If you have noticed that your child pulls out their hair, maybe without noticing or even in their sleep, then they may have trichotillomania. This is a big word but please don’t panic. *If you have come to this page without ever having heard of trichotillomania it is basically the impulsive pulling of one’s own [...]
Archive | October, 2008
Impulse Control Disorders
Impulse control disorders are mental health disorders. They are disorders defined by a lack of control, rather than obsessive control. As such, the actions relating to impulse control disorders can happen without a person thinking, and can cause much distress in their lives. Types of impulse control disorder: – trichotillomania (hair pulling) – dermatillomania (skin [...]
How to help others with Trichotillomania #8
POSTED BY: mspennylane Stop them feeling ashamed: Often people with trich may feel ashamed about what they do. Perhaps not necessarily ashamed about doing it, since trichsters often come to learn that it is not their fault, but are still ashamed about what others think, about how they look, about how much time it takes [...]
A VERY Bad Hair Day
Everyone has bad hair days, and I have two types of bad hair day. One is the usual type – something is just wrong about the hair, it won’t do what I want, it looks BAD. Two is the bad hair day associated with trichotillomania. In other words it isn’t my hair’s fault that it’s [...]
How to help others with Trichotillomania #7
POSTED BY: mspennylane Get support for yourself: Many forums have sections for parents of pullers, partners, or just anyone who knows someone with trich. Talk to others and share ideas in order to learn more about something which is hard for you to understand (see my links for some forums). This is part seven of [...]
How to help others with Trichotillomania #6
POSTED BY: mspennylane Know that you might not always be able to help: Sometimes you might not be able to help. There are so many reasons for people pulling that it is hard to understand, and some days will be worse than others. Just be there even if you know you can’t help. This is [...]
Last Day of National Trichotillomania Awareness Week
I hope that many trichotillomania sufferers were able to benefit from the trichotillomania awareness week, or those who don’t suffer were able to learn something new. Unfortunately I was not able to blog too much on the subject, but I recommend you check out the series of posts that were written throughout the week at [...]
About This Blog
My name's Penny, and I started OnTrich (a trichotillomania blog) to try and raise awareness about hair pulling, and also as a way to help me deal with my own pulling. I'm a 23 year old girl from the UK and I've been pulling for 13 years. Get in touch if you want to chat or need any help - I love meeting people here.
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