I feel like I have gotten worse

Hi everyone! I'm new here and surprised to see trich as a topic on here. Its nice

Well anyhoo I will try to make this short and in hopes anyone else out there might have any tips or advice..
I been pulling ever since I was 11 years old, I have had teachers and other students pick on me and now growing up I have adults look at like me funny. Through the years I took a big step and told all my friends, my husband and parents that I have trich and if you catch me pulling tell me to stop because half the time I don't know I'm doing it. And also I hate the saying "I'm so mad I could pull my hair out" lol.
So going on..
During my pregnancy with my son I actually felt lucky having carpal tunnel. My fingers were completely numb during the whole pregnancy so I couldn't go through my hair and grip it to pull it out. So up until I had my son I had a beautiful head of hair, something I haven't had in a long time. Now he's 4 1/2 months old and an amazing boy, I'm so happy I have him. I was placed on antidepressants not for postpartum but because I do have depression and I wanted to get help so when he got older I wouldn't lash out or say something I would regret. But since I had him I was fired from my job, lost my health insurance and had to quit all my meds on cold turkey without choice. So I'm now waiting to get on Medicaid so I can get medicine again but in the mean time I feel like I'm getting worse with my trich. I feel like I have gone into overdrive on pulling my hair. I been under so much stress and I been trying to keep it under control but nothing is working. I have gotten to the point where I have a bald spot on the top of my head and brushing my hair further from my part use to be a lil remedy when I was younger now I can still see my scalp. I have also tried putting mascara on my head to keep from pulling but its so messy.
I'm at wits end I hate doing this to myself. Does anyone have advice?
Thanks so much..

Hi,

Yep, there's a trich forum here! It's never too active and we just seem to get people posting here every once in a while. I think that you should read other posts here though and try to get a conversation going with the other oeople. They might not respond though. One guy recently foud that shaving all of his hair off and then letting it grow back was the solution to his Trich. I remember another person - a girl - many years ago who wore gloves/mittens to cope with her problem. There are a few different tactics that have worked for people, but I think that the best way is to get therapy, if you can afford it.

Kevin

I am very sorry for you! It must be really hard with everything you are going through. i know when i go through some difficult times my hairpulling gets so much worse... which it is right now! I hope everything gets better!!

I can completely relate with you. I've been pulling since I was 13, and I am now 21. I'm in a professional program in university, and I have to be a bridesmaid in my best friend's wedding in July, so I CANNOT afford to be doing this right now. But I can't seem to stop! It always gets bad when I'm away from home and at school, but I don't know what to do to stop it. I joined www.stoppulling.com in April, and it worked for a while. I found that after a few months I went back to my old habits, though. I look so stupid, and I'm ashamed to even go out in public most of the time. I have to spend so much time trying to cover up bald spots. My family is coming to visit me tomorrow, and I'm dreading even seeing them because they will be so diappointed. I just wish I could get rid of this forever. =(