POSTED BY: mspennylane
There are many weird and wonderful things that people do when they have trich, but are they really so weird? I hadn’t heard of some of them before, but really they all come down to the same thing.
Compulsively Cutting Hair: This may not technically be trichotillomania, but the effects and feelings can be [...]
Archive | November, 2008
My Trichy Weeks
The last few weeks have been bad for pulling my hair. I have been stressed, and as many trichsters know – stress means pulling.
I find my arm constantly up on my head, stroking my hair and waiting to find hairs to pull out.
Stress is definitely a factor in trichotillomania at times, but not always. I [...]
Trichotillomania Rituals #2
POSTED BY: mspennylane
There are many weird and wonderful things that people do when they have trich, but are they really so weird? I hadn’t heard of some of them before, but really they all come down to the same thing.
Tweezers: Something I have come across frequently is the use of tweezers to get to those [...]
Trichotillomania Support Sites Available
If you have trichotillomania, or if your child or someone you know does, you will find that there is a wealth of support and advice online.
When I first had trichotillomania I did not know what it was. Even when I learnt what it was, I was too scared and embarrassed to force myself to think [...]
Does Childhood Trauma Cause Trichotillomania?
There are many theories behind the causes of trichotillomania, and I believe that there are different causes for different people. For me, I don’t know exactly why but having a hair braid led to me fiddling with my hair a lot, which led to me pulling.
However, psychoanalytic theories suggest that trichotillomania may be a way [...]
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 22 year old girl from the UK and I've been pulling for 12 years. Get in touch if you want to chat or need any help - I love meeting people here.
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