Recently, I’ve been pulling my hair a bit more and, to be honest, I haven’t been bothered about it. This might sound like a good thing, but really I am bothered deep down. And deep down I know that if I don’t care, I’ll pull and only make things worse. This is why I decided to take action and attempt to go pull-free for one week (or more).
QUICK NOTE: If you recently read a blog post by me about ’1 week pull-free’ that is an old post that was accidentaly re-posted again. I haven’t gone any time pull free for quite a while now.
I’ve set myself this challenge in the past, and succeeded. I know I can do it. You might ask why I just don’t go pull-free all the time if I’ve done it before. Well, as many trichsters will know, it just isn’t as simple as that. Not for me anyway.
For me, trich is very up and down. Meaning that for weeks I will barely pull, then some days my head just hurts and bothers me and I’ll keep pulling. The last two weeks or so I’ve been pulling and not caring.
I am so lucky to have thick hair that it doesn’t always show, but I do think it is showing on my crown. Not to mention that when I feel the area that I pull most from it just feels horrible and not right at all. I have lots of spiky little hairs growing through, but the ones that were slightly longer I keep pulling out – they are the dark, thick kinky hairs that I like to pull. So it’s unfortunately a cycle where new hairs never get the chance to grow.
So one week for me might be enough to break this recent cycle of not caring at all.
If I can go one week, I will of course try to extend it. But I am always proud if I can go for any time at all, even if I do start pulling again. It’s an achievement and it’s something positive against trichotillomania – so I hope all of you guys also feel proud too 
Do You Want to Join Me?
A few people on Twitter have already said they will try to join me. How great! I have never had support like that when going pull-free, so hopefully by a few of us doing it together we’ll find it a little easier. But, no matter how long or short your pull-free period is, I hope you will always be proud
I am definitely in to go pull free for a week. I have been just letting myself pull for the last few months and today is an awesome day to stop! My trich has been driving me crazy for the last few days especially.
I think I’ll try the technique of saying “Stop” outloud when I realize I’m doing it. It seems to shake me out of the ‘trance’ like feeling of it.
I look forward to seeing your post of other pull-free tips
-Mary
That’s a great tip (I included it in the list!) How are you going with being pull-free?
Ooh, good plan, think i’ll join too, see if i can do it, and help break my cycle too. It;s been bugging me a lot recently and i wanna try and stop for my holiday, have a good head of hair.
Great that you were joining in, how did it go? Are you still pull free?