I Just Dropped A Lot Money On Hair Care! You guys, I decided to spend a small fortune on myself. Anyone with trich understands what’s like to have hair insecurities and anxieties. My hair is thick and coarse and really unmanageable and because of that it makes me pull worse. I usually take time to […]
Nail Biting and Trichotillomania Are Both On The OCD Spectrum – Here’s Why!
The Connection Between Nail Biting and Hair Pulling Nail biting, also known as onychophagy or onychophagia is an another compulsive habit I deal with on a daily basis in addition to hair pulling. It’s very common for people with trichotillomania to bite their nails, many of us struggle with mulitple impulse disorders. Both grooming habits […]
Trichotillomania And Stress Is Your WORST Enemy! 5 Ways To Defeat It!
When Stress Leads To Hair Pulling Stress can lead to hair pulling because people who battle trichotillomania use hair pulling as a coping mechanism for the anxiety that stress causes. When I’m under stress, one of the first things I want to do is pull my hair because it’s how I’ve dealt with it most […]
Can Trichotillomania Cause Headaches?
Can Hair Pulling Cause Headaches? We get headaches because of inflammation or irritation of the structures that surround the brain. The hair pulling itself causes inflammation and irritation of the follicles that surround the brain and that causes headaches. The brain itself has no pain nerves but its surrounded by cells and tissues that do […]
Depression and Trichotillomania: The Vicious Cycle of Self Loathing and Hair Pulling
How are Depression and Hair Pulling Disorders Linked? Hair pulling can be the result of depression and it can also lead to depression! It’s a double whammy for a lot of us. Depression leads to hair pulling because it’s a coping mechanism. Hair pulling leads to depression because we hate ourselves for doing it. Here’s […]
What Is A Trichotillomania Toolkit?
I have had a kit like this for years and it’s really helped me a lot. The contents of the kit have evolved over time but my need for one of these has not. Everyone with trichotillomania that wants to stop pulling should consider keeping something like this around. Yours does not have to look […]
HabitAware Keen Bracelet FAQ – What Is This TRICH Contraption?
HabitAware Keen Bracelets FAQ For Trichsters. I have owned my Keen bracelets now for a year and I have answered a lot of questions about them online and in person at the BFRB conference. Keen has been an instrumental part in my recovery from trichotillomania. Keen is an awareness tool that I used to help […]
The Connection Between Trichotillomania and Anxiety – Cause or Trigger?
Do you know the Greek word for anxiety? It literally means to pull oneself apart! I’ve always found that interesting because anxiety certainly leads to pulling myself apart. Is Trichotillomania Related to Anxiety? Trichotillomania can certainly be related to anxiety for some people…and I am one of those people. Anxiety leads to hair pulling for a […]
How Do You Tell Someone You Have Trichotillomania? Read These 5 Tips First!
How Do You Tell People You Have Trichotillomania? Years ago I went to Google and asked, why can’t I stop pulling my hair out. I didn’t find out from a doctor, I found out from the internet. When I found out that I had trichotillomania I didn’t tell anyone at first because I was afraid […]
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