I have been a little slow to reply to my comments lately and am just going through them now. But I noticed a particularly inspiring one from Maddison which I wanted to draw your attention to: I have a similar problem where I pick at my skin. I had a teacher tell me that your [...]
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Life, Trichotillomania and Me
Life and trichotillomania both go together for me. But what does this mean? I have accepted trichotillomania as part of who I am, but that doesn’t mean it defines me. No way!
Should I Even Try To Stop Pulling My Hair Out?
This is a question I ask myself from time to time – ‘why even bother trying to stop pulling my hair out?!’ I’m sure that if you’re reading this then you’ve probably also asked yourslef this question at some point. Even if it’s not ‘should I stop pulling my hair out?’ it could be any [...]
How to Keep Your Hands Busy
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. [...]
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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