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Life, Trichotillomania and Me

by mspennylane on 07. Jul, 2009 in Being honest about trich, Coping With Trich, Cover Up, Emotional Effects of Trich, Living With Trichotillomania

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!

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Should I Even Try To Stop Pulling My Hair Out?

by mspennylane on 21. May, 2009 in Coping With Trich, Emotional Effects of Trich

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 habit [...]

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How to Keep Your Hands Busy

by mspennylane on 30. Jan, 2009 in Coping With Trich

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.
Playing a [...]

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Pull Free Today

by mspennylane on 26. Jan, 2009 in Coping With Trich, 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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