Trichotillomania Public Service Announcement

A public service announcement featuring Christina Pearson, founder of the Trichotillomania Learning Center, and Doug Schwarz, an active member in the trich community who also suffers from this impulse control disorder.

Category:

Nonprofits & Activism

Tags:

• trichotillomania
• hair
• pulling
• impulse
• control
• disorder
• trich

[tessa1299]

why do people think this is something that is easly stoped? ive tryed on my own and i just cant do it

[lori2427]

Thanks Christina! So glad you posted something on YouTube :)

[Gecko1265]

its in the brain and there is proof people need to stop the hate this disorder is brutal i have it

[101AceAwesome]

My daughter started pulling at 8 years she was completely bald by in 3rd grade and had to wear a wig. But there is hope! She is in 7th grade now and has a full head of hair! She still pulls at times but not enoughto be noticable. Cutting down suger in her diet helps alot!!! Also taking the suppliments Inositol and NAC. I hope this helps. We have been to TLC's retreats and confrences and they were wonderfully helpful!

[WarGrowlmon1990]

It's all about having motivation and never giving up. Everyone who' suffering from trich: don't give up. Even if you're like me and you can't quit cold turkey, just keep on trying. What I find that helps is doing other compulsive things that are similar to trich; for example, pulling out down feathers out of a jacket/blanket/etc. What also helps is positive encouragement rather than negative comments from others.

[WarGrowlmon1990]

I've been doing it since I was 15 and a half (I'm 20 going on 21 now) and I'm finally starting to stop. It's an extremely slow and extremely hard process but this has been the most success I've had with quitting pulling. I can't stop cold turkey, but I'm definately doing a lot better than the many other times I've tried to quit. It was my eye brows and eye lashes that I mainly pulled and, thanks to help and encouragement from my fiance, my eye brows are starting to come back in

[TheWondy2]

im tricho too.have 40, now trying something...i´ll hope itll be ok.

good luck to all of u!

[evrgrnn5280]

@HOLLYHOUSE11

you havent wasted your life, dont think that. im a 16 year old male, and have had it for six years. you arent alone, and plenty of people feel like this.

[tamara19gask87]

I have 15 years and I did it sconce 6 years but I told it to my bff and she had really helped me and I still doing it but now I don't feel that alone

[breezy501]

Tessa, you have to keep trying and trying and trying....and if you can't stop cold turkey, that is OKAY. Keep trying and you will see that you can improve a little at a time.......it takes TIME. Don't give up.

[HOLLYHOUSE11]

I've been at it now for 36 years. im 39. There is nothing we can do yall. I have to wonder how different my life might have been had i been "normal." I feel like Ive wasted my life. And over something so stupid I cant believe I still cant control. I wish I knew someone else with this curse. I feel cursed. and alone.

[trichfreak]

i miss u guys so much! i wish i could go to the retreat this year!

for all of you that havent been to one i highly advise it. I dont pull for a while after i go because everyone there is just so much help! i love you guys!