[ SECRET POST #1654 ]

[case]

⌈ Secret Post #1654 ⌋


Warning: Some secrets are NOT worksafe and may contain SPOILERS.


01.



__________________________________________________

02. [repeat]


__________________________________________________

03.


__________________________________________________

04.


__________________________________________________

05.


__________________________________________________

06.


__________________________________________________

07.


__________________________________________________

TRIGGER WARNING FOR SUICIDE

08.


__________________________________________________

09.


__________________________________________________

10.


__________________________________________________

11.


__________________________________________________

12.


__________________________________________________

13.


__________________________________________________

14.


__________________________________________________

15.


__________________________________________________

16.


__________________________________________________

17.


__________________________________________________

18.


__________________________________________________

19.


__________________________________________________

20.


__________________________________________________

21.


__________________________________________________

22.


__________________________________________________

23.


__________________________________________________

TRIGGER WARNING FOR ABUSE, RAPE, INCEST

24.


__________________________________________________

25.


__________________________________________________

26.


__________________________________________________

27.


__________________________________________________

28.


__________________________________________________

29.


__________________________________________________

30.


__________________________________________________

31.


__________________________________________________

32.


__________________________________________________

33.


__________________________________________________

34.
[David Tennant & Catherine Tate]


__________________________________________________

35.
[The Roommate]


__________________________________________________

36.
[The Nine Lives Of Chloe King]







Notes:

Secrets Left to Post: 02 pages, 46 secrets from Secret Submission Post #236.
Secrets Not Posted: [ 0 - broken links ], [ 0 - not!secrets ], [ 1 - not!fandom ], [ 1 2 3 4 5 - too big ], [ 0 - hit/ship/spiration ], [ 0 - omgiknowthem ], [ 1 - take it to comments ], [ 1 - repeats ]
Current Secret Submissions Post: here.
Suggestions, comments and concerns should go here.

Comments

[fscom.livejournal.com]

06. http://i54.tinypic.com/rhimwx.jpg

[fenm.livejournal.com]

That's awesome! Are you getting some help to manage your condition?

And, actually, Scrubs is pretty good when it comes to the medical stuff, so really, finding out something medical from it isn't really anything to be ashamed of. (-:

[lashiec.livejournal.com]

I'm for education via fandom! My favorite RPG taught me the concept of fission and fusion as a kid.

This condition is the first result on google for 'hair pulling', and every result on the first page. Sadly, it is common but at least that gives you a lot of research material!

[writerserenyty.livejournal.com]

That's great! I'm glad you were able to learn from watching Scrubs, and being able to feel better :)

I also have trichotillomania

[(Anonymous)]

I also have trichtillomania (twelve years and counting -- I'm 19). It's more common than you think.

[(Anonymous)]

hey me AND loved ones have/had issues with Trich. I think that reading about it made things a lot easier for me, both in terms of my own pulling and being supportive to the others dealing with it.
for me personally, just getting a handle on anxiety (by maturing and paying attention to myself) helped a lot. this certainly isn't the way Trich manifests itself in all people, but it's something to consider. if you don't feel anxious/upset, you don't ingest the hair, and you're content with your appearance, it might be that you don't need to do anything at all!

[citrinesunset.livejournal.com]

I'm glad! Sometimes it's a relief just to know there's a name for something. Helps prove it's not just you.

And good luck. I was pretty fortunate when it came to this, but I remember what it's like and can sympathize.

[oflittlebrain.livejournal.com]

ok i don't really pull my hair out but i kind of mess with it obsessively and um i've had a professor yell at me for it before and it gives me a lot of split ends so it's a problem... um would that be the same sort of thing

FANDOM MEDICAL QUESTIONS

Me too

[(Anonymous)]

You're definitely not alone, OP.

[sainomadelaine.livejournal.com]

You're not alone. I've had it since I was 11 years old... I'm 23 now, and it's finally under control.

[(Anonymous)]

if it's not too much to ask, can I ask how you got it under control?

[sainomadelaine.livejournal.com]

A combination of many years of therapy aimed at dealing with my anxiety issues, styling my hair in such a way that it was really hard to pull it out, and getting really busy with other stuff (I started drawing again).

I learned to keep my hands busy. I hold stuff when I watch television, or when I read, because I find that without doing that my hands will just wander to my head and I'll only notice when it's too late.

[(Anonymous)]

Throwing myself in with the "me too"s. I wish I could stop, but it doesn't seem like it's going to happen.

[vivalana.livejournal.com]

Do eyebrows count?

I actually talked to a doctor about the habit and he just frowned a bit and said, "Well, stop it."

[sensualcoco.livejournal.com]

Yes.

Not a helpful doctor.

[vivalana.livejournal.com]

I know, right? Reminded me of this skit (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ow0lr63y4Mw&feature=related), except it was from a real doctor, and not Bob Newheart, who played one on tv.

[(Anonymous)]

Do we have the same doctor? I told mine I thought I had trichtillomania and even showed him the small "bald spot" I'd recently pulled out. He looked at me weird and said "why would you do that? Just stop. That's silly"

Ugh. If I could stop, I wouldn't have a small spot on my head that's missing hair!!

He's also the same doctor who told me to "smile a bit more" when I told him I think I have depression. :(

[miss-kate18.livejournal.com]

According to my doctor, yes, they do. I have trichotillomania as well as OCD, which my doctor thinks is related. I don't pull hair from my head, but a few years ago I pulled at my eyebrows so much the hair stopped growing completely and I had to draw them on. They've only just grown back.
Cognitive behavioural therapy could be quite helpful, if you're worried about it, maybe consider a psychologist?

This secret nearly gave me a heart attack

[(Anonymous)]

Am named Molly, also have trich, was pulling out a hair as I read it.

But hey, HANDY REMINDER to get back to those coping mechanisms my shrink taught me, at least. Thanks anon!

[hells-hikari.livejournal.com]

I have it too. And my parents are always telling me to stop. Well... it's not that easy!

[zanah0ria.livejournal.com]

I have it too, since I was 12/13 years old, it got so bad I had some pretty big bald patches on my head. I still get the urge to pull out my hair sometimes. :/ It sucks, but you aren't alone.

[zoey-says.livejournal.com]

Aw, you're not alone OP. I have it too. It started when I was 10-11. I didn't know what it was called and just assumed it was OCD. I also had this thing about organizing odd shit. :/ That was over 10 years ago and I've gotten it under control. It was a stress reliever, but I didn't realize I was doing it half the time. I stopped doing it on my head when I was 12 because family members noticed it and commented on it. It kinda freaked me out. Now it's something I do when I'm really nervous about something. Usually on my hands, arms or legs. It's not noticeable since I'd be shaving/waxing those areas anyways. I've kinda flipped it around in my head being a good thing (waxing/threading isn't that painful anymore) and not really uncommon. I mean, people do different things when they're anxious. Some bite their nails or pick their skin. To me, it's along the same lines.

[super-pineapple.livejournal.com]

Trich was always a bitch to me, because I never pulled out of anxiety or anything, just because it felt good, so therapy never helped. Took me forever to stop. But I did, and you can too if you work at it!

[(Anonymous)]

Thank you! No one could understand when I told them it didn't hurt!

Also, I'm really glad to see so many success stories of people able to overcome this condition. Yay, fandom.

[miss-kate18.livejournal.com]

I think it's great you now know what you are dealing with, OP. It's often a symptom of anxiety or OCD, so hopefully cognitive behavioural therapy could help you?
I've had it for a few years. I've gotten quite a bit better thanks to some tricks my psych taught me. My eyebrows only just grew back, which is exciting :D