​Trichotillomania and hair extensions

We received this incredible feedback from one of our lovely customers who suffers from​ Trichotillomania.

​"I have had this condition for 25 years. I first began pulling my hair at the age of 18. I can't tell you what I did last week but funnily enough I can still remember very clearly pulling that very first stray hair and how good it felt.
I was going through a stressful time and my GP told me it was just a bad habit and to take up
knitting!

From that one stray hair I soon progressed to constant hair pulling leaving me with huge bald
spots. Eventaully i moved onto my fabulously long thick eyelashes until I did not have a single one and then my eyebrows.
Whilst it felt really good at the time, after I had pulled I would become very distressed at what I had done to myself and couldn't bare to look in the mirror, but I couldn't stop. I had always taken
great pride in my appearance and never left the house without full makeup. I pencilled my eyebrows and used thick black eyeliner on my eyelids (this was before false eyelashes were popular) but there was nothing i could do about my hair.

Fast forward a few years and 2 children later, I eventually I resorted to wearing 10 euro wigs from ebay that looked so false, and as I had a toddler I was constantly in fear he would pull it off in public. I felt awful, I didnt want to leave the house and I began suffering from severe depression and anxiety.
I was too ashamed to go to a hairdressing salon and I had no where to turn.
There would be times I would pull less, but during any sort of stressful situations I could kiss my hair goodbye as I would pull until i was completely bald.

It was after a good spell of minimal pulling that I finally plucked up the courage to make contact with Our Little Secret. I was so embarrassed and ashamed as I explained that I pulled my own hair out and had lots of bald patches but she quickly reassured me that there was nothing to be ashamed of and she was familiar with this condition and had clients in similar situations, which shocked me, i thought I was the only one who did this. I had always been a fidgeter, hair twirling, nail biting but I had no idea I was actually suffering from OCD and nerves. Melissa was so sweet and friendly I decided to go ahead with the consultation.
 was still rather skeptical that I would be a suitable candidate for extensions such was the state of my hair but 30 minutes after she arrived at my door, I was completely at ease and she was
already applying my new extensions. 2 hours later I had a full head of glorious hair down my back for the first time in years and years. I cried.
I know it was challenging for Melissa and she had to incorporate a few different application techniques but my hair was perfect.

Everything changed after that and not only did the extensions transform my appearance instantly, long term I was pulling only occasionally and only the odd hair, i loved my hair so much I didnt want to ruin it.

The added bonus was while I had my extensions in my own hair grew back!
That was maybe 10 years ago and I now have a full head of my own hair and hair pulling is a thing of the past for the most part. I am still never without my hair extensions though despite having my own hair I absoultely adore my extensions, they are easier to manage than my own hair and lets face it they are
fabulous :)

I'm not saying that hair extensions can cure trichotillomania but from personal experienced they really helped me. Before I contacted our little secret I felt helpless, hopeless and alone, I was sure I was going to spend the rest of my life in wigs. I can't recommend Our Little Secret enough, its completely confidential and there is absolutely no judgement, just kindness understanding and professionalism, so dont be ashamed give them a call, it will be worth it trust me."