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The Ways We Stop Pulling Our Hair
After a suggestion from @ Trichotillosis I gathered a list of a few ways in which those of us with trichotillomania try to stop pulling. These aren’t cures, simply day to day tactics that might help us to stop pulling our hair. I put them all in a PDF document for you to download – [...]
Children Hair Pulling – What To Do?
By far the most common question people ask me here is what to do about children hair pulling. I can understand how it must be shocking for parents to see their child pulling out their own hair, especially if it results in noticeable bald spots. I’m not a medical expert, but from my own experience [...]
Ask Me A Question
I know that many people who read this blog don’t leave comments, and that’s because trich is a very private thing. If you have left a comment or a question and I didn’t get back to you, I’m really sorry but sometimes I get quite a few emails at once and forget to answer.
Inspirational Photos of Trichotillomania
I have not been aware of Flickr for that long, but a few days I realised there was a trichotillomania group. I know how difficult it is to look at photographs of myself with bald patches, which is why I think it is inspirational that people post their own photos online. It is a great [...]
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 [...]
Does Your Child Pull Their Hair?
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 hair, from [...]
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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