Trichotillomania (Hair Pulling) Support Group
Impulsive control disorder is the inability to resist an urge, temptation, or impulse, even when it may cause negative effects to the self or to others. If you or a loved one suffers from impulsive contorl disorder, join the community to find support and share your challenges with others who know what you're going through.
I'm sure that there are not too many people here with the problem of pulling beard hairs out, but if there is someone then please say hi. I'm in my 30's, and I've had a beard for almost ten years. I do a lot of reading and studying for various things, and when I'm concentrating very hard I catch myself pulling hairs out of my beard. It's very painful, of course, but I always say, one more, just one more. This is with my bare fingers. In addition, I sometimes pull out newly growing hairs with a tweezer. I didn't know that there was a name for this or that other people suffered from it until I just came across this group. Thanks for listening.
There is another group here on DS called 'Beating Trich" that has daily support on pull free a thons. if you are interested in learning to control and/or get support daily for curbing the urges to pull, I highly recommend.
There is much you can do to curb the urges including reducing stress in your life, better nutrition, barriers, and awareness tactics.
I've found that learning as much as possible about the disorder will be of most help in your recovery. Hugs..