A good couple of days

My head is itching like crazy and I have pulled a little recently, but for the most part, this weekend has gone REALLY well.  It could be the new homeopathic.  It could be that I’m at my parents’ rather than my own house.  It could be some funky swing in my body chemistry.  Whatever it [...]

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One small step

I tried an additional homeopathic remedy this week and I’m in the middle of the treatment.  I was feeling very anxious & aggitated this morning, but I’m not sure if it was a flair up of symptoms (which sometimes happens with these treatments) or if I was just overly tired from staying up too late.
However, [...]

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Unbefreakinglievable

That’s almost as bad to type as supercalifragilisticexpialidocious!
So a couple of posts down I was lamenting about trying to use my experience as a behavioraly oriented music therapist to help with Trich.  I know the theories and how it should work, but I can’t exactly do music therapy on myself.  So after attending the 2008 [...]

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What to even say…

I had a bad night last night.  I stayed up later than I should, working on things that could have waited.  I knew that and kept pushing myself.  I pulled A LOT!!  The worst part is that I knew I was doing it and let myself keep going.  I don’t think I tend to associate [...]

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Something to Ponder

As I’ve mentioned before, I find it frustrating to be a music therapist with a behavioral background.  I can set up a behavioral program for a student, and I can “work the system” to make them succeed and work towards their goals.  I cannot, however, do this for myself!  I seem to be better at [...]

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TTM/TLC Retreat

When I first started pulling I was a member of the Trichotillomania Learning Center. I think my membership lapsed when I started college. Or maybe it was when my parents made me pay my own membership dues. Either way, it has been a good 15 years or so without having much contact.
However, [...]

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Diatribe

I don’t feel very witty and I don’t have a whole lot to say.  It has been a few weeks since posting, though, so I feel as though I need to put something on the site.  I’m still struggling with my pulling.  I am barely aware of my pulling, and even when I am, I [...]

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