Who else has trichotillomania and has a way to overcome it???!
Question:
Who else has trichotillomania and has a way to overcome it???
please help!
Answers:
I've had it since I was 10, which was over 25 years ago. Initially the doctor was unable to diagnose the problem and told me to put Vaseline on the area that I pulled from, so that I wasn't able to pull anymore. That worked for about a year until I got sick of the Vaseline.
Nowadays the common therapy is to prescribe an anti-anxiety medication since trichtotillomania is classified as an obsessive-compulsive disorder. I tried that for a while as well, and it did work. Then I moved overseas and stopped that regimen.
Another frequent recommendation is to find something else to occupy the hands when bored or sitting around (when most people pull). A squooshy ball, string, rubber band, anything you can manipulate that satisfies the need to reach up and yank.
I still pull, but not nearly as often. I find that the third method of occupying my hands is the best solution. Good luck!