I've really done it this time! PLEASE help....
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Topic: I've really done it this time! PLEASE help....
Posted By: Unregistered Guest
Subject: I've really done it this time! PLEASE help....
Date Posted: August 11 2004 at 11:38pm
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Hi, I have a small compulsive disorder... Trichotillomania. I have been pulling my hair since I was a teenager (now 38 years old) and go through bad phases and good phases. I've really don't it this time, and have gone through quite a heavy session over the past few months and although I don't have bald patches, have been pulling hair evenly from all over my head, resulting in a thinner look all over. It's awful and when I look in the mirror, I realise what I have done!!! HELP! I have had beautiful thick hair before and KNOW I can again. I have purchased jojoba oil before but it's SOO expensive. What can I do to A) help promote growth in all the shafts I have pulled out and B) restore condition to the existing hair, which is dry split and dull? I know there are no MIRACLE answers, but I'm hoping for something close to it. I have two weddings to attend to before the end of the year (bridesmaid in both) and hoping to not be humiliated by my stupid hair! 
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Posted By: AnaisSatin
Date Posted: August 12 2004 at 2:53pm
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Hi MM, I was a compulsive hair puller too. I was only able to grow healthy hair after I stopped pulling... If you want healthy hair, you'll have to get this mania treated first, THEN worry about how your hair will grow back. Good luck Anais |
Posted By: Unregistered Guest
Date Posted: August 12 2004 at 10:00pm
| Thanks Anais, how did you stop? |
Posted By: AnaisSatin
Date Posted: August 12 2004 at 11:25pm
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To be completely honest, I have no idea how I stopped hair pulling. After discovering my biggest bald patch I cried for about an hour in the girls' bathroom at my post-secondary. The habit just kind of faded after awhile... I did notice less stress during the time I was quitting. Finding better ways to relieve stress (e.g. my meditation) was of much help. And I was nurturing thoughts of growing out my hair at the time too. I found other more productive things to do with my hands, usually excessive typing. I wrote a tremendous amount of fiction that year; those fingers sure needed something to do. And the bald patch was the most trauma I'd ever dealt with in a long time... I suppose that contributed the most. In my family, quitting cigarettes is just as easy as quitting hair-pulling... With your case, I'd recommend seeing a professional. Best of luck, Anais ------------- http://anaissatin.livejournal.com">  my LJ , 40 inches long
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