Trichotillomania

    Trichotillomania. What does the name mean to you? How about trich, TTM, or a trichster? Well, this photo is about Trichotillomania.

    Trichotillomania is a Hair Pulling Disorder. It is classified as an Obsessive Compulsive Disorder (OCD). A ‘trichster’ is a person who feels the urge to pull his or her hair. If you are having hard time imaging the behaviour of Trichotillomania, then think about it as nail biting or finger cracking kind of habit. Trichsters usually don’t just pull out all their hair, rather they do it systematically one hair at a time; just like nail biting: one nail at a time.

    Majority of people start pulling their hair around the age of 13 or 14, and for most they never stop. As you have probably guessed, there aren’t any chemical medications that can cure this disorder. I think there are some behavioural treatments, etc., but I can’t say much about the treatments for trich since I am not familiar with any of them. A trichster may pull one’s hair knowingly or do it automatically without giving it much thought. It is also has been noted that trichotillomania could be hereditary.

    When I was around 13 years of age, that was back home (in Iraq), I went to the barber to get a hair cut. That barber was someone I knew from the neighbourhood and he was a very talented hair stylist. He was actually a very good artist who displayed his pencil drawings in his barber shop, and I used to love going through his drawings books. When I came home I looked in the mirror and saw few hairs on top of my forehead that were dangling down like it usually happens after a routine haircut and before taking a shower. I decided that they were out of place and I pulled them out—I think they were 3 to 5 hairs—and I never stopped pulling my hair until today.

    You are probably wondering: that’s it? That’s how it started? Yep. And I haven’t been able to break free from it for over a dozen of years now, or had relief from it, because it is always there in one way or another.

    As it turned out that both my dad and mom’s families pull their hair in a way or another. And as it happened it has almost affected the men only.

    Living with trich is not fun, just like living with any addiction, or anything for that matter that controls you. And living with trich in an eastern country is even worse.

    I don’t know why I took this photo or talking about trich because I have never talked to anybody about it in a personal way. Yes, family members and close people know that I pull my hair, but I had never actually talked about it to anyone except my best friend, Jesus Christ. And believe me He is more than enough. I think I took it for all the people who have trich out there and want to hear about it from others. Hearing about others’ experiences is good because we know we are not alone in what we are facing.

    I’ve never talked to anybody about it for many reasons: 1) I don’t have anybody that close to me to open up to them. 2) The people that are close to me are either not interested in hearing about it, or don’t share my beliefs (at all). 3) People are scared when you talk to them about things they don’t know…and yes sadly, we, Christians more so than others.

    Jesus touched the poor, the beggars, the sick, and the homeless; we, on the other hand, simply run away from them, or give them a shower before we touch them. With hearts like ours no wonder we are scared to get dirty, because our hearts are already dirty. When our Lord Jesus Christ touched the unclean He did not become unclean, but the unclean became clean. Also when Jesus healed people He made them stand up, not vice versa. (It was the demons who threw people down.) Sometimes I think I don’t deserve the title “follower of Jesus Christ”. Yes, obeying Him is very important to me, and yes I strive to live for Him and to be confirmed to His likeness. But to follow in His footsteps is a whole new level of spiritual maturity, and understanding of who He is in a much deeper and personal way. Let me ask you a quick question: how did you picture this next spiritual level, a higher step on a ladder? Well, it is not. It is stooping down to washing the feet of one person, where there is nobody else other than the two of you, on the most isolated place on earth—a person who you don’t agree with on anything.

    Let me give you some little stories about trich and me. Early on when I got trich I used to mainly pull the hair of my scalp, and so one day when I went to high school a class mate (that is still back home) saw the missing hair batches and commented (not in a sarcastic, or unfriendly way, he just made a comment) saying, “You need to change your barber.” I quickly responded, “It is not his fault; I pull my hair out.” Now why is this incident important? Because my response is pretty much my attitude toward trich: it is nobody’s fault, and I have never blamed anybody for it. This is very important, because as destructive as an addictive habit can get, its negative effects won’t be even comparable to bitterness, unforgiveness, and hostility.

    On of the saddest incidents with trich happened when I carried the little boy of a relative and he started crying as babies usually do with people they are not familiar with. His mom quickly came and took him from me saying in an angry voice, “Of course he will cry when you look like this without eyebrows or eyelashes!” I was shocked when she said that—shocked that someone can say something like that. I quietly went upstairs to my room, and sat down thinking about what she said. Then I thanked God that I had trich, because I realized that if I didn’t have trich then I could’ve very easily one day say something like this to some one suffering from trich. I’d rather be wronged by others than be the one who wrongs others. I realized I am a human like her, and if she could say something like this, I can say it too.

