You Will Not Wear Wigs Or Fake Lashes. This Is Why.

From the many trich cases that I have seen, trichsters learn to hide their trichotillomania.

They wear wigs, or extensions, or fake lashes. Let me tell you why you don't want to do this. In the clip below (my preiouvs entry) you will hear a sufferer say that wearing wigs enabled her to hide her trich, thus allowing her to pull more.

Why is this significant? Because if we can hide it, then we won't feel embarassed or ashamed. If we can hide it, then no one will find out. That means its okay if we pull a few more hairs, cuz no one will know anyways.

Let me tell you a personal story. When i was 12 I had my first, huge bald spot on the top of my head. I hid it very well, but one day when I got out of the shower, my mother noticed.

She threatened to take me to a hair salon and cut my hair boy short. She said that if my hair was boy short, then everyone would see my problem, and I wouldnt be able to hide it in pony tails.

She gave me a week, then checked my head to see if there was any further damage and if the baby hairs were growing back out.

This threat to be "exposed" and revealed scared me so much, that within the next 2 months I grew back all the hair that I had pulled. Knowing that someone will find out drives us more to try and recover. I am not saying get someone to threaten you, of course not!! But making it easier to hide just gives us a relief that no one will find out. This relief tells our trich that pulling is not so bad.

I am not embarassed of my trich, I am not ashamed of it. But that does not mean that I want the whole world to know. Its a personal battle, and I can fight it without wigs or fake lashes. I don't need them, all I need is me.