tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4713757750176352904.post3789262099570917962..comments2024-03-24T06:52:59.653+00:00Comments on Pretty and Polished: What It Feels Like To Pull Your Own Hair OutSophie Bhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14578069737386553963noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4713757750176352904.post-73379760010441138542018-09-05T13:50:08.747+01:002018-09-05T13:50:08.747+01:00Hi Carrie- I'm so sorry to hear that you'r...Hi Carrie- I'm so sorry to hear that you're battling so many things. I know that many people with trich also have other BFRBs as well as often OCD and depression. There's a huge community online (especially I've found on Instagram!) that may be going through the same. I for one pick & bite my skin alongside trich. I've found viewing it as not something I have to fight, but as just a part of who I am has helped (if that makes sense?). Sophie Bhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14578069737386553963noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4713757750176352904.post-58894552963000975562018-09-05T13:47:15.884+01:002018-09-05T13:47:15.884+01:00Hi there! Sorry I've only just seen this comme...Hi there! Sorry I've only just seen this comment. Please do email me anytime...I'm always open to trich chat! Sophie Bhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14578069737386553963noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4713757750176352904.post-58154615179995984312018-08-14T23:04:56.073+01:002018-08-14T23:04:56.073+01:00I find it difficult because it’s not the only issu...I find it difficult because it’s not the only issue I have - I have bpd, ocd, gad, phobias, trichotillomania... and it’s not just eyebrow picking, it’s skin-picking until I have marks all over my arms, teeth grinding until i’ve broken off my caps. Horrible addictions but it’s just that feeling of getting your life under control, believing that life will miraculously tidy itself up if you’ve scanned every bump in your skin or spiky little hair in your eyebrow or foreign tooth part. Wish there was a magic pill and as I say, if only it was just trich but with me, it’s just another impulse control or emotional issue to add to the pile, every since I was in nursery :-( Anybody else with a multitude of these problems?? Carrienoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4713757750176352904.post-18751637685015391562018-06-06T14:17:31.134+01:002018-06-06T14:17:31.134+01:00Great article. You have described the feeling of &...Great article. You have described the feeling of 'odd hairs' perfectly. I'd love to email you and talk some more, if that's okay with you.<br />Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4713757750176352904.post-56535540714108491592016-10-28T06:31:55.658+01:002016-10-28T06:31:55.658+01:00Hi Alex, thanks for your comment. I'm so glad ...Hi Alex, thanks for your comment. I'm so glad my little site has helped in some way. You are definitely not alone. Always tweet or email me if you want to chat further / ask any questions as I'm always happy to talk about trich! :) Sophie Bhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14578069737386553963noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4713757750176352904.post-78356828342426929562016-10-28T04:49:04.886+01:002016-10-28T04:49:04.886+01:00Hi Sophie, I just wanted to tell you how much I ap...Hi Sophie, I just wanted to tell you how much I appreciate this article and all the others you have written about trichotillomania! I've been pulling my eyelashes relentlessly for the past few years now and it's had a huge negative effect on my self-esteem. I finally decided to google it and your blog was the first result I saw, and I'm so so glad I did. You have helped me realize that I'm not alone and that it is actually a real thing, not just some weird compulsive habit as I've always thought of it as. It has been a huge comfort to me, thank you so much!Alexnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4713757750176352904.post-29061588730003710532016-09-24T21:27:58.403+01:002016-09-24T21:27:58.403+01:00Hi, I know that feeling all to well. Once you pull...Hi, I know that feeling all to well. Once you pull a couple it creates a gap which keeps tempting and expanding so quickly. I have written a couple of posts on this site; one about 'diy' ways to stop, the other about different therapies. It might be worth checking those out (there's so much info I could share that this comment would be way too long, it's probably easier to have a browse and pick out what works for you from the posts). I hope they help xSophie Bhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14578069737386553963noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4713757750176352904.post-3118756270795046662016-08-26T00:59:50.910+01:002016-08-26T00:59:50.910+01:00I have Trich as well and I have had it for at leas...I have Trich as well and I have had it for at least 15 years. There are times where I do so well, and all of my eyelashes start to grow back and get long and then I accidentally pull and then it becomes 1 more and then 5 more and then suddenly they are gone and I hate myself because I had worked so hard and for such a long period of time to get there, and then they are just gone within minutes. I lose so much faith in myself after that. its been 8 months since I could even get to the point of letting them get full again, and I keep thinking to myself don't screw up this time, but I know eventually I will, and I will be depressed because it happens everytime. I am scared. Do have any tips that help you stop?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4713757750176352904.post-32759773784916678552016-08-01T18:04:41.262+01:002016-08-01T18:04:41.262+01:00Thank you Sian. Interesting to hear about that the...Thank you Sian. Interesting to hear about that therapy- I haven't come across it before and will have to look into it as that sounds like the root of my problems! xSophie Bhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14578069737386553963noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4713757750176352904.post-7210513715461812532016-08-01T15:35:24.045+01:002016-08-01T15:35:24.045+01:00Great article, I've shared it with my partner ...Great article, I've shared it with my partner as it describes this better than I could! I am trying to find a 'habit reversal therapy' specialist as something new to try. I have done a tiny bit myself (i.e I am aware that if I go near a mirror too closely it's a trigger, as I look for 'bad' ones, so I try to be aware of that and step back, plus I'm similar with feeling my lash line, so the moment I do it I force myself to stop and fight how uncomfortable it feels, knowing it will pass) xSian O'Brien https://www.blogger.com/profile/00159504959032056072noreply@blogger.com