    Almost all of my extended family has settled in another country many years ago except one close family who were living back home as us. The mother of that close family used to always mention to me that I pull my hair. She didn’t have bad motives or anything, but she didn’t pass an opportunity without reminding me that I pull my hair out. (Believe me if someone has trich you don’t need to remind them, because mirrors do a very good job at it.) Years passed by and my family and hers left the country and went to settle in different parts of the world. They joined their son, who they haven’t seen for many years, in a European country. However, last year she came to visit us and we were very happy to see her because she was like a second mother to us back home. I was waiting for her to mention that I pull my hair, but for the first few days she didn’t say anything. And somehow I felt she didn’t say anything for reasons other than just being thoughtful towards me. After few days she said, “You know, my son pulls his eyebrows too.” When she said that I had a very strange feeling, may be because I had hoped inside that she was not mentioning that I pull my hair because she finally realized I have feelings.

    There are other little experiences I’ve had with trich but I won’t share them because some are really personal to me, and also I don’t want to make the description extremely long. However, there are few things I would like to share with you to may be help you understand people with Trichotillomania better:

    1) People who pull their hair are not insane. The get education, they make friends, they work and they get married, etc.

    2) People who pull their hair know that, so please don’t remind them.

    3) People who pull their hair don’t need you to “fix them”, that position is for Jesus only by the power of the Holy Spirit.

    4) People who pull their hair are very sensitive about their looks, so don’t force them to take photos, or put them on stage, etc.

    5) If God has not told you personally that He will heal that person don’t just go marching to them promising them something God has not promised.

    6) Trichotillomania is not a transmittable disease, and it doesn’t make a person dirty and slothful.

    7) It is ok to touch or play with someone’s hair if they have Trichotillomania: nothing will break, fall, or explode! But make sure you know the person very well, and are close to them, and ask permission first!

    8) If you don’t know what to say, don’t say anything. And certainly don’t give this advice, “Just stop doing it”. As if the person has not thought or tried to do so! It is like telling a person who is struggling with addiction to drugs, “Just stop taking it.” And also don’t give this advice, “You shouldn’t pull your hair out.” Sometimes it seems a piece of advice is the cheapest thing people can give.

    (Here I would like to give people the benefit of the doubt. I believe that people rarely say things with the motives of hurting others, and if that's their motive they are rarely aware of it. But you see people who are struggling with trich, overweight, low self-esteem, etc, are very sensitive in regard to those issues. So even a seemingly innocent comment can be very hurtful and be received as thoughtless. I myself am guilty of saying more thoughtless things than anybody else I know, and that’s not ok. And let's not forget that people hurt others because they are hurt. People who put others down are usually covering their own hurt of being made to feel “not good enough” by lowering some else’s self-esteem. Let’s not forget that the God who loves us and is helping us also loves those who hurt us and is so yearning to help them out of their spiritual and emotional graves just like He did and is doing in us.)

    9) Don’t tell a trichster that Trichotillomania is a sin against God and one’s body and that he or she is living in deliberate disobedience, unless: 1-You can heal them. 2-God told you that trich is a sin and that He sent you to convict them of their sin.

    (I know Trich makes one’s life less than ideal from human perspective, but I also know that people through out the scripture struggled with long term sickness, pain, lose, depression, life long enemies, deportation and unjustifiable trials. None of these make a life ideal from a human perspective, but God has allowed them. God didn’t promise us a Rose Garden—He actually told us to carry our cross and follow Him, and a sword, if we choose to follow Him, between us and our closest family members—but He did promise, grace, peace, and strength through trials. I don’t know where this “Christian” mindset in North America came from that says God has promised us: paid houses, two cars for each family, a promotion every six months, and a healthy family for life, and if that’s not the case then as soon as we pray God answers our prayers exactly as we asked and no matter what we asked! He is our Father indeed, but let’s not forget that He is still God of Gods and Lord of Lords. He is the one in absolute control, not us. He is the one who knows what is best for us, not us—and that’s what makes Him our Perfect Father.)

    2 Corinthians 12:9

    But he said to me, "My grace is sufficient for you, for my power is made perfect in weakness." Therefore I will boast all the more gladly about my weaknesses, so that Christ's power may rest on me.

    10) Whatever you do, don’t make fun of a person with trichotillomania.

