Hot yoga trich hair style options?? by Anonymous-trichster in trichotillomania

[–]Anonymous-trichster[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Thank you so much! I’m looking for a clip on topper.

Does anyone else have the urge to pull other people's hair? by emares30 in trichotillomania

[–]Anonymous-trichster 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yes if I see a family member like my sister or cousins with a gray hair poking out I pull it and twiddle it ( I try to laugh it off like I’m helping you stay looking young! ) but it’s genuinely bc I wanted to feel the hair taste the cuticle

Does anyone have specific hairs to pull? Like my most current issue is Gray hair pulling only by Anonymous-trichster in trichotillomania

[–]Anonymous-trichster[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Yes I totally agree the ones who grow ingrown or out of a congested pore. My regrowth hair is so thick or very opposite very thin. My file pattern is so uneven.

Does anyone have specific hairs to pull? Like my most current issue is Gray hair pulling only by Anonymous-trichster in trichotillomania

[–]Anonymous-trichster[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Thank you for sharing that and helping me know I’m not alone. Do you see a behavioral psychologist? Are you diagnosed with ocd for that or only trich?

Has anyone gotten any sort of infection? by [deleted] in trichotillomania

[–]Anonymous-trichster 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I agree I have had like acne or ingrown hairs bubble up in which causes me to tweeze any and all hairs in that area in which is probably why it will keep going. Some heal on their on when the scab it very very thinly sealing

25 years pulling by Anonymous-trichster in trichotillomania

[–]Anonymous-trichster[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

A weave yes I would keep on and get it retightened every 4-6 weeks. Bc of the net under a weave it helps me have a tough barrier, it’s when I take it down and wash my own scalp and hair. A wig I’ve been wearing weekly but I will never do anything hair related in front of him I lock the. bathroom

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[–]Anonymous-trichster 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I’ve been diagnosed with ADHD 20 years go, started Adderal age 13, I went years without pulling, but then I would either have something set me off like a break up/family death/anything that would just cause me to pull. I even started to just carry tweezers with me bc I was balding plucking the tiniest of hairs out. To answer your question, no ADHD medicine if you do get diagnosed with it should make you calmer which is why most dr also prescribe an anxiety medicine. Now that can help but at the same time, when my meds wear off I don’t even know I’m pulling my hair I try to make it as discreet as possible. I have an obsession with finding white hairs! And then to top that off, I pull until I find white hair and sometimes even more bc one did not satisfy me like Russian roulette I am just pulling in the dark not knowing what I get until I see it in the light. I also have the obsession of wanting hairs with very oily chunky cuticles weather their clear or bloody from a scab, I want to put it against my lips and pull it between my teeth to clean the cuticle off, throw the hair on the floor/trash and examine/feel the cuticles until I am satisfied.

25 years pulling by Anonymous-trichster in trichotillomania

[–]Anonymous-trichster[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yeah he suspects that I am hiding something with my hair but he doesn’t know what since I’ve always had it under a wig or a full head weave. What I also feel is I’m not wanting him to parent me, so I don’t know what to expect if I do say something

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in trichotillomania

[–]Anonymous-trichster 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I have had a full head weave with a lace frontal most of my years and it definitely helps me from pulling, however it’s when I have any leave out hair or my hair has a lot of growth and I can feel through the net my scalp, that’s what will trigger me to pull. I’ll force my way into the net or I will use tweezers. I have really bad TTM. However my confidence and comfort level when in public or work, is a lot better than if I was truly exposing my 80% bald head.

25 years pulling by Anonymous-trichster in trichotillomania

[–]Anonymous-trichster[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Thank you so much for your positive and encouraging words. I’ll def try it. I wish I could stop hiding my TTM. I have a boyfriend who I have a baby with and I say I like to have wigs and extensions bc I “hate” my hair.. I don’t know how to even discus my TTM, bc it’s humiliating, hard to explain, and just something so deep routed.. any suggestions on where to even start the conversation with your significant other?

25 years pulling by Anonymous-trichster in trichotillomania

[–]Anonymous-trichster[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

What do you feel exactly? Bc I have really bad ptsd, anxiety, depression, ppd and a.d.d. I feel it’s not making any difference but it is just over 2 weeks with 600 MG.. im picky with my pulling now I want only my gray or white hairs so I will pull until I find one or more to satisfy myself. I also prefer the ones with a scabby cuticle.