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Trich at school
I'm only 14 and living with trich. None of my friends know and I'm finding it really hard as I don't really fit in. This is because to be popular you need to wear your hair down and flick it around 24/7. I don't have the capability to do this! Any advice as to how I should get through it? Or atleast get through the stress?
Hi Isobel33, thank you for your question. I am sorry you are having such a challenging time with trich. I recognize the added difficulty of being a teenager at school and the importance of acceptance and belonging with your peers. You mention that your friends don't know, do your parents know? Are you receiving any professional help for pulling? Do you have any friends you trust enough to confide in about your problem? I recognize talking about it is not easy, but having support is a very important part of recovery. I do not know the extend of your pulling or the details of your pulling patterns, so I am not able to make any specific recommendation, but hair extensions or wigs are often an option explored by teens to boost confidence in social situations. Is that something that is accessible to you?
Does ANYONE know about your trich? CAuse carrying it all inside adds a lot to your stress. I know from my experience that when I told about my condition to someone, I felt much better.
It's hard. I just learned how to hide it the best I could. I pull from the inside so that I can wear my hair up without being noticed. I can sometimes get away with halfup and I almost never wear my hair down right now.
Do your parents know about your pulling? I got married in September and I used clip in hair extensions and pulled off a half down look. They were pretty expensive tho. Like $150 I think
I wear a lot of head bands. Try a lot of different hair products.
This is something I struggle the most with right now. Hang in there !!