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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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Blaming Yourself for Pulling Your Hair Out

Blaming Yourself for Pulling Your Hair Out

by mspennylane on 02. Jul, 2009 in Emotional Effects of Trich

A lot of trichsters blame themselves for pulling their hair. However, I don’t believe any of us should. It’s no worse than anything that others do – and we do not have to feel guilty for not being able to stop!

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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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Pull Free!

Pull Free!

by mspennylane on 02. Feb, 2009 in Emotional Effects of Trich, Personal Stories

I went pull free for one week. I actually pulled one single hair. I did it without realising, but since it was just one I still count it as pull free
I found it very hard for one of the days. My hands would not keep still. I just couldn’t concentrate. I can’t even [...]

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

by mspennylane on 23. Jan, 2009 in Emotional Effects of Trich, 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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My Trichy Weeks

by mspennylane on 11. Nov, 2008 in Emotional Effects of Trich

The last few weeks have been bad for pulling my hair. I have been stressed, and as many trichsters know – stress means pulling.
I find my arm constantly up on my head, stroking my hair and waiting to find hairs to pull out.
Stress is definitely a factor in trichotillomania at times, but not always. I [...]

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Bald Patch

by mspennylane on 27. Aug, 2008 in Emotional Effects of Trich, Living With Trichotillomania

I have not been one to check up on developing bald patches, though that is probably because I haven’t been pulling too bad. Today I noticed a developing bald patch around my crown. I really have to stop this now.

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Photos Can Hurt

by mspennylane on 12. Aug, 2008 in Emotional Effects of Trich, Living With Trichotillomania, Personal Stories

POSTED BY: mspennylane
This can also be found at Marmalade Skies, my personal blog.

Sorting through things in my room (still unpacking from finishing university in June!) I came across an old photo. It is one of those photos that gets taken on rides at a theme park. In this case I was on the long flume [...]

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Trichotillomania Way of Thinking

by mspennylane on 28. Jul, 2008 in Emotional Effects of Trich, Support

This is a post that I read on the UK Trichotillomania Support Site which originated at a site called Daily Strength and I have to emphasise is not my own, but it is a great thing to refer to:

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