*Don't pull my hair for 20 consecutive days.

Wow up to day 13. Nearly 2 weeks. It may Sound corny, but this is like a milestone for me. It’s so hard to get out of this habit. Once yon have started back up again. I feel positive. A d I know I will accomplish it. I have faith in myself that I can stop permanently!! Thanks to all my good friends for cheering me on!!

So I finished the first mini goal. 7 days of no pulling!!
Today Im working on day 8. Just going to do what I have been doing. I’m keeping positive and not letting things stress me out. Just going day by day!!

i feel like i’ve made it so far already!! im almost complete with my first mini goal! A week is a mile stone for me right now!! My confidence levels are boosting!! Im trying not to waver!

So, im calling this day 2
day one was kinda rough.. actually a few hairs caome out like 2 or 3 but not intentionally pulled.. u know just kinda touched them and tried to smooth them into place… and they came out too easy. plus it wasnt like a trance pull where i start just going at it and not stopping.

Im still counting as day one completed….
Wish me luck today

i’m back at day 1.. i cant stop myself.. i was so strong before.. now i feel helpless and lost…
im gonna try again
I need u all!

yep im starting this again!!!! Hopefully i can finally get back on track.. the more i neglect blogging about this.. the worse it gets. I need to take control of my life.

Damage not to badd.. want to keep it that way….
today i start over
Pray for me!

hopefully i can make it past day 20 this time and even maybe past day 27! then i would really be starting to break some records!
stay strong everyone.

yeah still pulling…. just had a session not too long ago…. i think what im going to have to do… is buy sunflower seeds and keep my hands busy all day.. that worked before. im not doing it as bad as before.. but i dont want it to get worse… so im starting as of now to count.
if i dont pull til midnight, i will count that as one day.
Guys any positivity would help!!! i need all the motivation i can get!!

Ok so I had my hair shaved completely off on Friday,January 16, 2009. I have not pulled since! And it’s funny the urge to pull has gone with it. I made the head shaving a ritual of sorts, in which I letting go of old things to make the positive drastic changes I want and needed in this lifetime. I have to admit I was quite apprehensive about how I would appear with a completely smooth noggin.

I shaved my head because I wanted to present myself and what is most vulnerable to me and that’s my head and what’s in it. When I’m anxious-I’m at my head…when I’m bored-I’m at my head…I wanted to expose the places I’ve covered for 20 years. This is one step to self healing-exposing my wounds outside to get to the ones hidden inside.

For 20 years my whole head had not been exposed…I had it so bad I wore extensions and then resorted to wigs just 2 months ago.

I couldn’t take it anymore…for one the wigs looked like wigs on me- I couldn’t parade it with confidence and it was so expensive for me to keep buying hair [especially with the way the economy is going
:-( } And lastly I hated the disguises I was using while not facing my problem(s).

So I went to a traditionally “male” barbershop- patchy head and all and asked to have my head shaved smooth. It had to be shaved smooth in order to be even with the “design patches” I created.Believe me I hesitated several times in my head, texted two friends(just 2 let them know what I was doing-knowing I would do it irregardless of their stance against it), and then in the end & suprisingly with their support had the 10 min. procedure done. The barber turns me to the mirror when he’s done and taaadaaaa!!!! I actually look cute with no hair….but that’s besides the point.

Having no hair to pull on my head allowed me time to go in overdrive mentally to start putting in place new habits- put positivity back in my mind. To ensure that I’m ever so conscious of my actions with my mind and my hands.

Those urges-to-pull have changed to scratching-a-itch…for i.e. I have put in my mind that those urges are an itch so instead i scratch my head or better yet moisturize it. I think being able to wash and massage my own scalp everyday and doing sauna has helped alot.

When I’m sitting in traffic, reading a oook, watching a movie, etc. I honestly no longer have the urge to pull. Instead I run my hand over my head taking in the shape of my skull and the feel of the stubbly new growth

I wish I had time now to articulate this change thoroughly, but I have to get to class. I will keep posting….

On a side note:
Metamorphoxix and metamorphoxix2 i.d. on 43things = same person-> that’s me…apparently i lost memory cells when my hair was shaved off.

i finished the 7 day step..so now today is day 8
so far so good..no urges..i hope i can make it to 20!! I guess i forgot how easy it was to go back to pulling..thank god i didnt do much damage..a year makes alot of growth!!!
Nat