POSTED BY: mspennylane Find other ways of helping: This might be hard for you, and it may depend on the personal feelings. My boyfriend often holds my hand when I start to fiddle with my hair, which I think is very sweet and not the same as telling me to stop. He also lets me [...]
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National Trichotillomania Awareness Week
Did you know that this week (from October 1) is national Trichotillomania week? If not then you should learn about the event at the Trichotillomania Learning Center. This week is a way to publicize a condition that few really know much about. Do you know what trichotillomania is? It is a disorder that causes people [...]
How to help others with Trichotillomania #4
POSTED BY: mspennylane Telling them to ’stop pulling’ will make it worse: Many people, including parents and partners, just tell those effected to ’stop it’. Now, if it was really that easy to stop, wouldn’t they have already stopped? In many cases they might just end up doing it behind your back, or feeling ashamed [...]
How to help others with Trichotillomania #3
POSTED BY: mspennylane Approaching them: If you have noticed a loved one pulling and they haven’t spoken to you, it might be worth approaching them about it. This may be a really embarrassing moment for them, though knowing you have heard of the condition and do not judge them but love them anyway will ultimately [...]
How to help others with Trichotillomania #2
POSTED BY: mspennylane Don’t judge: Your first reaction might have been to think that it is ‘weird’ or ‘why do they do it to themselves?’ but you need to realise that everyone has something like this: biting nails, picking skin, grinding teeth, picking split ends, cracking knuckles. True, these conditions are not all the same [...]
How to help others with Trichotillomania #1
POSTED BY: mspennylane Know what trichotillomania is: If you have already heard of trichotillomania, not necessarily the word but the condition, then that is a great help. One of the hardest things about telling anyone or showing anyone you have trich is the fact that people have never heard about it or don’t understand. If [...]
Trichotillomania Way of Thinking
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:
