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Funding for a Trich Film

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Hi fellow members!! :wave:

I'm a recent supporter for this campaign that's been raising funds to make a documentary film about trichotillomania in order to bring about awareness.
Please visit the website: Trichster
You can also check out the trailer here.

Since there's only a limited time left to gather enough funds to make this film, we need more supporters to make a contribution. The least anyone can do is to share this link aside from spreading the word about trich awareness. Be sure to check their facebook and twitter pages for any updates!

Thanks in advance! I hope that we can put an end to the stigma once and for all! No effort goes in vain when it comes to making a difference. Never give up hope! :hug:

I'd also like to thank Kikuka-chan for allowing me to post this! :D
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The Pull Free Campaign begins 1/7/11 at 12:00am your time and lasts until 1/7/11 at 01:00am. As time goes on these campaigns will get longer.

Everyone who successfully refuses the impulse to pull will get:
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Pulling even once will NOT get you disqualified. The requirement for staying in the pull-free campaign is that you RECOGNIZE the motion or the action as it happens and attempt to stop it. However, we do only rely on your word, because we trust you and if you find that you broke that trust, there will be consequences.

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~CupcakeKoopa Feb 15, 2013  Hobbyist Digital Artist
oh gosh, thank you so much for making this group :) I used to feel so weird about my trich...i felt like the only one, and i felt like a freak....i'm so happy to know that that isn't true :thanks:
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~hugpatrol Oct 12, 2012
hey sorry for not answering til now but yes i would love to be a Affiliate again soory for waiting so lond :hug:
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~thepoisonedapple12 Jul 4, 2012
Sorry to ask but is this something I should see a docter about? I went as a child but no one could tell me what was wrong with me.
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~KindCritc Jan 14, 2013  Hobbyist Digital Artist
It's like, a mental thing. You should go to a psychologist; it seems scary, but it's nothing to be afraid of. If someone gets on you about it... "Ooo. Making fun of the guy/chic with the mental disorder? Real classy."
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~MandyTheWolfbat16 Jun 29, 2012  Professional Artist
I have this disorder too,but I don't pick out my hair,only my eyebrows and eyelashes.And a person at school was picking on me cuz she spread rumors saying that I got my eyebrows "Tattooed" and now my friends think I'm weird.But this group I can relate to.Now I know that there are people out there just like me.
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~AsherSaysHeyyLol Apr 28, 2012  Hobbyist Digital Artist
YES! Finally A GROUP With My Disorder! (Trichotillomania)

Its Good To Know That Im Not The ONLY One With This Disorder...
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~HaloRAWRS Mar 24, 2012  Hobbyist Digital Artist
can someone please help me with this i just learned that i have Trich and im really upset and worried about it
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~SquigglesOnPapers Apr 2, 2012
Sorry this response is so late! I'm not sure if anyone else has spoken to you yet, but I can try and help. If you have a Skype or something, go ahead and message me at owl.sprite . Just say you're from the club and I'll accept you and we can talk! If you don't. just shoot me a message on here with any and all questions and concerns you have. I'll do my best to answer all of them!
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~HaloRAWRS Apr 2, 2012  Hobbyist Digital Artist
thank you for responding, i do have a question is there anyway i can stop myself from doing it?
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~Kikuka-chan Apr 8, 2012  Hobbyist Photographer
Fuuu, delayed response, sorry. ^^;

There are therapies, corrective behavior, and supplements/medicines available to help. I took NAC (google it) for a while, and it did help with my pulling urges, but not so much with my ability to resist. Resistance came once I was on medication. Now, that won't work for everyone, but for some people it really does help (walking success story, I'm 34 days pull-free).

Like Squiggles said, anything to occupy your hands is great, but if it's going to school with you, it's best if it's discreet (you don't want classmates wanting to play with it or have it confiscated).

I also pull from my eyebrows, so I can relate to your situation. I got to the point where one doesn't quite grow back all the way, it's very sparse. But even when I'd pulled them completely out of existence, since I didn't have enough hair for bangs (pulled from the top), I started using an eyebrow pencil.

I still use it, in fact. Get one in your natural hair color or one shade darker, and following the natural shape of where your eyebrows are, lightly fill in with feathery strokes. Softer is better. A pencil that is waxier rather than more like kohl works better, because it lasts on your skin.

I have bangs now, which I generally keep eyebrow length, but I still fill in my eyebrows. I find it really does wonders for how I feel about my appearance, and without that stresser, I'm less likely to be upset over it and pull more.

Sorry for the wall o'text, but I really relate to your particular pull situation.
Best of luck! Feel free to ask me anything. Note me here on dA, or like Squiggles, I also have a Skype (kkorpus) and anyone from trich-club is free to contact me on it (just say you're from here). I've also got that ancient form of communication: AIM. KikukaChan there, should anyone but me still use it. :XD:
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