Trichotillomania (Hair Pulling) Support Group
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Hi. Ive never tried this, but i just started thinking...one of the things that makes me want to pull my eyebrows the most is when pulling the hair "feels" a certain way. Even tugging it. Just the way the ROOT feels when you tug it. So i started thinking, has anyone ever tried a numbing cream? I was wondering if I numb the skin temporarily while I'm in a "pulling" episode, if it would get rid of that feeling at the root of the hair when you tug it, making my desire to pull it go down.
Also, I purchased this product called "finger gloves" at http://www.fingergloves.com/... i haven't tried it yet, but i'm hoping that while i'm reading or studying, when i'm MOST likely to pull, if i have these on my fingers it will help me not be able to pull...they are kinda silly looking, but worth a try!
:)
Also, I purchased this product called "finger gloves" at http://www.fingergloves.com/... i haven't tried it yet, but i'm hoping that while i'm reading or studying, when i'm MOST likely to pull, if i have these on my fingers it will help me not be able to pull...they are kinda silly looking, but worth a try!
:)
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The finger gloves are a good idea, hope they work for you! I'm not sure how the numbing cream would work, but if you try it and it works, let me know!!
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i never thought of a numbing cream but that might work for my husband (we both have it). i'm going to tell him your idea today.
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I tried it once and i believe it helped..I was having one of my worst pulling episodes that night though, so it didn't make much of a difference when the pulling was that extreme. But definitely worth another try!
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