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Trichotillomania and Body Dysmorphic Disorder

February 4, 2010 – 7:22 am

Dear World, Good morning! I woke up at 4am this morning because Jessie, our 8 year old Beagle began barking enthusiastically at what was probably a racoon outside the house. After laying in bed for about 45 minutes, trying to slip back into sleep, I finally got up. Now I have had my morning coffee, and [...]

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Musings on how having trichotillomania is like having dogs and cats learning to live together within my nervous system…

January 29, 2010 – 9:57 pm

Hello World! Today I encourage peace within my nervous system, having learned much from our dogs and cats! In our home Frankie and Jessie are buddies. Frankie is a six-toed orange cat with light green sea-mist colored eyes, and Jessie is a Beagle; a bit on the small side, with perfect Beagle markings. In living [...]

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What a busy week!

January 25, 2010 – 11:12 am

Dear World, good morning! Boy, what a busy week it has been, I am glad to finally be home for a while! After travelling to Wash. DC, and then Miami, I came home for a couple days and then went to Albuquerque, NM.  I went to a wonderful conference put on by the Center for [...]

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If you have trichotillomania and live in Florida…

January 6, 2010 – 3:58 pm

Dear World, hello! Well, beginning to get back into the swing of things after all the Holiday hullaballoo, and boy is this year off to a busy start! Today has been busy busy busy, but I wanted to comment on next week’s activities. I will be flying to the East Coast next week, to attend [...]

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Today – is a good day…

January 4, 2010 – 9:49 pm

Hello World! You ARE the world to me, and I am so glad you are here reading. Okay, update on my communication difficulties – and the report is everything was a smashing success. Not only was I able to speak with my dear friend in a non-confrontational way, I was able to keep the issue free of [...]

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Holidays and Hair Pulling…

December 21, 2009 – 11:47 am

Good morning world! Today, I am not so very happy. In the big scheme of things, there are no crises or major fires to put out, and life is very good, but I am a bit distressed so I will write about it. THIS will make sure I don’t build up a charge and end [...]

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Trichotillomania (Hair Pulling) in Ancient Days?

December 16, 2009 – 8:18 am

Good morning! I haven’t posted in a while, and it’s high time that I catch up! It has been a very busy few weeks, wrapping up with me not feeling well the past few days. But – one nice thing about getting sick is the reminder of how good it feels to feel good again. [...]

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Effective Treatment for Trichotillomania

November 20, 2009 – 6:10 am

Good morning, world! We do have it. Believe it or not, there IS effective treatment. Or, let me rephrase it more correctly – We now have treatment that is pretty darned effective. Problem is, it is hard work for the sufferer, and often uncomfortable. But – it does work. The other problem is few doctors [...]

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Appropriate Grooming when I have Trichotillomania…

November 15, 2009 – 12:11 pm

Good Sunday, World! I had a really interesting insight a while ago, and it has to do with appropriate self-grooming. Which I must say often feels out of reach – and is a miracle if we can do it – for those of us with BFRB’s…  lol!   Now that I am 53 years old, and post-menopause, my hormonal balance [...]

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Trichotillomania now an NIMH “Disorder of Interest”

November 5, 2009 – 7:45 am

Good morning World! Got lots to do today, but am working to remind myself to post more often on my blog. It’s a lot of fun to have a blog I am finding! Okay, here’s today’s news that is going to go out by Elert, but I wanted to mention it also – because here [...]

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