I don’t know about you, but I think trichotillomania is a kind of horrible word. I’ve gotten used to it, but when I really think about it, it’s not nice at all!
A Possible Trichotillomania Cure – Guest Post
by rjsmama on 23. Apr, 2009 in Personal Stories, Trichotillomania Treatments
I want to say thank you to rjsmama who emailed me to tell me about an inspirational and personal story of trichotillomania. Please leave your comments and she will be notified of them. This could be an alternative cure option for anyone with trichotillomania, I certainly had never come across it until now.
Bald Is Beautiful – Celebrities Who Are Bald
by mspennylane on 16. Apr, 2009 in About Hair Pulling
I wrote recently about bald women and how inspiring I find some of them. I really do believe that bald is beautiful, and the only real problem is that we aren’t all used to seeing bald women. In fact, if I decided today I was going to shave my head people would probably assume I [...]
Bald Women – Why So Shocking?
by mspennylane on 02. Apr, 2009 in About Hair Pulling
Proportionately there aren’t many women who are bald compared to men. It makes sense, since hair loss can be a lot more common in men. This probably explains why it seems to be a lot more shocking to see a bald woman than a bald man. But should it be? Daring to Be Bald I [...]
Can Exercise Help With the Hair Pulling Habit?
by mspennylane on 13. Mar, 2009 in Trichotillomania Treatments
A recent goal of mine has been to exercise more, and this includes at least 30 minutes of exercise on most days of the week. The thought soon occured to me as to whether exercise could help with my hair pulling habit. My Experience I find it hard to focus a lot since I spend [...]
Photos Can Hurt
by mspennylane on 12. Aug, 2008 in Living With Trichotillomania, Personal Stories
POSTED BY: mspennylane This can also be found at Marmalade Skies, my personal blog. Sorting through things in my room (still unpacking from finishing university in June!) I came across an old photo. It is one of those photos that gets taken on rides at a theme park. In this case I was on the [...]
The BBC on Trichotillomania
by mspennylane on 05. Aug, 2008 in Scientific Research, Trich in the Media
If you have trich you might be interested to know how, if at all, it is dealt with in the media and in the news. One such example can be found on the BBC website. In fact, they have several articles about trich on their site. As with most sites dealing with trich, they don’t [...]
Hair Regrowth: How long does hair take to grow back? Is it ever the same?
by mspennylane on 04. Aug, 2008 in About Hair Pulling
This is something I have been interested to learn for a while, for obvious reasons: if I am pulling out my hair will it be ruined forever? This seems to be a common question amongst trichsters, especially those who have pulled a large area and are worried it won’t grow back (at the moment I’m [...]
My Trich Story
by mspennylane on 02. Aug, 2008 in Living With Trichotillomania, Personal Stories, Trichotillomania Support
POSTED BY: mspennylane When I was about 9 I got a hair braid in my hair on holiday, and I always used to fiddle with it. When I finally undid it I continued the fiddling, which turned to pulling out the hair and it went from there (I was, in fact, quite prone to ‘habits’ [...]
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