    Of course those may not apply to everyone, but I would say generally they hold true.

    If you tell me that I have the power now to heal myself from trich with all of its effects, would I do it? Well, if I have that power I would give it back to Jesus where it belongs and let Him decide when He sees fit. Mind you that does not mean I love wearing a baseball hat to everywhere I go, or that I like not having a decent photo with my nephew or niece whom I adore, or I enjoy the fact that taking a photograph for a passport, or driving licence, etc, is a dreadful experience to me—but no matter how hard it is, God has allowed it, and He has His purposes and I am not going to oppose His work in my life, whether I understand it or not.

    Actually the only photo of me that I like, other than my baby pictures, is the one I took right before I had trich. As I mentioned earlier, I think I was 12 or 13 at the time. I might upload it to my flickr account, I don’t know, I will see. I used to like it before because it was the Before Trich part of my life, and now I am living in the After Trich part. But thanks to Jesus all lives are divided by either Before Christ or After Christ. And I am so glad that I have chosen the After Christ life :)

    Of course, I could go on and on about trich and its effect on a person, but I think any website about trich will give you a better description of what a person goes through. I could probably write a book about the last dozen years of trich and me!

    I would like to add that when I count my blessings, trich is actually nothing. After all hair grows back! And even if it doesn’t, this body is only my home for some years, not like the body Jesus has prepared for me that I will be living in for countless years. There are people who have lost limbs, paralyzed, lost sight, or loved ones—what is the lose of hair in comparison to losing someone you truly cherish?

    So no, trichotillomania is not the most painful thing ever happened to me, but God has used it to draw me closer to Him. To teach me to be sensitive to other people’s needs, and to sense when someone is hurt, broken-hearted, needs someone to talk to. God has used it to help me watch over the words of my mouth, and to be kind and gentle (still a long way to go in this area). God has taught me what it means to be comforted, and I hope that I can comfort others too.

    If you are wondering why I have not tried any treatment…well this is kind of a confusing point for most but let me explain as best as I know. Trich is a spiritual blessing. You see through it God has been confirming me to the likeness of His Son more and more. So I would rather it stay and I change to be more like Jesus than it goes and I stop growing in my character. Does it make sense? Yes, no? Believe me, trials and pain are the most effective tools to shape us for eternity—and God is like a skilled surgeon who knows how to use them, when, and how much to apply.

    I am not saying that God sends pains on purpose to make us hurt, but He does test our faith and sends us through trials. (Please do not confuse trials with temptations, because God absolutely hates sin and will never tempt us to do so.) And if we are going through something that was not His perfect will for us, He still would have had to allow it to happen, and so He knows about and we can ask Him and allow Him to work in us to shape us through whatever we are going through.

    Also the way humans heal does not build our faith, however when God heals we know it is Him and so our faith grows, He gets the credit and the honour and the glory, and hopefully others will witness and believe in Him.

    Will God ever heal me while I am on earth? I don’t know. Do I care? Yes, I do. Will it stop me from following Him, or trusting Him? No, it won’t. Do I want to be healed from it? I want His will whatever it is.

    2 Corinthians 1:

    3 Praise be to the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Father of compassion and the God of all comfort,
    4 who comforts us in all our troubles, so that we can comfort those in any trouble with the comfort we ourselves have received from God.

    I just want to add this one thing. Recently I have been having this feeling that even though God desires to make us more like Jesus through our sicknesses and trials, He sometimes just wants to heal us because He is good. I mean, patience is good, so is also growing our character in Christ, and being more humble. Yet, I am wondering if we use those as excuses to cover up our little faith in His goodness and desire to heal us. I am just feeling that God sometimes doesn’t want to teach us more than the fact He loves us, and wants to take away our sicknesses because He is a merciful and compassionate Father. And to come to this understanding of His goodness and to see Him as a loving heavenly Father seems even a bigger spiritual step than trying to figure out what His other spiritual purposes are behind our sicknesses. Just something to think about.

    PS: I really love the English language, however it is not my language of origin, and so I am always striving to master it more and more. So if you find any spelling mistakes, wrong use of words, wrong grammar, etc, feel free to let me know :) Any feedback will be much appreciated :)

    (Toronto, ON; winter 2008.)

    Comments and faves

    1. Gramma Elizabeth, Juleen_D, beadedbudgie, laurarnmd, and 70 other people added this photo to their favorites.

    2. Gramma Elizabeth (53 months ago | reply)

      This is more than moving ... and I will email you my words back...
      The photo is striking..and the scripture...this is what jumped out at me today from the lineup of photos.

