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Well, Here I am...

Postby Meg09 » Mon Jan 25, 2010 3:13 am

Well, I finally decided to find a forum to write about myself and talk to others who have the same problems as I do! It was such a comfort to see so many other people were going through the same thing as i have been for 5 years. Although, i wouldnt wish this on anyone..

A little about me:
Im 18 yrs old and ive been pulling since i was 12 or 13. Most people say they do not remember how or when they started pulling but I do! It was a family friend that was visiting us at our lake house, a much older woman - I remember her pulling and showing me her hair and the root, she said "Isnt this cool?!" I surely didnt think it was normal, but of course i ended up trying it and I guess thats how all of this started! :? I dont blame her, but i sure wish she wouldnt had showed me that, haha.

Growing up, I had very long, brown hair... My mom kept my hair long, since it was so thick! It was beautiful, i definitely miss it! After i started pulling it wasnt much, only when i was bored.. just a few spots here and there. But the more i did it, the more i liked it for some reason, so it began to become very noticable. My mom started to notice and so did all of my friends! I was terrified! Because what do u tell someone who has no idea what your going through? No who has ever had Trich or anything, wouldnt understand. So eventually i told my mom what i was doing, she thought i was CRAZY! She would just say "You have to stop!" Wasnt that easy. Well, then the most part of the top of my scalp was very short hairs, i couldnt walk around like that! So i found a way to cover it up with the rest of my hair, looks pretty good if i do say so myself! Most people would ask "Why do you do your hair that way?" and most people had never asked and thats all they had knew for my hair to look like! It was kinda depressing cause i couldnt really go swimming with my friends and i could never go to the beauty palor with my mom to get my hair done, I hate it! Still to this day i do my hair that certain way, and it works for me.. I would be humilated if i had to walk around with that showing.

So, Now after five years ive began to take control over it. Me and my mom have noticed I only pull when im sittin in my living room on my laptop and alone. I never pull when im with someone or out and about, so me and her came up with a solution! I started wrapping all of my hair in a scarf at night when im alone and when im sleeping! I also started taking hair viatims. This is helping SO MUCH. My hair is starting to grow back and im finally becoming happy! I also get my mom to cut my hair short, like at my shoulders or a little below. That also helps, it takes away the urge to pull! So now that i have almost typed up a book, i would like to know if anyone else has tried this method, or really i would like to know anything about anyone, ive never met someone who has also had trich so this forum is amazing to me, haha! :wink:
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Re: Well, Here I am...

Postby jasmin » Wed Jan 27, 2010 4:21 pm

Hi, Meg and welcome to the forum! I don't have trich but I have had other problems and the people who post here can be very supportive. Stick around and I hope it helps you :)
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Re: Well, Here I am...

Postby Kylie » Mon Mar 29, 2010 11:08 pm

Im so glad i read your thread.
I relate to it SO SO MUCH! It started the exact same way. But with a school friend at the time, But shes not a hair puller now.
So did wearing the scarf really help.
I get angry if i can't get to it though. But i suppose you have to go through that to get over that.
Like smokers have to get over that crave for a ciggy??

Thanks so mcuh for writing this. Im so happy im not the only one, that started how it started, and pulls teh same time i pull.
Do you find you'd pull when u had an itch in a spot too?
Many thanks kylie x
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