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Im desperate please help me
Submitted by trichgirl on Wed, 05/06/2009 - 02:52
I started pulling when I was about 13 and I have had it for five years now. I started pulling from my legs and now I pull pretty much only from my head it is terrible. I cry about it all the time and I hate looking at myself in the mirror. In my one class I have a lot of people who dont like me and they started sending out mass text messages saying that I had cancer because I was balding and ugly. I used to be in a twirling group and all of the girls on the squad made fun of me because they could see I was balding on the sides and the top of my head so I had to quit. I can even pull my hair up anymore without the sides showing. I am constantly paranoid about how I look and that other people are looking at me. I feel like a freak and I have never personally met anyone else that deals with this. I dont know how I got it because no one else in my family has it or has ever had it. It takes so much time away from my day and it hurts really bad. I am at a total loss and it doesnt even feel good anymore so I just do it out of habit. I have a few days here and there when I stop but those are few and far between. The longest I have ever gone has been 9 months :'-( I want my hair back I hate this so much. I went a month ago to get it cut and I was so ashamed that I asked for the last appointment and I had the hair dresser shut her blinds so people walking by couldnt see me. I know you will all understand. I have tried kava kava, therapy, chamomile tea, not drinking caffine, stress balls, deep breathing, journaling. I really need help. Thank you so much and I am glad that I have people to talk to, now I dont feel so alone.
don't worry honey. I don't
don't worry honey. I don't even know u and i already love u! ^ ^ he he don't feel bad the longest i've gone without pulling is two months. but that was before i knew i wasn't the only one that was doing this to myself. i am now four days pull free and hoping that the last hair i ever pulled was four days ago. we can beat this disorder. it will take A LOT of willpower, but we can do it.
Thank you so much for
Thank you so much for replying i was starting to lose hope because no one was replying. I am on my third day today :-) i am hoping it will be the last time for me too. we can do this together i am on my computer everyday so if you want to talk we can. have you tried anything to help you stop and if so what did you do? and how long have you had it for if you dont mind me asking.
p.s. i like your username :-) optimism is essential in a situation like this
I was hoping to hear from
I was hoping to hear from you.............do you have an email i can reach you by?
Yes we can do this together.
Yes we can do this together. I am going to be YOUR friend so you are stuck with me! I am almost 18 years old and have had this disorder since i was fourteen, so it's been a little over three years now. Actually, if u want to know something, it was only a few days ago when i learned i wasn't the only one out there with this problem. And when i learned i wasn't ALONE, not only did it encourage me to stop pulling, but the URGE to pull has become MUCH less intense. I used to pull when i was bored, when i was stressed, and when i was feeling depressed. I haven't really tried any "tricks" to cure myself, and i DON'T want to be doped up on antidepressants because for most people it is NOT a depression issue. I personally believe it is a genetic defect, like a grooming gene gone horribly wrong. But i will tell you some things that help me.
1) the more research you do on your disorder, the less you want to be a part of it.
2) wear a stocking cap on your head when you go to bed to prevent any "sleep pulling" which isn't uncommon.
3) when you wake up every morning say this sentence:" I am in control of what my hands do. I control my hands, my hands don't control me."
4) repeat after me: "HANDS DOWN." when you find yourself reaching for your head just say "hands down" or if you're in public just think it so no one will think you're a crazy lady talking to herself. and when you say "hands down" YOU PUT THOSE HANDS DOWN MISSY!!!!
5) just remember who loves you and doesn't want you to suffer with this.
I hope this rambling helps you as much as it helps me. I personally think that when people actually TALK about this instead of keeping it secrect, they are more likely to be cured. I want you to do me a favor sweety. keep me up to date on how many pull-free days you are having and i will do the same for you. I actually drew a calander with just numbers on it to keep track of how many pull-free days i'm having. when the day is done, i put a big "X" on the square. It feels good to see a lot of "X"s on that paper. Maybe one day (I don't care how far away you live) we can get are hair done together because WE CAN BEAT THIS DISORDER!!!!!!! you are not alone.