      Thank you for sharing this ... and may the Lord bless it richly.

    3. Juleen_D (53 months ago | reply)

      Wow ...I am really amazed about your honesty and your Faith. And yes... you are a "follower of Jesus Christ" and i think HE knows that! We must Praise the Lord for His blessings and everything else He gives to us, and for you and persons like you that are able to be honest and Faithful and to comfort the others too.

    4. artistgmg (53 months ago | reply)

      Greetings brother/sister in Christ. It is nice to see someone else who has a strong, grounded faith in the Lord. I can tell you that if you truly desire to be healed of this you merely need to pray and ask for it in Jesus' name.

      "Verily, verily, I say unto you, Whatsoever ye shall ask the Father in my name, he will give it you.
      Hitherto have ye asked nothing in my name: ask, and ye shall receive, that your joy may be full."
      John 16:23-24

      I happen to pull my hair too but I don't manage to pull it completely out. It feels good to me like a scalp massage. My mother scolds me whenever she catches me doing it though lol.

      If you do decide you want to accept this suffering then you are greatly humbling yourself to the Lord.

      "Blessed are the poor in spirit for theirs is the kingdom of Heaven"
      Matthew 5:3

      God bless,
      Gabriel

      --
      Seen in my contacts' photos. (?)

    5. silent shot (53 months ago | reply)

      I am just reading the book of Job and it reminds me again that sufferings are intended to build our character and to make us better persons, closer to Him.
      Your writings are telling me that you are also closer to God through this problem, in such situations when no one can help, it becomes clear that the real help is in Jesus.
      -- seen in my contacts

    6. Juleen_D (53 months ago | reply)

      Its me one more time... and i wish to say to you that you are blessed and you are not alone " 5 Moses 31.8" this is sure.

    7. 001FJ (53 months ago | reply)

      Thank you all for the wonderful and encouraging comments. I really appreciate you sharing your thoughtful words and experiences :)

      And I hope that this little flickr account will be an equivalent to an online church where people come together, relate to each other, and end up in the one place where everyone needs to be--in God's loving, comforting, uplifting and protective hands, through the blood of our Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ and by the work of the Holy Spirit. Amen.

    8. beadedbudgie (53 months ago | reply)

      Thank you for the comment. It was really hard for me to make the decision to post a photo like that.

      Your photo is very powerful and amazingly well done.

      The first time I pulled was when I was 12 and found a strand of hair that felt "different" than the others, so I pulled it out, then found another, and another...

      I actually don't like photos of myself being taken as well, but I'm trying to have one taken everyday for the rest of this year as a challenge to myself

    9. laurarnmd (53 months ago | reply)

      God bless you. His grace is sufficient. I pray for His perfect will for you. As a physician and healer of pain, I long to reach out to you, but I respect who you are and the role trich has in your spiritual life.
      Laura RN MD

    10. wvgasguy (53 months ago | reply)

      I thought I was alone in this. I've done it as long as I can remember though I control it better now, especially since I've lost most of my hair due to age. In grade school I wore a "flat top" and I'd twist and pull on the little bit that could grab. In High School I finally let my hair grow but I typically would have a little bald spot where I pulled.

      It was very frustrating and yes I discovered what OCD is much later in life. Now I focus that on photography equipment ;o)

    11. suzanne† (53 months ago | reply)

      I am just completely struck by several things in this post.....firstly by what an amazing God we have, but I'm in constant awe of that all the time anyway; I am stricken by you're honesty, your sacrifice of 'self' to help others; struck by how you have claimed the promises of Christ to deal with it, moving forward through and with the help of the scriptures, rightly discerning them; seeing God at work like this is incredible; not to mention the photo and verse......

      this is the real deal, this is what it's all about, your words are a beautiful example of what it "looks like" to be a follower of Christ...may God richly bless you for it, wait, I think He already has through blessing us with this :)
      I had not heard of this condition and appreciated learning about it.

      oh, and,, my goodness, I was shocked when at the end you revealed that English isn't your native language - I would have never guessed such a thing reading this article, I was born American and couldn't have come close to articulating these thoughts as well..truly inspired.

      God is so good.

    12. mothermayi10 (53 months ago | reply)

      The hands of the almighty at work. Great shot.

    13. .Habeeba. (53 months ago | reply)

      I have always loved that verse of the Bible..

