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Lisa’s Personal Story – Please Read :)

I’ve only just discovered that this exists and i think that it is amazing that there are finally places people can come to when they need support from people who actually understand what its like living with trich.

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The Connection With Others Who Pull Hair Out

I don’t know about you, but whenever I talk to someone else who pulls hair out, I feel as if I instantly have this connection with them. I’m not trying to be cheesy or emotional, but this is something that I genuinely feel.

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Pull Free Anxiety?

So I have now been pull-free since a week Monday – which means… this is the tenth day! This is possibly the easiest I have found it to go pull free. Except I did think today that I’ve been feeling restless and anxious probably the whole time. I only just started to question whether it [...]

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One Week Pull Free

I’ve now been one week pull free – time for celebration!

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Pull Free Day 5

I didn’t post yesterday, but that doesn’t mean I have failed in my challenge. Still pull-free! Although I did have a good pick at my split ends. I don’t like doing that – it makes my eyes hurt from focusing on little hairs for ages! Something else I need to work on…

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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 – [...]

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Pull Free Day 2

This is just a quick update on the first day of going ‘pull free’. Read my post that I wrote yesterday for more information about why I decided to go pull free. The first day has been a success!

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Pull Free Starting Today

Recently, I’ve been pulling my hair a bit more and, to be honest, I haven’t been bothered about it. This might sound like a good thing, but really I am bothered deep down. And deep down I know that if I don’t care, I’ll pull and only make things worse. This is why I decided [...]

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1 Week ‘Pull Free’

Last week I wrote about being ‘pull free’ and I decided I would try and do it again this week. This means no pulling my hair from Monday-Sunday. A week doesn’t seem long, but this is only the second time I have ever attempted it, and it was hard the first time. Whether it will [...]

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