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Just_G · 03-25-2010, 11:16 AM

Rb,
I totally know all about the trich! I also have it and have dealth with it since I was 12 and dealing with my parents divorce, adolescence, and starting a new school. For YEARS, my family would tell me just to "stop doing it". People that do not have it or do not know about it, do not get it. Several years ago, I went to a seminar here in KC, put on by the trich learning center. I took my dad, and to this day, he says that was the most educational thing he had ever attended. He had no idea how much people suffered because of this disorder.

About a year ago, I started cutting my own hair because I got tired of explaining why I had a patch of baldness on the back of my head. Now, I can cut my hair to disguise it, but it doesn't keep me from talking about it to people. A lot of my friends on this site know about it. I know that I consider myself very lucky in that I have a very mild case of the disorder. I keep my hands busy doing things around the house, and wear a LOT of hats. I recently started back to school after 20 years and I always sit in the back row so nobody will notice the back of my head.

Hairpulling messes with people's confidence and self respect. I found some great resources at www.trich.org. I have found that talking about it and educating people about it has really helped me deal with it.

You have a lot of things going on in your life right now, and I hope you get the help you need to overcome in your life. You have the strength to do it...have faith.

Good luck to you-
G

03-25-2010, 11:16 AM	#6
Just_G Senior Member How Do You Identify?: Butch, Switch, Comedian...G...whichever. Preferred Pronoun?: He....with an e! Relationship Status: I'll take kinky & twisted for $200, Alex!! Tournaments Won: 1 Join Date: Nov 2009 Location: in the middle Posts: 2,281 My Photo Gallery Thanks: 874 Thanked 6,165 Times in 1,450 Posts Rep Power: 21474854	Rb, I totally know all about the trich! I also have it and have dealth with it since I was 12 and dealing with my parents divorce, adolescence, and starting a new school. For YEARS, my family would tell me just to "stop doing it". People that do not have it or do not know about it, do not get it. Several years ago, I went to a seminar here in KC, put on by the trich learning center. I took my dad, and to this day, he says that was the most educational thing he had ever attended. He had no idea how much people suffered because of this disorder. About a year ago, I started cutting my own hair because I got tired of explaining why I had a patch of baldness on the back of my head. Now, I can cut my hair to disguise it, but it doesn't keep me from talking about it to people. A lot of my friends on this site know about it. I know that I consider myself very lucky in that I have a very mild case of the disorder. I keep my hands busy doing things around the house, and wear a LOT of hats. I recently started back to school after 20 years and I always sit in the back row so nobody will notice the back of my head. Hairpulling messes with people's confidence and self respect. I found some great resources at www.trich.org. I have found that talking about it and educating people about it has really helped me deal with it. You have a lot of things going on in your life right now, and I hope you get the help you need to overcome in your life. You have the strength to do it...have faith. Good luck to you- G __________________ Happy are those who dream and are ready to pay the price to make them come true!