deviantART: by:bokugakowai http://search.deviantart.com/?q=by:bokugakowai&section=today deviantART RSS for by:bokugakowai en-us Copyright 2010, deviantART.com Thu, 29 Jul 2010 09:14:52 PDT deviantART.com http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss http://s.deviantart.com/minish/widgets/apple-touch-icon-precomposed.png TTM - a study of stress and progress http://bokugakowai.deviantart.com/journal/29542967/ http://bokugakowai.deviantart.com/journal/29542967/ Sat, 09 Jan 2010 01:20:22 PST TTM is an abbreviation of Trichotillomania. It's one of those illnesses that we don't know much about. Yet, it's been described in litterature, as a medical condition, as early as 1885. Before that it was just a metaphore for distress and anger in texts, which I guess it is today as well, to some extent (though, people might well have suffered from it earlier, as people of this disease tend to lie about it and/or hide it).

TTM means, simply, that you tear of your own hair, be it on your scalp or your arms, doesn't matter. The pain that comes out of this action, makes your brain produce more endorphines and you get a temporary ease of mind. In that context, TTM is not very unlike cutting. And both the people suffering from TTM and those cutting seems to have about the same background, of depression and anxious tendencies. They're both thought of as a secondary diagnosis for depression.

But the hair-tearing is different. Some people do it without even noticing it. It's not deliberate selfmutilation, even in those people who are aware of it. It's an abnormal "programmed" behaviour, not just something people do to ease emotions and thought-patterns.

A recent study have been made, showing that abnormal hair pulling behaivor can be traced to a mutation in the HOXB8 gene (a gene liable for homeobox DNA-binding). This would mean it's a condition that no one, as medicine looks today, will be able to cure. Maybe in another fifty or hundred years, though. Never say die, doc.

Some of you know that I suffer from TTM and have been for quite a long time now.
Since I was about twelve, I believe, which is the usual age for it to spring out.
I've been to therapy and tried all the meds. No luck. Ahwell...

"It's life and life only" - Bob Dylan.

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]]> ~bokugakowai Native english speakers? http://bokugakowai.deviantart.com/journal/29323675/ http://bokugakowai.deviantart.com/journal/29323675/ Thu, 31 Dec 2009 06:39:16 PST In school we're starting with "English step 3" next semester, and we want to get some native english speakers to visit us and, just listen to them talk, basicly.
About themselves, their work, anything.

So how about a visit to Sweden?

The school can't pay for all of it, I'm afraid, but I'm sure they'll be able to contribute.

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]]> ~bokugakowai Christmas... http://bokugakowai.deviantart.com/journal/29121692/ http://bokugakowai.deviantart.com/journal/29121692/ Wed, 23 Dec 2009 04:51:35 PST ...I wish you all a merry christmas and a happy new year!

Any plans for the holidays?

Thank you so much :iconcoolmarvin: for the premium membership!
You're awsome, man.

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]]> ~bokugakowai An apology http://bokugakowai.deviantart.com/journal/26727912/ http://bokugakowai.deviantart.com/journal/26727912/ Fri, 21 Aug 2009 06:08:35 PDT Shit. I don't even know where I've been all this time. School's been keeping me busy, I guess. Sorry for not keeping up with you guys and all your sweet comments.

I've busted my camera, so I'm trying to get a new one, but I don't have too much dough.
So, I don't know. It just might take a while until I can start uploading photos again.

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