      Lovely shot, as for Trichotillomania take care of yourself, and I really appreciate your desicion of not getting treatment, people think I'm crazy when I tend to see things this way.

      God bless you. You will be in my prayers :)

    14. bethechange21 (53 months ago | reply)

      I saw this on Explore. I have Trich as well - since I was 14 years old - I am now 46. Thanks for bringing this to the attention of so many. I am involved in a study at Duke University trying to get some ideas of what causes this. I have had some success in controlling it through diet. The diet is pretty hard to stick to - but it does work.

    15. 001FJ (53 months ago | reply)

      Thank you all for the wonderful and encouraging comments :) And thank you for taking the time to read my rather too long "description" and the time to write your thoughtful comments.

      I would like to add that every comment is dear to me even if it is in regard to the photo only--without reading the long description. So thank you all very much :)

    16. Lindarosephotography.com (53 months ago | reply)

      My niece who is in a black and white picture I have in my pics HAD that same problem as a younger child and by the Grace of God has overcome the problem! I am truly happy to say she is not overcome by that issue anymore. She is now 16 years old and about 4 years free of the disorder.

      Amen!!

    17. Eric P. Olson (53 months ago | reply)

      For rose backgourd I use a simple black cotton backgrund, I was wondering what gackgournd you used for Trichotillomania?

      I commend your honesty. You're so transparent, and truly a follower of christ. Thank you for posting the information about Trich, I have heard of it, but if I had recognized someone with it, I would say nothing for fear of saying the wrong thing. aand ignoring it is worse??? I don't know.

      ..

    18. pavonne (53 months ago | reply)

      Your photo is more than just a photo; it is a learning experience for me. I didn't know there was a disorder such as this one and it is the first time I have read so much about it. I have also shared your personal experience through the English language -- which reads well -- by the way. It is moving and I am glad that Jesus walks you through each moment in this and other experiences in your life. By the way, I like your photo -- nice work!

    19. Pater JPM (52 months ago | reply)

      wow. God bless you. This is a moving account of a true cross.
      pax

    20. Jharris92 (52 months ago | reply)

      I love your pictures and each scripture you put with it!

    21. GodScript (52 months ago | reply)

      Nice photo!

      Just searching Flickr and found this photo. I think you might be interested in this...

      www.godscript.net

      and would you like to join a group I administer, godscript?

    22. N3074Echo (52 months ago | reply)

      Wonderful image and message!

    23. subliculous (51 months ago | reply)

      so you're saying that trichsters are MADE not BORN or what

    24. sugar cookie. [deleted] (50 months ago | reply)

      Your message is extremely inspiring.
      Like you, I started pulling my hair at age 13. I was combing all my hair flat after a shower, and I didn't like that a few of my hairs would not go flat like the rest so I pulled them out. I never stopped after that.
      I've had it for three years now, and sometimes I'll get some remarks I just can't stand. People don't usually realize that they're hurting your feelings when they mention your 'bald spots', but they are.
      I think it's important to let people know that it is a struggle that many people must unfortunately live with.

      --
      Found in a search. (?)

    25. appreciatehope [deleted] (49 months ago | reply)

      does this apply to pulling eyelashes?
      because i deffinatly have a problem with that:(

    26. 001FJ (49 months ago | reply)

      Thanks a lot for all your comments and favs :)

      And kayteeBUG, yes it applies to eyelashes (I pull my eyelashes too).

    27. appreciatehope [deleted] (49 months ago | reply)

      but i don't pull my hair. i actually HATE when my hair is pulled.. but even if i only pull my eyelashes, it still means that i have trichotillomania?

    28. 001FJ (49 months ago | reply)

      Hi, kayteeBUG, I used to work full time for 4 years and I never pulled my scalp hair in those 4 years, but I constantly pulled my eyelashes and eyebrows. I think a physician is the only one qualified to diagnose a disorder :) You can also read about trichotillomania online to get more info. about it.

    29. appreciatehope [deleted] (49 months ago | reply)

      merci for all your help :)

    30. loswl (49 months ago | reply)

      I was driving to work this morning thinking about this very verse of scripture, Its good to know that God in His infinite knowledge and wisdom knows more about me than I can ever imagine!!! :o)

      This Beautiful Photo is invited to INSPIKS Pool
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    31. kaylar2010 (49 months ago | reply)

      i love this.

    32. Photoprincess2006 (48 months ago | reply)

      Beautiful photo, beautiful verse. I love how you focus everything back to Christ. Thank you for your honesty and vulnerability. I think that's something that's beautiful about the body of Christ...we have nothing to hide or be ashamed of but everything we face turns out to His glory. Praise Him!

