Hi All, I am a newbie, just joined today, It's such a relief to find other people who have this condition to "talk" to. I am Sarah, 29 (nearly 30!) and live in...
welcome, it sure is good in a way that you're not alone in this trich thing, I can't exactly remember when I started, but the fact is I'm doing it, Now I'm...
hi sarah! don't get discouraged...i do lashes and brows, and only recently just told my husband, but now if he sees my hand going up, he just looks at me and i...
I have been a hair puller since I was 11(I am 41 now). I wish I knew how to stop. Funny thing is that it goes away for as long as a year or two at a time,...
I am in Phoenix and just happened to have our local news on. They were highlighting a young girl here who won a scholarship for overcoming personal problems....
Patti, I am in the Phoenix area as well. Which station had that story? They may have a bit more in-depth on their website. Thanks! Also, do you know of any...
Vanessa Pappas
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May 13, 2003 3:58 pm
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maybe this can be useful for some of us. Nellie U TLC News May 13, 2003 Trichotillomania Learning Center A New Book...
Hey everyone! I just wanted to let everyone know, I went to Borders yesterday and checked into that book and it seems really helpful. It's kinda big and costs...
Ok so the link may present a problem. The book is called "Help for Hair Pullers: Understanding and Coping with Trichotillomania" by Nancy J. Keuthen, Dan J....
Hey everyone...(ingenious that that happens to be the subject of my post, huh?)i know i haven't posted for a while but i've been reading the posts...i went to...
Hi Vanessa....News 12 did that story. I went right to the web site afterward and there was nothing! So I sent them a note indicating I wanted to see more...
That would be cool. I used to know another girl that lived in Mesa that had trich, but we lost touch a few years ago. Her name was Kristin. Is there anyone...
Vanessa Pappas
ribbitpaw@...
May 15, 2003 4:34 pm
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Just wanted to share that after reading this and thinking wow, it can't hurt to try, after two weeks, I think I am definitely seeing a difference. The urge...
Great news Patti! I am still doing quite well too. I am not entirely pull free, but its down to just the "really really bad days" that I pull at all, and it...
going to see my mother tomorrow for the first time in 3 years. i am super nervous. have been since i found out i would be seeing her a couple weeks ago. my...
suzanne arthurs
suzanne@...
May 24, 2003 11:08 pm
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Hey everyone my name is Stefani and I think I might have a wierd form of trichotillomania I bite the hair off my hands and occasionally my arms I dont...
Hello: My name is Michael DeFilippo. Some of you may know me as the editor of Getting Personal, Stories of Life with Tourette Syndrome, published by Second...
hi stefani! i don't know if this is correct, but i believe a lot of it is just a form of compulsive behavior. i do pull from lashes and brows, and also arms,...
Hi everyone, I just joined this group tonight cuz i just found it amongst my searching on the internet. I am so proud to be a part of the group and to let many...
Hey I bite the insides of my cheeks too!! I am constantly biting something whether it be the inside of my cheecks, or the hair on my hands and arms or biting...
hey stefani! i know, i'd never heard of the cheek thing either until i joined this group. i've been doing that as long as i can remember. i am going to check...
HI everyone! I don't think cheek biting is another form of trich, but is compulsive. I know of many people who do this. A friend of mine asked me to ask my doc...
I wanted to know if anyone here has another complsive disorder besides trich? I have a thing where I have to pick any bumps on my skin and/or my pimples....
In a message dated 6/2/03 7:44:56 PM, jenneeebear@... writes: << I wanted to know if anyone here has another complsive disorder besides trich? I have...
Hi Jenny!!!!!!!!!!!!!! I blew the Lent thing, and last nite, had a bad episode............but, trying to start anew every day. --breezy ... Do you Yahoo!? Free...
hey.... yeah the lent thing definately didn't happen for me...aww well...just to remind everyone, i'm working at Cedar Point this summer (i started about 3...
hey I pick my hangnails too and I have been biting the insides of my cheecks for as long as I can remember its a form of OCD also, when I was little I...
OCD has so many symptoms. I pull (not from head) but from eyelashes,eyebrows, I pluch hair on my private part sometimes . But I also do other OCD things like...
