Trichotillomania (Hair Pulling) Support Group

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pupz333 04/25/2011

I am 13 (almost) and I pull my hair. It's been almost a year and I really, really wanna stop. Anybody have suggestions??

confidenticandoit 04/26/2011

I would only suggest what eturtle has suggested. Journaling really helps, like writing down all the times that you pull, so you can be aware of when you're most likely to pull. Then wearing gloves or hats or lotion on your hands or bandaids on your fingernails during the times when you are likely to pull really helps.

Set small goals like not pulling for a minute, or not pulling for a tv show. Big goals are too intimidating for most people!

But mostly, accepting that trich is a medical condition, and that you shouldn't be mad at yourself if you do pull.

deleted_user 04/26/2011

Hi Pupz333!

How fortunate that you have found support here! Have you heard of "thumb cots"? You can find them at drug stores, etc and are relatively inexpensive
. They are rubber finger/ thumb coverings made for people who work with their hands a lot. Massage therapists, for instance, use them when they have cuts on their fingers so they can keep working (the cots protect the open places from infection). Anyway, they are less conspicuous than band-aids, don't slip off. Try these.
Hope that this is helpful

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