Note – This will be my last post here for a while. It is almost Christmas and then I am going away for the first two weeks of January. There may be some scheduled posts, but if not I will be back in the middle of Janurary!
Since Christmas is fast approaching I was wondering if [...]
Christmas and Trichotillomania
by mspennylane on 23. Dec, 2008 in Causes of Trichotillomania
Does Childhood Trauma Cause Trichotillomania?
by mspennylane on 04. Nov, 2008 in Causes of Trichotillomania, Trichotillomania and Children
There are many theories behind the causes of trichotillomania, and I believe that there are different causes for different people. For me, I don’t know exactly why but having a hair braid led to me fiddling with my hair a lot, which led to me pulling.
However, psychoanalytic theories suggest that trichotillomania may be a way [...]
That Tingling Feeling
by mspennylane on 09. Sep, 2008 in Causes of Trichotillomania, Living With Trichotillomania, Trich-related conditions
Depending on where you pull your hair, you may or may not agree with this annoying feeling I often experience. The feeling is ‘tingling’. I am pretty sure it is a psychological feeling, though it almost feels phsycial. I am constantly aware of that patch where I want to pull, and it makes me feel [...]
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 22 year old girl from the UK and I've been pulling for 12 years. Get in touch if you want to chat or need any help - I love meeting people here.


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