Monthly Archives: June 2010

Walking for trichotillomania awareness

June 25, 2010 – 10:55 am

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 [...]

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Beloved Ben

June 19, 2010 – 4:51 pm

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 [...]

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A Retreat for those with trichotillomania and skin picking…

June 11, 2010 – 8:29 am

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, [...]

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Trichotillomania and Suicide

June 8, 2010 – 10:38 am

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. [...]

By Christina Pearson, TLC | Posted in Hair Pulling, Resources, Sharing, skin picking, Treatment | Comments (17)
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