191: What if you suffered from trichotillomania?
This Is Actually Happening
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4.6 • 9.9K Ratings
🗓️ 18 May 2021
⏱️ 40 minutes
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Summary
“The person who was pulling was just stronger than the person who wanted a perfect life.”
Producers: Whit Missildine, Andrew Waits
Episode Summary: Growing up with a close, religious family a young woman’s aspiration for perfect beauty turns her into the very image of herself she was afraid of.
Today’s episode featured Caroline. To learn more about Trichotillomania, go to www.bfrb.org. There you can find additional information about Trichotillomania and other body-focused repetitive behaviors, as well as support groups and helpful resources.
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Content/Trigger Warnings: body dysmorphia, trichotillomania, explicit language
Intro Music: "Illabye" – Tipper
Music Bed: “Re-Entry” – Lee Rosevere
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Transcript
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| 0:00.0 | This is actually happening features real experiences that often include traumatic events. |
| 0:04.2 | Please consult the show notes for specific content warnings on each episode |
| 0:07.6 | and for more information about support services. |
| 0:18.4 | It always felt like there were two of me, the me that didn't want to be doing this, |
| 0:22.4 | then the other me wanting those sensations, living in that moment. |
| 0:27.2 | But the person who was pulling was just stronger than the person who wanted a perfect life. |
| 0:41.6 | From laundry, I'm Whit Missildine. You are listening to this is actually happening. |
| 0:47.5 | Episode 191 |
| 0:59.8 | What if you suffered from trickity? |
| 1:07.0 | Hey, prime members, you can listen to this is actually happening. |
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| 1:14.7 | Hi there, laundry listeners. Hannah and Sruti here from TrueCram Podcast Redhanded. |
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| 2:05.2 | My parents raised us in Memphis, Tennessee, like a suburb of Memphis called |
| 2:10.7 | Germantown. It was a really communal neighborhood. There was a neighborhood pool and my sisters |
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