Marijuana Trial #2

So I tried a second time with a different weed (I think) and I still found no results. I still felt the urges to pull even while I was high.

I smoked less this time, so I wasn't panicking or felt like having a heart attack, but while my friends around me were falling asleep, I felt pretty much the same...only with a slight buzzing in my brain.

I guess it works for some, and not for others.

As usual, I fall under the others category where it does not help. I am sick of being the only one who can't find any sort of temporary relief. I've tried everything: hats, gloves, exercise, vitamins, amino acid pills, even drugs.

I am so sick of this. I don't want to cry myself to sleep anymore.

Interesting New Take on How To Stop Pulling

This article, written by a group of psychologists at the Neuropsychology Unit at the University Medical Center Hamburg Eppendorf in Germany, discusses certain methods you can use to stop pulling, and explains why other methods (that most of us have already tried) don't work.

This new method that they introduce is called "decoupling" which consists of analyzing your current behaviour and "re-arranging" it by distracting it; sort of like how you lose count when someone else is counting really loudly next to you.

This is an example of how the article suggests you can break a pulling behaviour (fingers on scalp, for example) by distracting yourself with a similar behaviour. They stress that this new "decoupling" behaviour needs to be similar because it encourages the "unlearning" of an ingrained habit (hair pulling).

There is a chart that is included that specifically outlines how to "decouple" your behaviour. These methods are strongly based on the psychological aspects of habit and not the physical or emotional aspects of it.

I strongly suggest you read it. Let me know what you think!

Marijuana Trial #1

So I decided to self-medicate with marijuana. I've heard a lot of good things about how it helps Trichsters with their pulling.

Unfortunately, my experience wasn't a good one. Whether it was the strain or not, I basically had a panic attack the whole time. My heart was racing and I could feel it pulsating through my ears. I became anxious and I even pulled during the time I was under the influence.

From what I was told by more experienced marijuana users, this was not the Indica strain of marijuana that is used for these purposes.

I guess I have to wait and see if I can find one that does.

To be honest, I'm secretly looking forward to having a temporary fix. Because at the moment, I don't have time or means for a permanent one.