      Also, you are quite an artist and your photos are beautiful. Thanks for sharing this!

    33. still Sofia (48 months ago | reply)

      Dearest Brother!!! It's wonderful that you can express yourself through your pictures and words. Please know that we all have things or issues that the Holy Spirit wants to heal us from. He desires to set us free from ourselves. I know from my own experiences.

      Love your pictures!!!

      Your big sister!

    34. maniacmike (48 months ago | reply)

      "And even the very hairs of your head are all numbered"

      Oh how well I know this! Mine are falling out in numbers, - LARGE NUMBERS

    35. Pyogenes Gruffer. (47 months ago | reply)

      Great shot. I'm bald and loosing fast.
      You've been memed! I used your photo in a meme over at the My Meme group and invite you to become a member.

    36. LUV iz PHiSHee [deleted] (47 months ago | reply)

      GOD bless you even more and THANK YOU for sharing this info....

      LUVn the scripture(s)

    37. gabi.stemrich (46 months ago | reply)

      ...thank u. For knowing and understanding what I have been through. I'm 15 and i've only had it for a year and a half, but I have destroyed my hair.

    38. ---___000 [deleted] (45 months ago | reply)

      It's nice to see a trich-themed photo on here.

      I've been struggling with it since seventh grade (I'm a sophmore in high school now). I haven't gotten to the point where I had bald spots, or anything, but It's definately gotten worse than I would have wanted it to.

      Thank you for understanding. It's nice to know I'm not alone in this.

    39. Dana Lorenzana (45 months ago | reply)

      this picture is really cool and this is one of my favorite verses in the Bible because it only shows us that God knows everything about us and created every one of us differently and uniquely regardless of our struggles. And He can help break any addiction...God bless

    40. sweetkim0515 (44 months ago | reply)

      I myself have Trichotillomania, and I have found myself that my faith has helped me in coming in terms of accepting this obnoxious disorder (yes, it's really obnoxious,lol) . My story is somewhat simmular to your story, one day I was normal, and the next, I had the urge to pull my hair.

    41. kimthomas (41 months ago | reply)

      This is very powerful. I struggle with trichotillomania (eyebrows) and like you, there was no significant event that started my hair pulling, it just happened (age 12 or 13). I'm now 20 and fighting my hardest to NOT pluck. It's silly to think people are addicted to something so dumb, but we have no control. I'm going to go write these verses on my bathroom mirror so that every time I feel tempted to pluck, I can read these verses for encouragement.

      My 2009 resolution - stop plucking.

      Please add your photo to my group: Raising Awareness.

      God bless

    42. undeadonion (41 months ago | reply)

      I am not religious, but I like this photo. I also have trichotillomania, and I have thought of this bible quote before while thinking about hair pulling.

    43. 001FJ (41 months ago | reply)

      Thank you all for your comments and support :)

    44. LyricallyYours (40 months ago | reply)

      Thank you so much for posting this... I came across it by accident and was stunned.
      I had trichotillomania in elementary school, and by some miracle and a lot of effort on the part of myself and people who wanted to help me, I no longer pull. It took ages, a lot of patience, and plenty of prayer. I really wish that I had been told something like this back then, so that I wouldn't have been so embarrassed by what I was doing to myself--something that was practically out of control.
      I can't collect my thoughts... I just wanted to say that I am so happy that I found this photograph and message tonight.

    45. 001FJ (40 months ago | reply)

      Thank you mytimetoshine. Your comment has inspired me more than any other comment I can recall :)

    46. sylkky2 (39 months ago | reply)

      Hi, I'm an admin for a group called God's Word for Today, and we'd love to have this added to the group!

    47. † David Gunter (39 months ago | reply)

      Thank You for sharing
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    48. sylkky2 (39 months ago | reply)

      Hi, I'm an admin for a group called New Flickr of Hope, and we'd love to have this added to the group!

      Thank You for sharing
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      Thank you and please check for prayer requests and add any you might have for yourself or others.

    49. Satsumarine (38 months ago | reply)

      Thank you for sharing your story.
      I, too, have Trich and am constantly looking for reminders that I am not alone.
      Again, thank you so much for this.

    50. StrengthFromAbove! (36 months ago | reply)

      Hi, I'm an admin for a group called "I AM ALIVE FOREVER "...LIVING CHRISTIAN PIX, and we'd love to have this added to the group!

      Awesome!

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