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!
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Bald Is Beautiful – Celebrities Who Are Bald
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?
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?
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 [...]
The BBC on Trichotillomania
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?
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 [...]
About This Blog
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.
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