Thanks to Trich

Wow! I've been posting a lot lately! Well, I guess we are getting real good records of this part of my life after having none for so long... Anyway, that is not what this particular post is about.

I really try to find some way that I can be thankful about everything in my life. Of course, I have struggled a lot with that in relation to Trichotillomania. How can I be thankful for it? Does that mean I'm ok with it? Have I simply accepted it and given up on recovery? How can this work? Besides, for what could I honestly be thankful about Trich? I can decided to deal with being grateful for the community and ministry I can have in relating to others and helping them through their struggles, but it wasn't enough. This feeling in my stomach was still there saying that that was just a dismissal, that I still was not finding something to be thankful for.

NOW I have it! ...and I can say it loudly and unhesitatingly and unashamedly!
I am thankful for having Trichotillomania and all the struggles that accompany it, because it provides a depth to my character and my being, that prevents me from simply being a shallow, silly person who becomes annoying in a short span of time.

Whew! There it is... It's a recent discovery and I know some of you might argue with the sentence, saying it isn't the only thing keeping me from being annoying or whatever, but you get the idea. I carefully worded that sentence, but it definitely still has flaws, however I hope you get the point. Unlike previously, I now have a true appreciation for the existence of Trich in my life and will help me not mentally beat myself up over having this issue.
Ok, now you can go back to your life and struggle with finding reasons to be thankful for your problems! :)