Amanda's Trich guide

Recommended, Most Active Trich websites and boards (this is where you want to be to know what is new and is happening in trichster-world
TTM Mailer## (Strongly recommended) The TTM remailer is now seven years old. In that time, over 3,000 people have registered with it for at least two weeks, and over 125 have stayed with it over three years.	Tina's Trich site and resources ##
Trichees remailer## Trichees is designed as an major on-line (+- 470 people) remailer of people who are actively in the process of trying to stop pulling through various different means. It's a place for support and sharing our ideas, our successes, and our difficulties. Together we will prevail! Click here or send an empty email . Moderator: Julie Or subscribe by going to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Trichees
Brenda's Trich Bulletin Board ##	Parents TTM Online group (300+ members, run by Mike Grant) - send a blank email to parents_ttm-subscribe@egroups.com ##

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Bulletin Boards
Flower/Laska's Trich board ##	Another Trich board on AOL ##
Becky's Trich board ##	And yet another trich BB! ## (set up by Kommit)
Trich Commonality Community ##	Trich Teen BB ##
Brenda's Trich Bulletin Board ##

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Online chats
Leave a voice message and receive a reply!
Christian Trich Discussion Forum##	Talk to others via AOL Instant Messanger
Tina's chat link ##	ICQ and AOL contact names Also link to Tina's site## for more updates
Chat online to others ##(various chatrooms)	Set up ICQ ##to chat with others
	Peer Support Trichotillomania Chatroom ##
Call Jesus - You have a direct line - His line is never engaged and He loves you! He's waiting for you to speak to Him - He is waiting with wide open arms - just for you! Wanna know more? Click here

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E-mail contacts with other trichsters
TTM Mailer## (Strongly recommended) The TTM remailer is now seven years old. In that time, over 3,000 people have registered with it for at least two weeks, and over 125 have stayed with it over three years.	Trich Corner (meet others in your area)
Hubbies unite! (talk to a trichster husband) (Frank)	Talk to other trich males
Trich e-mail loop	Chat to other teenagers/youngsters
Trichees remailer## Trichees is designed as an major on-line (+- 470 people) remailer of people who are actively in the process of trying to stop pulling through various different means. It's a place for support and sharing our ideas, our successes, and our difficulties. Together we will prevail! Click here or send an empty email . Moderator: Julie Or subscribe by going to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Trichees

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Support Groups

Where can I find a support group in my area? 1) TLC Site## (and see my own list of support groups) 2) Contact TLC direct TLC snail mail address + phone 3) E-mail TLC

THEO Online Support group ##- About 50 people emailing each other with words of support, friendship, jokes, problems and solutions. Contact Patty for info

E-mail group for pullers 'of colour'

Join the JK diet support group

Support Groups that I know of

Support groups ##(OCD and trich)

Subscribe to parents group (same as above, just another way to do it.) - send a blank email to parents_ttm-subscribe@egroups.com ##

Ideas on running a support group

There is an online support group in Australia at
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/TTM-SupportInOz ##

UK Based meetings

Lynn Strack (lynnstrack@hotmail.com ) has taken over organizing meetings for London. People can sign up for email notification of meetings by joining Trich_UK-subscribe@yahoogroups.com

Catherine has started a yahoo club in hopes that she might meet others. It is in hopes of attracting other non-specific sufferers, but is also welcome to anyone with an impulse control disorder, such as trich. The club is called
thepulseofimpulsecontrol##
and is located under yahoo clubs (mental illness heading)

Find support This site is for people with this health issue and loved ones to find supports in their city or nearby. It also covers 200 other health issues and disabilities. No service charges. The site hopes to get donations in the future.

Judy's Trichotillomania Support Group.
An online support group to help those with trichotillomania and their families.

Join the group* and you can:
Post a message on the Message Board
Add some photos to the Photo Album
and much more

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Non-English Trich contacts Also see the E-mail team for support offered in other languages
(Dutch) HaarWeb : HaarWeb is a non-profit support-website in the Netherlands, created by and for people who suffer from a hair disease. Trichotillomania is one of those diseases. On our website you will find information on Trichotillomania; most of it is provided by TLC. There's also information available on hairpieces and hairspecialists. And you can find personal stories from 'trichsters'. HaarWeb Forum : On our discussionboard you can meet with other forum-members who are affected by Trichotillomania. Ofcourse this can all be done anonymously. Share your emotions, your thoughts, your experiences with TTM with others. You are not alone !	TTMamigos (Spanish) Este grupo discute trichotillomania http://groups.yahoo.com/group/TTMamigos
French E-mail Group	TTMamis (French) Ce groupe converse au sujet du trichotillomania http://groups.yahoo.com/group/TTMamis
There's an active *Brazilian* e-group on TTM. There must be like 40 people or more. Very kind people, all caring and always willing to help. About 10% of the messages are in Spanish. To learn more about the Tricotilomania group, visit http://www.egroups.com/group/Tricotilomania ## You may visit the eGroups web site to read all archived messages, to subscribe or modify subscription: http://www.egroups.com/mygroups ## To start sending messages to members of this group, simply send email to Tricotilomania@egroups.com To unsubscribe send an email to Tricotilomania-unsubscribe@egroups.com	Sheila in Brazil started a trichotillomania group for people who speak Portuguese!!Please join in to share your story and information with others! TTMBrasil (Portuguese) Este T um grupo de discusspo para pessoas que tOm TTM http://groups.yahoo.com/group/ttmbrasil

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Some personal stories and pictures Please check out Tina's site too for many more stories and pics of trichsters.
Steph's Picture Gallery## (from Steph's site)	Pictures of my trich friends
Hope's Story	Megan's story
Roni's Story and pics	Tracy's Story and pics
Debbie's Story	John Logan's story (and pic) (a second version)
Christine L's Hair Chronicles - the bravest woman I know!	Denise's story and tips
Angie's Story (very touching)	Brat's story + pic (a close shave!)
Ariana's Story	Natalie's story
Get to know Cheryn	Noelani's Jai's story (very inspirational)
Anne's story of gaining control	Geoff's story of hope and perserverence - a male perspective
John's story of acceptance	Amanda (from Canada)'s story
Charlie's story	Pauline's story
Sara (14)'s very inspirational, christian story of non-pulling	Valerie (Flower)'s story
Ryan (3)'s success story with the JK diet	Lori's story of Victory
Melissa's story	Pics of trichsters with bald patches Please note that this section is not in here to embarrass trichsters, but it has been found that some trichsters have a need for this kind of thing.
Mel's Australian Story	Lora's story
Desre's Story (success on the JK diet)	A Trich Monster story
Rebecca's story - How I stopped pulling eyebrows (incl.some very good tips)	Emily's very inspiring story (Christian)
Anna-Marie's story	Millie's PF story + practical tips!

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Betty's Diary entries of becoming PF - day by day account
Month 1	Month 2	Month 3	Month 4	Month 5
Month 6	Month 7	Month 8	Month 9	Month 10
Month 11	Month 12	1 Year 120 days	1 Year 240 days	1 Year 290 days
check out this space for further updates !!.... E-mail me if you want to send Betty a message

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1 year + Club (any memorable stories - being one year on the BB, one year PF/PPF, one year since you've known abt trich etc.)
My pictures and trich story (Amanda)	Marge's story of hope
Val's One Year success story (Yeah!)	Jackie's story
CJ at 554 days! (and how she did it)	Jackie's story after 2 years PF!
Kat's 1 Yr PF story ( 1 slip only)	Lori's 1 YR PF story
Anna-Marie's story (2 yr PF)	Jackie's story after 4 years PF

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