#trich

[au7umnzzz]

I like Joey a lot because he’s one of the only cases in media where a character has Trichotillomania which is something I myself have suffered with for over a decade. (Not on my head however like Joey)

When I first read the comic I was so shocked I kept coming back to it again and again. No one ever talks about it which I assume is because it’s quite a niche thing but it means the world to me and also adds to his character. He clearly has a lot of pent up anxiety.

I can imagine him wearing a lot of hats to avoid touching his head

[sabertoothwalrus]

do you do any/multiple of these

hair pulling (trichotillomania)

skin picking (dermatillomania)

nail biting/picking

chronic lip/cheek chewing

compulsive knuckle/joint cracking

nose picking

multiple of these

none of these

Voting ended onAug 16, 2023

I feel like BFRB’s are REALLY common despite being so stigmatized, and I wanted to see how many of you are out there :)

[toonfinatic]

They should invent hair pulling that doesn't remove hair

[chestersbraincell]

Something I feel like is not talked about enough with bfrb’s(especially ones that involve tensing muscles for a while like skin-picking or trich) is the muscle aches from sitting tensed up in one specific position for fucking ages.

[yenvictory]

Mọi sự gặp gỡ đều là duyên phận, mọi sự trải qua đều là trưởng thành.

Sự cố chấp của những năm đó, sự đau đớn của những năm đó, đều đã trở thành một phần trong sinh mệnh của tôi, để tôi trở thành một phiên bản tốt hơn của chính mình.

Chút kinh hồng chốn nhân gian, liếc mắt nhìn lại thành khoảng không.

Những nhịp đập rực rỡ lướt qua đó, suy cho cùng không thể chống lại được sự đồng hành dài lâu tĩnh lặng.

Quanh đi quẩn lại, chìm chìm nổi nổi, cuối cùng mới nhận ra.

Thứ quý giá nhất trên thế gian này trước nay chưa từng là những đoạn tình yêu oanh oanh liệt liệt, mà là sự dịu dàng cất giấu trong những vụn vặt củi gạo dầu muối.

Là cho dù có trải qua bao nhiêu giông bão, vẫn có người nguyện ý nắm lấy tay bạn, cùng bạn ngắm nhìn mọi phong cảnh trên thế gian, cùng bạn đi qua năm tháng đời người.

[iliothermia]

Who’s your favourite oc? And what makes them your fav?

Matillo! I've drawn him the most, he always has different hair and such but he's always him in my brain.

He was originally a vent character I drew that was the embodiment of my struggle with trich/dermatillomania (symbolized in his fingertips and scars on his shoulders, his hair in most drawings is not his own) He's a betrayed man who refuses himself to be close to anyone again, undying, a bit of a monster. He wallows in his own pain and suffering and it's definitely to avoid being vulnerable addressing any of it. He's basically my one bad boy. I mean monster kind of literally, he's kind of like a Cronenberg monster. His flesh can flay itself, unfurl and consume other organisms. He's my favorite because he comes from my really raw, angry, worst years of my life and is a good reminder in a way of how far I've come! He's my safe spot to put all my anger from trauma into. He'll be happy again someday, I've been thinking of this recently.

[mutts-n-maws]

"yknow maybe if you just stoppe-" im going to bite you

[mrobsessedwithao3]

hey where my bitches with trichotillomania

what’s up with that huh? i’ve had trich for over a decade and it’s so frustrating oh my god how is there no cure wtf.

curious if anyone has any hacks / tips that help them, i’m a big fan of really weird random tips that no one’s heard of (probably bc i’ve tried literally everything lol)

the only thing that helps me is wearing stiletto fake nails as it mostly stops me being able to pinch properly, but my fingers get sore from wearing nails all the time so i need rest days to let my natural nails chill for a bit (pretty much always causing me to relapse ARGHHHHH)