Archive | January, 2009

How to Keep Your Hands Busy

by on 30. Jan, 2009 in About Hair Pulling

People with trichotillomania will often find their hands moving subconsciously – it could be to hairs on the scalp, eyelashes, eyebrows or anywhere else on the body. Due to this many of us look for ways to keep our hands busy. Here are a few ideas I came up with quickly….. Typing with both hands. [...]

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Hypnotherapy

Hypnotherapy

by on 28. Jan, 2009 in Trichotillomania Treatments

I have heard from a number of sources that hynotherapy can be used as a treatment for trichotillomania. I have never tried it for various reasons (the cost, fear of actively going out and asking for it and so on), but I have had a look online and it is always a possibility in the [...]

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Pull Free Today

by on 26. Jan, 2009 in Personal Stories

I have decided to try and go pull-free again. I have only recently really focused on going pull-free. My last attempt was not successful, though I did manage to go pull-free for a week early in December. I am aiming for weeks at a time, since I feel that going pull-free requires a lot of [...]

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When You Don’t Realise What You’re Doing…

by on 23. Jan, 2009 in Personal Stories

Going on holiday, for me, is a great way to help with trichotillomania. In fact I barely pulled any hairs – and didn’t want to pull any – the whole time (as far as I can remember) except for the very last day when I was feeling a bit more tired and a bit more [...]

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I’m Back Again

by on 21. Jan, 2009 in About Hair Pulling

Hello everyone this is just a quick note to say that I’m back again after returning from my holiday on Saturday. My brain is taking a little while to kick back into normal functioning but I will start my trichotillomania blog postings again as soon as possible, hopefully getting out a couple of posts a [...]

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Happy New Year!!!

by on 01. Jan, 2009 in About Hair Pulling

***HAPPY NEW YEAR!!!*** . I told you I wasn’t going to be back for a while but I decided to wish you all a happy new year quickly. I hope your trich hasn’t been too bad over Christmas if you have it. If not I hope you are happy and well! What are your new [...]

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