Trichotillomania: Help and Inspiration from a Lifelong Hair Puller

[AFFIRMATIONS1]

THANKS SO MUCH,

Jude

dvsjudy@aol.com

[AsianMelody104]

I would really love it if there was some way to bring everyone with trichotillomania together; so that we can all find ways to fight the urges together; knowing that we r not alone . I myself have trichotillomania. At first I had no idea what trichotillomania was , i just figured it was this obsessive thing i had that was an embarassement for me . All my life i have told pple that the cause of my hairloss was due to gum getting stuck or using really bad shampo . But now i know i'm not alone. ;)

[MrDeCorey]

I have Trichotillomania and Turrets. It is not an easy life for me.

And my family dose not understand. They get mad at me wen I pull my hair out.

And I keep saying I can not help it. But it's like they don't believe me.

[LaLokPR]

I even once tried to pull my boyfriends hair! I pull my scalp hair, eyebrows , eyelashes... I had very long hair and my mom suggested if I cut it maybe I would stop, I cut it very very short, and it works for a few weeks, then it came back... i am so pissed off!

[MParrott8]

It's really nice to see someone openly talking about Trichotilllomania. I appreciated Gary's positive approach. We need more people like this to bring more awareness. I am always willing to learn more about this disorder. I just ordered Gary's book "Urges: Hope and inspiration for people with trichotillomania and other mysterious compulsive disorders (Volume 1)" and am looking forward to reading it!