was only semi-successful.

I have never ever talked to anyone about this, and I'm not sure if I ever will be. It seems too embarrassing to bring up to my husband, friends and family members. Maybe this forum will allow me to get up the courage to finally talk about it. I was even in therapy for 8 months, and never once talked about it to my therapist, even though I thought about it a couple of times.

Fri, 01/15/2010 - 00:01 — Vwatzisface

Was born in October...

Was born in October...

Wed, 12/16/2009 - 21:33 — hjohnson17

I was reading on

I was reading on mayoclinic.com they said it starts in teen years. i started in 7th grade. i was 12. i'm 21 now.
i pull from my head. it's awful. but i just can't stop! i am very selective of the hairs i pull too.
it's weird, but i'm kind of glad i'm not the only person.
i was born in june. =/

Mon, 11/30/2009 - 12:49 — heini

Wow, this is something, there

Wow, this is something, there are so many who are born in January/February... I'm born in February, the 2th. Interesting! :o

Fri, 10/30/2009 - 05:15 — noradp

I was also born in January,

I was also born in January, but I've heard genetics too. My cousin on my moms side and my aunt on my dads side also have trich, although I have it the worst, by far. There's many possibly reasons that I've learned about from TLC (Trich Learning Center). My trich is most likely related to a sever case of strep throat.

I've tried hypnosis with no success, but good luck! I found that having people to talk to on a daily basis who also have trich really helped. I no longer do that, although I'd love to, but it definitely put a big dent in the amount of hairs I pulled daily. Also, keeping track of the numbers of hairs. I would keep a sticky note in my pocket and tally up the total. It was so devastating to see a huge number that I kept it really low! My record time for being pull free is 8 days (that was a good 5 years or so ago though...)

Anyway, thanks for your ideas! I pull from my scalp so Vaseline isn't a feasible idea, but it sounds awesome for the eyebrows! Feel free to contact me (you or anyone else!) any time. I'm always looking for new friends who can understand my situation! Noradp@gmail.com

:o)

Sat, 10/24/2009 - 05:11 — KEVIN

I was born January 11....very

I was born January 11....very interesting. I just started hypnosis, I am hoping it will help. Only had one session and no luck yet but I'm sure if it works it will take a few more sessions.

Sat, 10/03/2009 - 18:16 — Miscie

My DOB is 2/23

My DOB is 2/23

Thu, 10/01/2009 - 02:41 — Susan

I was born February, very

I was born February, very interesting.
Wearing gloves to bed might help anyone?

Wed, 06/17/2009 - 21:12 — Miscie

I was born in February....

I was born in February....

Wed, 05/27/2009 - 02:41 — Triched

My birthday is Jan. 1

My birthday is Jan. 1

Sat, 05/09/2009 - 10:10 — MaryJane

Hi Dave! I too was born in

Hi Dave!

I too was born in January; however, my father who does the same eyebrow pulling as I was born in December, so I think it maybe genetics.

I want to thank you so much for the "tricks" you posted!!!! I've tried covering my thumb before, but it wasn't effective enough for me. I will attempt the vaseline trick, but I will more than likely fail at this due to the OCD.

Wed, 04/08/2009 - 09:00 — twilirngirl

I pull my hair out from the

I pull my hair out from the scalp off the back part of my part. I am going to try and do the band aid trick to see if it works. I am open to ANY ideas/tricks. Thanks!

Tue, 04/07/2009 - 05:28 — jme

I like the billiard glove

I like the billiard glove idea! My daughter tried band-aids at night for a while, but said they fell off...BTW, she was born February 7...close to January!

Sat, 04/04/2009 - 09:10 — MommaRedCan2

Hey Dave! You sound like

Hey Dave! You sound like another guy I know with Trich, but, his name is Daniel. That is some sound advice you have given. I am going to try the Vaseline thing at night on my eyes because that is when I do the most picking. My thumbs and index fingers are so calloused that it is like have permanently built in tweezers. It sucks. Anyhow, I'd like to corresponde with you Dave. You sound like a compelling individual. I am a 38 yr. old mom of a senior in highschool and I was born in February. I have a new personal E-mail address that I have dedicated strictly to "Trich", you are welcome to reach me there if not here. MY E-mail is MommaRedCan2@yahoo.com. Look forward to talking to you. Gonna go dig out the old Vaseline. LOL! Take Care, be well, and God bless!

Fri, 02/06/2009 - 07:05 — carly

well done. although idont

well done. although idont pull my eyebrows the vasaline thing wouldnt work. very good advice..trickluv....

Sun, 09/13/2009 - 03:34 — katyMD

I have been pulling out my

I have been pulling out my hair for about 13 years now, very interesting... i was born January 25th

Sun, 10/18/2009 - 07:13 — blueeyes76

I pull my eyelashes out. I am

I pull my eyelashes out. I am 33 and was born january. I also heard someone say to me that my mother did it.. but as I read, a tramatic experience can trigger the onset of the ocd. My mother was killed when I was 16 and I believe thats when I started, the anxiety and anger and upset.. maybe thats why.. I want to to know if this is important to know to stop it!>? I hate it... I get headaches now.. I want beautiful lashes! I just want it to go away! ????