Comments on: Is Trichotillomania Like Nail Biting? http://ontrich.com/is-trichotillomania-like-nail-biting.html Personal stories from those with experience of trichotillomania - pulling out hair. Thu, 17 May 2012 01:45:04 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 By: K http://ontrich.com/is-trichotillomania-like-nail-biting.html/comment-page-1#comment-22933 K Sun, 09 Oct 2011 06:31:40 +0000 http://ontrich.com/?p=394#comment-22933 I bit my nails and the area around my fingers religiously before my onset of trich. My fingers would bleed and become swollen. I would always have my hands in a fist to avoid people seeing. I also LOVE to pick skin. It's gross, but I love to watch pus or something come up from under skin. I think this is also why I love to pull. I love looking at the follicles and putting them in my mouth. I strongly believe that many trichsters have problems keeping their hands busy, and we find pleasure in doing something with them. I bit my nails and the area around my fingers religiously before my onset of trich. My fingers would bleed and become swollen. I would always have my hands in a fist to avoid people seeing. I also LOVE to pick skin. It’s gross, but I love to watch pus or something come up from under skin. I think this is also why I love to pull. I love looking at the follicles and putting them in my mouth. I strongly believe that many trichsters have problems keeping their hands busy, and we find pleasure in doing something with them.

]]> By: mspennylane http://ontrich.com/is-trichotillomania-like-nail-biting.html/comment-page-1#comment-2681 mspennylane Sun, 28 Jun 2009 10:12:47 +0000 http://ontrich.com/?p=394#comment-2681 Thank you for your comments. What you say about the habit, I think that's true. I think there are different levels of these things - sometimes it's a habit and then sometimes, somehow it becomes more. It must be hard having all three of these. I used to bite my nails, but for me it was a habit and quite easy not to do it (fortunately). Thank you for your comments. What you say about the habit, I think that’s true. I think there are different levels of these things – sometimes it’s a habit and then sometimes, somehow it becomes more. It must be hard having all three of these. I used to bite my nails, but for me it was a habit and quite easy not to do it (fortunately).

]]> By: Sev http://ontrich.com/is-trichotillomania-like-nail-biting.html/comment-page-1#comment-2603 Sev Fri, 26 Jun 2009 16:12:14 +0000 http://ontrich.com/?p=394#comment-2603 I do all three unfortunately, but hair pulling is the worst. I just bite my nails if they get too long and haven't had time to cut them, and then because of that i pick at the skin around my nails too, and because of this my finger tips looks horrible lol. My mum keeps saying it's a habit, but if it really were, then it would be a lot easier to stop than if something else was causing it, because we usually have control over all our habits, because it's something we can consciously stop but i don't think trich is like that at all. I do all three unfortunately, but hair pulling is the worst. I just bite my nails if they get too long and haven’t had time to cut them, and then because of that i pick at the skin around my nails too, and because of this my finger tips looks horrible lol.

My mum keeps saying it’s a habit, but if it really were, then it would be a lot easier to stop than if something else was causing it, because we usually have control over all our habits, because it’s something we can consciously stop but i don’t think trich is like that at all.

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