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!
Sometimes it is extremely odd to think of yourself as someone with a disorder. Though I know trichotillomania is part of my life, I still find it weird when I think of myself as ‘someone who has trichotillomania’. Yes, I feel a little uneasy about it – despite the fact I accept it.
I have often wondered why it make me feel uneasy, but the truth is that I think everyone has something wrong. It might not be called a ‘disorder’ or it could be a different ‘condition’ – whatever it is, whatever way it manifests itself, we all have ‘habits’, ‘tics’, ‘coping mechanisms’ and things that make us slightly different to the rest of the population.
This is why I don’t want to think of myself as someone with trichotillomania. I don’t like it, because it isn’t me. It takes away my personality, and makes me a statistic. Life isn’t as simple as that.
Everybody is different. The more I read about trichotillomania the more I know that absolutely 100% of the population has problems. ‘Normal’ is a term that has no real meaning. Why am I abnormal if I pull my hair, yet someone else is still normal if they have a habit of cracking their knuckles. Why am I normal because I do get depressed and experience a mild level of ups and downs, whereas someone else is abnormal because they have extreme highs followed by extreme lows.
Everyone manifests stress, boredom, even excitement and happiness in different ways. We all have highs, we all have lows. The only difference is that we do different things. This is just what makes us unique. It’s what makes us human, and it just goes to show what the term ‘being human’ really means.
Thanks for putting yourself out there. I think you’re really brave for that.
.-= Daszzle´s last blog .. =-.
Thank you for stopping by and leaving that lovely comment. I am still scared, which is why I blog anonymously.
Try not to be scared, you are not alone. The more you talk about trichotillomania the better it is for your heart and soul, believe me I am in my 32nd year of trichotillomania now.
Take care ok?
.-= Bunny Taylor´s last blog ..Pennies From Hell =-.
Thank you Bunny
I truly believe that writing about it and talking to others who understand has helped me so much
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