Struggling with Trichotillomania: Coping Without Therapy

I use an app called Slightly Robot that is a counter for every single time you pull your hair. It was really eye-opening for me! But to physically stop pulling out hair I had to put Band-Aids on my fingers or break off the hair close to the root. It’s less satisfying but did the trick for me for 14 months.

I just wanted to let you know you’re not alone (i’ve had 3 trichobezoars removed since i was 7.) I’m now 23, my therapist and i are trying to find a psychiatric support dog training program that only focuses on trichotillomania because i don’t know my triggers and by the time i’m pulling my hair it’s too late and having a dog to paw my hand away might help more than meds.

Personally, I have one eyebrow I allow myself to pull repeatedly and I brush it against my lip and then discard it