19/12/2025
Iāve decided to grow my hair back!
Itās been a long time since I last tried, and honestly, it feels strange stepping into this. Iāve lived with trichotillomania for 22 years, (as a byproduct of autism and PTSD) and while itās been a struggle and really was a baptism by fire for my self esteem, it also allowed me to explore so many expressions of self ā mullets, mohawks, Chelsea cuts, liberty spikes, and every hair colour and styleā before I fully embraced being bald.
Wigs have always been complicated for me: hard to put on, hard to take off, and never feeling like āmeā.
Iām working now towards healing using metaphysical and alternative medical techniques, as the doctors are ill equipped to support this issue. Iām trying to target the compulsions to pull my hair with reiki, massage, and NAC, iron, omegas, vitamin D and medically prescribed š , while also nourishing and encouraging growth with vitamins as well as DHT blockers, and a special blend of castor and rosemary oil to break down scar tissue and encourage blood flow and healthy growth.
Once Iāve enough of my own hair, Iāll be able to use a permanent system, but for now Iām enjoying having buzzcut days, Bob days, long hair days, blonde days, and shaking things up!
I wanted to share this journey with you all as Iām aware Iām seen widely as a chubby bald witch! And itās also nice to document these things⦠so here are some pics Iāve taken this week, regrowth, the imperfections, and the styles Iām choosing right now to work with all this! š¤