stop pulling my hair

so

i actually talked to someone about this. and i realized that this is more of an addiction

and i thought, wow, this should help me battle it

but for some reason, ive stopped trying

but im going to try again now
with the
*Don’t pull my hair for 20 consecutive days.” goal

lets try this again!

sooo

i was really in despair
because
i pretty much pulled all my lashes out the other day….
=’(

so i guess im starting over???

any advice?

i found that if i tape my thumbs with medical tape before i go to bed…i don’t pull while i read. (i read my books in bed)

Thank you so much! ncfrisbie !!!

so im a few days down!

sometimes, i think its better if i dont’ think about it because when i get caught up in the business of life, i dont’ even consider pulling

anyway

im

8 – 5

• my special rule is that if i can control my urges to pull, then i won’t start this count over…but if i get out of control then the counter starts again from 0
  and

5 days no pulling in a row

• this count starts over if i pull one day…

so … im regressing
maybe its just a phase (pms?)

but

yeah
encouragement/ADVICE on how to stay motivated???

0 – 0

im starting over my days in a row

so 0/21 days in a row

but im 7/21 days pull free

my goal is a little different

new rules.

if i can do 21 days in a row…(how many days to make/break a habit.) ill allow myself to have my ipod i got for christmas

but…if i go 21 days w/o pulling, i can get my legwarmers..
HOWEVER, the point of this two system is so that when i do pull i don’t get depressed…but learn to take control of the urges and not pull the rest of the day
so
if i don’t get my urges under control on a day i pull, then the 21 days (not in a row) start over.

im trying to make incentives for myself…yay for economics!

anyways..

so today
was 5 days w/o pulling
day 1 of 21 days in a row.

yesterday was three days

today is four days down! woo hoo!

so … i pulled today

but i knew that if i let myself go, i would let this day take over as my day to pull because ide be starting over again anyway the next day whether it be 2 hours away or 12 hours away. (does that make sense?)

basically
i knew i would just pull away if i let myself slip

so i created incentive for me today

i told myself,
that if i could get my urges under control and not pull the rest of the day, i wouldn’t have to start my goal over again. I would NOT count it as a completed day, but i would allow myself to just not count that day. if i ended up pulling more, i WOULD start my goal all over

and i got it under control!
so!

although i didn’t get day 3 down
i’ve definately got 2 days under my belt
day 3 is still in the process!

okies

so my goal is 21 days
then i can get my legwarmers ive been dying for

and if i do it another 21 days
then i get my ipod

so

21 days = legwarmers
42 days = ipod

BUT

ONE DAY AT A TIME
is the most important thing

so

2 days down!!! yaya!

soooo

i got my wisdom teeth removed two days ago…
and that night, i started pulling again…subconsiously while i was watching a movie…which is wierd, because NORMALLY watching television helps me to not focus on the pulling – maybe it was the annoyance of the puffy cheek??? who knows, but the next day I did better, BUT i did pull

so today! im starting over! im getting a little depressed, but i know i can really only beat this if i have a positive attitudue…
so thank you so much xlovespellx and Trixie, for being such encouragements.
and Wooleyduck for assuring me, and others, that it IS POSSIBLE
many times i think its not
but you guys have been great!

<3
bless you all