Long Time No Pluck?

To all of you who are following this blog - remember the first step is to stop punishing yourself for your plucking or pulling.

Over the weekend - generally prime plucking time for me, I felt the plucking come back. The first thing I did was take a deep breath - rather than panic and berate myself for 'not keeping my word', 'oh no! I'm not really healed' and that sort of self-talk that I had to make a conscious choice not to give in to.

Here's what I noticed: a few days ago I started checking with the magnified mirror to examine my progress. I know I'm lying to myself and I KNOW this is potentially the first step down the slippery slope to Pluckville. But I do it anyway. Next thing I notice a couple of lashes poking out in a different direction. They're nice and thick, and long. Wouldn't it be great fun to pull those out? Well, NO! Actually, wouldn't it be beautiful to leave them alone and envision them with a whole bunch of similar kind of lashes? Sure, it would.

Then I remember to use the EFT - the tapping sequence takes me just 1 minute. I do it twice for good measure. I also realize that I need to do it in regular intervals throughout the day as a preventative. It's so simple, yet it does the trick.

Yesterday, after pulling an eyebrow or 3, I recognize the anxiety fuelling this impulse. I also acknowledged that the pulling would not relieve the anxiety. The anxiety, I realized, emanated from a sense of overwhelm: I have so many things to accomplish in a short period of time and am behind in my work to due the vertigo and migraine headaches I've been having the last 2 weeks or so.

Another deep breath or 3. Prioritize. I realize there are 2 major projects I need to clear off my plate in order to relieve the anxiety and have a clear head to move on to building the new blog and other business tasks I need to do. Those 2 things are: get my 2007 tax prep done (for Israel and the U.S.); and study for and take the written driver's test (in Hebrew). This is called Planning My Work and Working My Plan.

I also felt overwhelmed by the need and desire to update this blog, but not finding the time to do it. So, here I am and I apologize for the hiatus.

So, once again, I questioned whether I am 'trich free' for real; and what does it mean if I pluck a lash or 2 or an eyebrow? All it means is that I still have work to do. Today, in fact, I feel free. There is no anxiety fueling an urge to pluck or any urge to put my hands near my face at all. This is how I want to feel - not thinking about plucking or NOT plucking - just being. That's all. Know what I mean?

All of you who are reading this and writing to me continue to inspire me and contribute to my full freedom from trich. Thank you for letting me share this with you and contributing your comments, whether in private or on the blog. I always get such inspiration from you. Your comments and support move and touch me. And it always amazes me to see how much we are all alike.

So, there's no reason for any of us to go it alone. That's what this blog is for. Post your comments here anonymously if you like, but share yourself here, as a safe place to do so.

If you haven't already availed yourself of any of the programs here, I recommend starting with Abby Leora's eBook. Go for her full program if you are ready to take the leap; but, again, wherever you are on your journey, you are whole, perfect and complete just as you are!