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Old Oct 30, 2017, 06:01 AM
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What do you all do to help your trichotillomania?

Mine is either random or caused by anxiety and other issues I deal with, so I am trying to figure out ways not to pull out my hair, because I am afraid I will go bald and its not a pleasant thing really.
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Old Nov 01, 2017, 09:08 AM
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Hey there. What is a good coping mechanism for me might not be the same for you. I only pull from the back of my head because when I started at a very young age I would pull from the middle of my head and thankfully my mom curved that. So, what I do is I keep the back of my head very short or atleast short enough where I can't wrap it around my fingers to pull out.

I have found that if you explain your Trich to a hair dresser & tell them where you pull the most from they will be very understanding and will do the best they can at making it difficult to pull it.
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Old Nov 02, 2017, 06:32 PM
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I put my hair in a ponytail and put a big hair band over it that covers all the showing hair so I can't get to it. I am very worried. I have lost a little over half of my hair. The very top of my hair is gone, and some from the back, but I can hide it easily with a ponytail and hair band. I desperately need help.
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Old Nov 03, 2017, 12:00 AM
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I put my hair in a ponytail and put a big hair band over it that covers all the showing hair so I can't get to it. I am very worried. I have lost a little over half of my hair. The very top of my hair is gone, and some from the back, but I can hide it easily with a ponytail and hair band. I desperately need help.
Is it trying to grow back?
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