Monthly Archives: June 2010

Walking for trichotillomania awareness

Dear ones, As we have been looking at the work focus for the rest of the year at TLC, something came to mind for me on a personal level in response to the first week of October being Trichotillomania Awareness Week. Leslie has just inserted information on the TLC Hands-Down-A-Thon in the next IN TOUCH newsletter, and [...]

Beloved Ben

Dear ones, Today is Saturday, and when I awoke, I felt like I had cement in my veins.  Wednesday evening of this week, I made the choice to euthanize our geriatric German Shepherd, Ben.  My heart aches so, and there is a big lack of presence in our home now. Ben was 11 years, 7 [...]

A Retreat for those with trichotillomania and skin picking…

Dear ones, Woke up today pondering the upcoming TLC Retreat and what it means to me, and thought I would share some musings on it. Why come to a TLC Retreat? To honor your process, the truth of your life experience, to allow yourself the space to step outside of your habituated routines of behavior, [...]

Trichotillomania and Suicide

Good morning Dear Ones! Hmmm… I have a bunch of stuff on my mind, so I may just ramble a bit until I hit my stride. Is trich life-threatening?  Not often, but it can certainly be life-threatening. For a variety of reasons. Physically, one can develop a trichobezoar, or hair ball blocking the digestive system. [...]