http://cybermane.com/blog2 an anthology of stories about living with Trich Mon, 25 May 2009 05:34:24 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en My Trich Life Story in a nutshell started when I was about 12 yrs old. I started with my eyelashes and never pulled any hair on my head until my mid forties. I grew up in a very stressful household and for some reason this activity gave me great relief ... http://cybermane.com/blog2/2009/05/11/diabetics-cancer-doesnt-hide-so-should-we-paige-46-connecticut/ i was in the fifth grade staring into the mirror. typical day. mom did my hair because i didn't have the technical skills to do my own hair, unlike my younger sister that had been doing intricate braids since the first grade. i had two hairs sticking out of my ... http://cybermane.com/blog2/2009/04/14/untitled-by-devon/ My compulsion with pulling began when I was eight years old while I was watching a movie with my cousin. I remember telling her to try it, because it felt good. When I saw the very large bald spot on the back of my head, I was horrified and didn't ... http://cybermane.com/blog2/2009/04/10/my-secret-compulsion-by-emma-29-from-new-jersey/ my story starts when i am 9 years old. hi. my name is kristy and i'm a trichster in recovery. i was 9 years old when i first started pulling out my hair. i'm told it wasn't long after my grandfathers funeral. anytime i would get stressed or teased at school for ... http://cybermane.com/blog2/2009/04/10/the-best-years-of-my-life-taken-by-kristy-26-from-australia/ Hello, My name is Meghann. I am a full time college student and work part time at Dollar General, and I am now living in MI with my boyfriend. I have had trichotillomania for close to 20 years. My Trich Life Story started when I was probably around 7, ... http://cybermane.com/blog2/2009/04/10/my-battle-with-trichotillomania-by-meghann-20-michigan/ Hi, my name is Lauren and I suffer from trichotillomania. I started pulling my eyelashes when I was 10-11 because I was leaving a small elementary school where I recognized everyone's face and going to a middle school that was made up of 10 elementary schools. That was very stressful for ... http://cybermane.com/blog2/2009/04/10/my-struggle-with-trich-by-lauren-19-from-new-york/ Trich is something that I diagnosed myself with. I had recently read a 'letter to the editor' in some stupid teen magazine. It said that somebody was very grateful for the magazine's article about Trichotillomania. They thanked the magazine for bring attention to this disorder. Me, being 12 or 13 ... http://cybermane.com/blog2/2009/04/10/untitled-by-payton-15-from-new-jersey/ I'm Mitchell, I'm an Aussie and I met Charlene and found out about her cause through Facebook. My trichotillomania started when I was 12/13, my family was ripped apart by my father's actions (but that's another story). I began pulling at school one day, in one particularly bad English class. ... http://cybermane.com/blog2/2009/04/10/trichotillomania-8-years-on-by-mitchell-20-australia/ I’m sitting here typing this at the computer, just like any girl. Except I have no hair. I don’t remember the first time I pulled out a hair… but I know it was at the beginning of my ... http://cybermane.com/blog2/2009/04/10/from-a-teenage-trichster-abby-p-from-ohio-a-15-year-old-trichster/ Hello to everyone reading this, my name is Stephen. I'm 16 years old and i have Trichotillomania. I have learned a great deal of things from having this, you find out who your real friends are. And then you find out things, not so great.. Hmm, ... http://cybermane.com/blog2/2009/04/10/living-with-trich-by-stephen-16-from-texas/