Well, I haven't pulled in a little over 2 months, but when I was pulling, I'd average about 2 or 3 hairs at a time. I guess I thought that if I only pulled a small amount of hairs it wasn't so bad. But I have been known to pull out clumps at a time, just not that often.

My Trich is more mild. I'll park in front of the bathroom mirror and pull out 3-8 brow hairs, until I get the dastardly annoying one. I do this once every 3-4 days.

My problem is, I'm always groping my brows and ears. Always when alone in the car, in the office or at home with the family. When my groping finds an undesirable hair (usually new), then I go to the bathroom to exterminate.

There are times, when driving, that for a 20 minute session, I'll pull out like 20 hairs, causing a bald spot in my brows. I do this once a month or so. This raises my Trich to the level of "Bad Habit" that must be dealt with.

I don't think I pull like most other people on here. I actually twist my hair and then break it off. About half the time, it's broken and the other half, is pulled completely out. I usually break about 5-7 hairs at a time. (just a guess) But when I pull it out completely, it's usually just one. I do this often. If my hair is fixed, I don't do it at all. But if I'm at home lounging, I do it probably about 5-10 times or more in a day. Just depends on how busy I am. Sometimes, I walk around while I am busy with my hand in my hair. I try not to do this when anyone is around, because I'm sure it looks silly. At night, sometimes, to soothe me, I will twist up a few hairs and lie there with them in my fingers until I'm about ready to fall asleep and then I break them off and go right to sleep.

I used to pull about 5-10 in a sitting and I would do that maybe 2-3 times a day.

I've only pulled a few times in the past 2 weeks since coming to terms with the fact that I do have TTM. This morning I pulled about 5 in one clump unconsciously. Oops! But apart from that I have been doing much better, perhaps 3 hairs a week.