What Can You Do for BFRB Awareness Week October 1-7
With BRFB Awareness week right around the corner I have been thinking long and hard about what it is that I can be doing as an individual to help spread awareness. Of course I could go to my obvious...
View ArticleBFRB Awareness Ribbons
I just received my BFRB Awareness Ribbons in the mail. They are just in time for BFRB Awareness Week, which includes Trichotillomania, Skin Picking Disorder & Related BFRBs. Awareness Week runs...
View ArticleThe Stigma of Trichophagia
I have trichotillomania and I want to come clean about something. When I first decided to blog about trichotillomania, I was very clear with myself. I knew what I would write about and what I...
View ArticleLiving with the urge: Compulsive hair-pulling disorder affects one in 50
Meredith Holt of Inforum located in Fargo North Dakota has published an article dedicated to the topic of trichotillomania. Inforum is North Dakota’s #1 news website. I am lucky enough to say that I...
View ArticleHow I Revealed My Trichotillomania with Post Secret
Frank Warren is the brilliant man who came up with the idea of Post Secret. People from all over the world send anonymous post cards in to a P. O. Box sharing their most intimate secrets. Frank has...
View ArticleOne Bad Hair- A Poem
Each strand, in my hand Reminds me of the pain I couldn’t feel Tried to feel….tried to heal Now it lays abandoned On the floor Not part of me Any more This is a poem written by my friend Rachel who...
View ArticleI Want You To Shave Your Head and Ditch Trich- An Interview with Jillian Clark
I belong to several online groups that provide a place for people with trichotillomania to either chat or find support. Over the past several months I have had the honor to meet many wonderful people....
View ArticleTo This Day…for the bullied and the beautiful
” . . . and if you can’t see anything beautiful about yourself, get a better mirror, look a little closer, stare a little longer, because there’s something inside you that made you keep trying despite...
View ArticleSkin Picking: The Freedom To Finally Stop- A Great Book For Hair Pullers As Well
For those who have been looking for a way to finally stop skin picking or hair pulling there is a new book available, Skin Picking: The Freedom To Finally Stop. The author offers unique techniques...
View ArticleDoesn’t it Hurt? Confessions of Compulsive Hair Pullers
I am so excited. In less than two months the ebook that I have been working hard to put together will be completed and ready for purchase. I had the amazing gift of finding 14 truly beautiful people...
View ArticleBeauTrichful Magazine
Did you know that there is a magazine dedicated to hair pulling and skin picking? Up until this summer I had no idea. The magazine, which is put out by http://www.helpme2stop.org/, features people...
View ArticleMy First Trichotillomania Study with American University and the Behavior...
Part I: The Journey Begins In April of 2013, I attended my first Trichotillomania Learning Center conference. I knew I’d attend a few sessions about treatment options for trich, which made me feel …...
View ArticleMy First Trichotillomania Study with American University and The Behavior...
PART III: Treatment We used the SCAMP model to choose which interventions could be most beneficial to me. Below is what we mutually agreed upon, after much exploration. 1. HIDE THE TWEEZERS AND...
View ArticleDoesn’t It Hurt? Confessions of Compulsive Hair Pullers is now available!
To purchase your copy please visit: http://www.amazon.com/dp/B00J4PGTZ2
View ArticleTrichster Needs Our Help
Friends and family please take a minute to check out this brilliant documentary being made about trichotillomania. This film looks to shed light on the most common condition you’ve never heard of! If...
View ArticleKicking Trichotillomania’s A**- Free Excerpt from Doesn’t It Hurt?...
KATHERINE, LATE TEENS, NEW YORK No matter how well I write my story I’ve come to the conclusion that a person cannot fully understand trichotillomania unless they’ve laid in bed at 2 a.m. covered in...
View ArticleGlobetrotting with Doesn’t It Hurt? Confessions of Compulsive Hair Pullers...
It has been a little over 6 months since Doesn’t It Hurt? Confessions of Compulsive Hair Pullers has made it’s debut. Yesterday, I was sent a wonderful photo from someone who had purchased a copy. She...
View ArticleEnter to Win Your FREE Copy of Doesn’t It Hurt? Confessions of Compulsive...
It has been a little over 6 months since Doesn’t It Hurt? Confessions of Compulsive Hair Pullers has made it’s debut. In honor of getting into the holiday spirit we will be giving away 3 copies of...
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