#trich stuff

[dameronology]

i have trich, too, and it’s so fucking terrible. ive had people comment on my hair and be so insensitive and it just pisses me off. but no one actually talks about it!!! i only told one person irl and they laughed and called me gross. im sorry you’re dealing with it too. sending u sm love and support <3

it needs to be spoken/about educated about more; i had it for about two years before i even knew what it was & unless something about it had come up on my twitter timeline by chance, i wouldn’t have learnt about it. i’m so sorry that somebody called you gross; it’s absolutely not, it’s just as valid as wider-known mental health problems & part of the stigma around it comes from people not understanding. if you ever need to talk, i’m here & i’m sending lots of love and support your way as well! 💕

[rainbow-sides]

are those your actual eyebrows? i could never color my hair like that or make my eyebrows big like that. btw im not saying its bad. i just wanna know if its real or drawn that big.

Hello! I've discussed this on my blog before, but it was a while ago and I'm sure not everyone saw it.

Yes, my eyebrows are makeup. No, they are not actually that thick (although they would be that dark if they were). In fact, I have (almost) no real eyebrows! I have trichotillomania. You can search that word on my blog or Google it for more of an explanation. I color my eyebrows like that to a) make it so that people don't notice my lack of eyebrows and b) alleviate gender dysphoria. It's a two-for-one!

My hair is naturally very dark brown. I bleach it and normally have more vivid color in, but this time I was doing the trans pride flag and so the center stripe was left blond. Also it's very faded (I'm re-doing it this week).

[bareinn]

i’ve been ghost on medium for a while but i’m back(???maybe). check out weeds a little poem of me personifying the illness that makes me pull my hair when i’m sad or anxious. give it a like if u have an account!!

[lemuriidae]

Relapse is proof of progress. If you did it once, you can do it again.

[lemuriidae]

I don't have eyebrows right now but it's ok

I'm going to get them back it's fine

[lemuriidae]

woah so i might be part of the BFRB precision medicine initiative and I literally started sobbing at the vague and distant possibility of never ever having to pull out another hair 

[lemuriidae]

One of the most inspiring things I’ve ever heard was something my mom told me a few years ago. She told me about this child whose arm was paralyzed, and how the doctors fixed the other arm down, forcing the child to use the arm that did not work properly. The child’s arm eventually stopped being paralyzed. The brain is malleable. Nothing is absolutely certain. You have the power to change it.

Me in 10th grade (2013) with no eyebrows/eyelashes + about 6 months of hair growth vs. Me now, with eyebrows, eyelashes, and most of my hair (2017)

[chowderin]

Ive had people tell me that my trich is so bad because I’m just weak willed or give in too easily and like yes. that is true. but not for my trich.

its not like making a compulsive purchase at the store or giving in to someone’s requests. it is an actual deep physical ache that makes my body hurt if i’m not pulling. i start to panic. resisting and fighting the urge to pull is painful.