20 years and counting…and why that doesn’t suck
Twenty years ago, I was going on five years old. I wish I could say I had the hopes and ambitions of my future sparkling in my eyes while I went about life in a carefree manner, but I...
Breaking Down BFRBs – Katy’s Story
Last October we had a seminar in Toronto called “Breaking Down BFRBs”, we had several guest speakers who shared their personal stories with our audience. Here is Katy’s story:
The Eyebrow Game
Not everyone will understand why you draw your eyebrows, and you shouldn’t have to explain. In the 90’s it was popular to shave eyebrows off and draw thin ones back on. Now eyebrows have to be “thick” to look...
Navigating Misunderstanding
One of the most common questions among the community is how do we tell our loved ones about these disorders, and those posts are always met with many responses of advice. But what about when we have told someone...
Dear Mom & Dad: a BFRB Poem
A beautiful poem from the perspective of the writer’s 12 year old self. Written by: Mariahlyn Elvers from Calgary, Alberta. “Dear mom and dad, I need you to understand I don’t mean to leave hair everywhere, on the...
Awareness Week 2014 Extras: Nichola
Hey BFRBCanada followers! I’m Nichola and today I’m going to attempt to explain to you how I got Trichotillomania and why having a BFRB awareness week is so important to me. I have had Trichotillomania for 6 years, I...
Awareness Week 2014: Maddie
Hi! My name is Maddie Lapp. I am 17 years old from St. Louis, Missouri. I have been to one TLC Conference. I am also a part of the TLC Millennial Task Force. My journey with these baffling disorders...
Awareness Week 2014: Eileen
My Trich Story (possible trigger warning, discusses trich behaviors in detail) I knew what trichotillomania was long before I had it because I’ve always loved learning long words and discovering rare phobias and manias. I didn’t know that trichotillomania...
Awareness Week 2014: Eddie
I’d give anything to be able to pull my hair out right now. I know that’s not something people with Trich say, but my head is currently buzzed, I’ve had a long week of school, and I have no...
Awareness Week 2014: Andrea
As I’ve grown up I have always had a problem with stress. I label it “subconscious stress” because while things may seem fine and manageable on the outside, my hair, nails and skin would tell a different story. In...
Awareness Week 2014: Kristy
I was around 8 years old when I noticed an eyelash in my eye and got very upset and paranoid about getting others. I started pulling out the ones that would appear to stand out from the rest in...
The BFRB Conversation
Discussion is an important part of awareness—the good, the bad, the theories, the speculation, the triggering, the non-triggering, and whatever may fall in between. For BFRB Awareness Week, we want to start those kinds of discussion to break the...
I Shaved My Head To Stop Pulling My Hair Out: A Trichy Tale
A guest post by peer support group leader Julie Mason. ——– On January 17th, 2014, my hair and my head were in rough shape. I would say that about half of my hair was gone. After ten years of...
2 BFRB books you MUST GET!
Project Dermatillomania & Doesn’t It Hurt?: Confessions of Compulsive Hair Pullers are two books that you just HAVE to read! Why? Each copy sold = a donation to both CBSN and the Trichotillomania Learning Centre! How great is that?!...
Conceptualizing Trichotillomania as a Disorder of Addiction
The following is a research paper written by Brittany Meredith who is a Master of Counselling (Psychology) student in her second year of study. She wrote this paper last semester for her Psychology of Addiction class. Her interest in...