I thought I would update everyone on the status of my hair pulling. Recently, it really hasn’t been that bad. I think it’s the regrowth of previous pulling that bothers me the most. It isn’t hugely noticable but it’s short and fluffy on top of my head. Luckily I don’t worry over how much people will notice, but think there is a small bald patch that will become noticeable if I start pulling again.
Being busy has definitely helped me stop pulling as much. When I have things to do, my hands don’t gravitate towards my head so much. That said, if busyness turns to stress then I do automatically turn to the hair. At the moment I have been organizing my life a bit better, spent a bit of time with my boyfriend etc. which has all distracted me from pulling.
If you pull your hair I hope you are having a ‘good patch’ like me! If not good luck trying to stay pull free for any amount of time – even though I’m not pulling so much I usually won’t go a whole day without pulling at least one hair.
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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.
