I wanted to write this blog because I know that while those with trichotillomania have many questions about treating their disorder, I know that parents do, too. In fact, they may have even more because all they want to...
On March 4th, the Peer Support group based out of Toronto had the opportunity to have a guest: Dr. Mark Sinyor of Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre. We had posted to our Facebook page asking if anyone had any questions for...
Recently, I came across the story of a young girl named Chloe, a 14-year-old trichster who was giving away a number of MGA Entertainment’s “True Hope” bald Bratz dolls. Ironically, it was in the dermatillomania Facebook groups that the...
Growing up, all I wanted was beautiful, thick, long hair, like all the girls on TV and in the magazines. I wanted long hair because it was beautiful and feminine. Because girls just have long hair and it was...
Every year since 2010, Bell Canada has run their Bell Let’s Talk campaign. Being a phone company, we might be inclined to think that it would be some cell phone promotion, but instead it is actually a mental...
A special thanks to the pullers and pickers in the online community that commented and added to the dialogue on this topic. I have quoted some of you and paraphrased others, but have left all of your comments anonymous....
Many of you know I (Founder Sarah) wear a special hairpiece to help with my trichotillomania, that stays on for up to 4 weeks at a time. I traveled to Pennsylvania earlier this year where I learned how to...
In honour of BFRB Awareness Week and Day 2’s Topic: Trichotillomania, Kay touches on the importance of support and its impact on healing. The importance of support I have spent many years struggling with my trich. I was 13...
Laura Barton’s experience of attending her first peer support meeting in Toronto. ——— I hate traffic. The vehicular congestion, the people who don’t seem to know how to drive, that one guy that just has to get ahead of...
Our Founder Sarah Robertson was on City News Toronto last night for a special segment “The Inside Story” discussing her journey with Trichotillomania, BFRB’s and how CBSN came about! She would like to thank every single person who watched,...
Guys Have Trich Too! Guest Blog Entry by Sebastian Siwiec “When the Japanese mend broken objects, they aggrandize the damage by filling the cracks with gold. They believe that when something’s suffered damage and has a history it becomes...
Last week I (Sarah, CBSN Founder) had the pleasure of asking Mrs. North Carolina 2013, Josie Sanctis, a couple of questions related to Trichotillomania (Hair Pulling Disorder, TTM, Trich) which she has had since the age of 9. The...
Yesterday our Founder Sarah Robertson had the opportunity to take part in an online discussion on Huffington Post Live about Trichotillomania! It was a great experience and a great way to get the word out there that Canadians need...
Guest Blog Entry from one of CBSN’s Peer Support Parents Sandi Walmsley. Trichotillomania, from a Mom’s perspective I first found out about trich through an alopecia support group that I’m part of. I’ve had all forms of alopecia from...
This is CBSN’s first guest blog entry written by one of our amazing Twitter followers Sandy Rosenblatt! Follow her on Twitter: @sandybeach28 Living with Trichotillomania: An Opportunity? All of us have secrets. We learn to live with them. We...