Trichotillomania (hair pulling)

For support and advice relating to mental health. Please note: we have a strict policy relating to self harm and suicide threads - please read the H&R guidelines before posting.

Announcements Posted on
Sign in to Reply
  1. sofiloco's Avatar
    • Junior Member
    • Posts: 33
    Trichotillomania (hair pulling)
    Okaaay so about 2 months ago I managed to actually STOP pulling my hair out after about a year and a half of it, but literally this week the urge has been beyond strong and I've been pulling again

    Has anyone else had trich and beaten it and if so got any tips?
    I'm determined!


    This was posted from The Student Room's iPhone/iPad App
  2. emily27x's Avatar
    • Full Member
    • Posts: 105
    Re: Trichotillomania (hair pulling)
    Well done! That's absolutely amazing. I managed to control my trich from when I was about 8 until recently (I'm now 17), and the stress of exams brought it back. The tips that I can give are try to have something (elastic band or plastic or something) around your wrist or in your hands. Something that you can play with. It helps to make you forget about your hair I guess. Also, having a hat on or wearing your hair up can normally help if that's the area that you struggle with.

    Seriously though, well done for going this long without pulling. You should be really proud. Do not give in now! Stay strong
Sign in to Reply
Share this discussion:  
Article updates
Moderators

We have a brilliant team of more than 60 volunteers looking after discussions on The Student Room, helping to make it a fun, safe and useful place to hang out.

Reputation gems:
The Reputation gems seen here indicate how well reputed the user is, red gem indicate negative reputation and green indicates a good rep.
Post rating score:
These scores show if a post has been positively or negatively rated by our members.