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My Trich Story

by 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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Hearing of Trichotillomania for the First Time

by on 31. Jul, 2008 in Personal Stories

POSTED BY: mspennylane The first time trichsters find out that trichotillomania is a real condition that they share with millions of others can be a defining moment for them. I can’t remember how old I was when I found out. I started pulling when I was 9 and I would say I probably found out [...]

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Do you pull out your hair?

by on 30. Jul, 2008 in What is Trichotillomania?

POSTED BY: mspennylane Do you pull your hair from any part of your body? Do you find it hard to stop? Is it even pleasurable for you to do so? I do, and it is pleasurable and reassuring. Such actions can be highly embarrassing, but are all associated with a condition known as trichotillomania and [...]

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Trichotillomania Way of Thinking

by on 28. Jul, 2008 in Trichotillomania Support

This is a post that I read on the UK Trichotillomania Support Site which originated at a site called Daily Strength and I have to emphasise is not my own, but it is a great thing to refer to:

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