Anxiety Support Group
Anxiety is a physical condition marked by intense and persistent feelings of distress, fear, angst or dread. General anxiety caused by routine day-to-day stresses usually passes quickly and is experienced by almost everyone at one time or another. However, such feelings that linger over time and are very difficult to cope with, and which lack a clear cause, may indicate...
So along with anxiety, I have trichotillomania. For those of you don't know it's a compulsive hair pulling disorder. Pulling gives me relief along with other self destructive habits such as skin picking and nail biting.
I was watching some YouTube videos of other people who suffer from trich and found a wristband called "Habitaware". You train it to fit your individual needs and everytime you go to pick or pull, the bracelet vibrates making you aware of what you're doing...I often don't realize I'm pulling or picking until my family or friends tell me to stop. I just ordered one ($150) so it's a bit of an investment for me but if it means it could possibly retrain my brain to not pull it would be worth every penny. I should be getting it any day now and I'm excited and nervous to start this potentially life changing method.
Updates to come! :) staying positive!
Best wishes
I think the bracelet will help, and best wishes!
It's so difficult to find the best way to help change the hand motion and thought process (zoning out....) to work for you.
You are not alone!