I thought it was time for an update on my pull-free challenge – well, it’s officially ended.
I don’t even know how long I went pull-free now! I guess I stopped counting the days, and that lack of concentration on it let me start pulling again. That said, I haven’t been pulling too badly. Today was my worst day, and what annoyed me was the fact I pulled out some of the short hairs growing through.
So, at least I went 2 weeks pull free. That was an achievement! I have never done that before. For everyone else that was doing it with me, I hope you achieved something too 
Even one day is an achievement! I haven’t been logging onto Twitter much but I’ll have to soon to catch up.
~Penny x
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.
2 weeks is great, and it can be a good feeling to at least know you can do it!
And I know exactly what you mean about the lack of concentration and not counting the days. I do best, it seems, when I obsess about how many days I’ve been pull free. Replacement obsession I guess.
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lol oops, was logged under sister’s name apparently… btw I’m Amy and I’m so glad to have found your blog
I just started mine, hoping it would help me to journal everything. Anyways, it’s always a good feeling to know that I’m not alone.
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Amy thank you for visiting and it’s great you started your own blog. I’m so sorry I took so long to get back to you, but I’ll definitely be checking out your blog.
I pulled my hair out when I was a child from 7-12 years of age. I was punished severely for this. I had a horrible childhood and was depressed and anxious all the time due to an alcoholic father, unloving stepmother, very mean live-in housekeeper/nanny, random acts of physical abuse, from father mostly. At the age of 13 I went to live with my biological Mother and stepFather. My hair pulling stopped.
I am now just about 60 years old. Over the years I have caught myself occasionally pulling, but I stress, only occasionally and only 2 or 4 hairs and then caught myself and stopped.
This past 10 years have been extremely stressful on me. I pulled in 1999 till I had a bald spot on crown of head that was seen when I got my hair cut. I hadn’t even realized I had done it that bad. There were deaths in the family and a lot of stress related to my second husbands family. It stopped again but within the last 7-8 months I’ve started back up with a vengence. I’ve got 4 pretty noticible spots going on. The stress level in my life at this time is through the roof. Step children have moved around us and are making life miserable. My children live out of state and I very rarely get to see them. My husband’s and my health are nothing to brag about. Nobody has actually noticed what I have done to myself yet. I’ve been trying to stop myself, but I do alot before I even notice what I’ve done. This is the first I’ve ever talked about it.
Actually feels good just getting it out in the open so to speak.
Life goes on.
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Bonnie thank you so much for sharing your story. It must have been hard for you, but I’m glad it feels good. Your experience is different to mine, but it’s so clear that your pulling is a reaction to stress. All I can say is you should be very proud of the way you’ve dealt with everything, including your pulling. I’m sorry I took until now to get back to you. I’ve not kept up with the comments properly here lately. If you have a blog, please let me know the link.
Thanks,
~Penny