How to stop hair or lash pulling. Techniques which work for others. Pull free? Can be!

Exposure to Sunlight	Playing my CD	Acceptance of my condition
Cutting out sugar, glucose caffeine and popcorn.	Getting up and doing something to take my mind off it	Covering my scalp with shampoo, lotion and hair conditioner (all mixed)
Playing with Beanies	Keeping a diary	Getting lots of sleep
squeezing a stress ball	Wearing a hat	working out
Having false fingernails makes gripping impossible	Not being alone	Taking a long hot shower
Rug making	Eating	Dancing
Silly Putty	Wet hair	Wearing gloves
Stop 'n Grow	Colouring or drawing	tapestry or cross stitch
talking to other trichsters		throwing away the tweezers
knitting		Being involved and active
Having my hands occupied		sewing
wearing plasters on my fingertips		crochet
cooking	sex	distraction
Going for a walk	Playing good music and dancing or singing,	Going out somewhere public
Cycling	taking a hot bath	studying at the library rather than home
plenty of sleep	Eating bananas	taking potassium supplements
Staying away from people who put me down	I keep my correspondence in a box by the television so I can write cheques, pay bills and write envelopes while watching.	Eating a pomegranate. It takes AGES and you can watch a whole film while picking at the seeds. Sunflower seeds also occupy the hands.
Pairing my socks while watching TV	Reading only in public - i.e. on a bench in a park.	Sorting my sewing box while watching TV
I only allow myself 30 mins of TV at a time. I can manage to stay pull free for 30 mins	Stroking a pet	Asking for what I want.
making patterns with pins in a pin cushion, then pulling them out and starting over again.	I keep my nail polishes by the TV. Polishing my nails gives me time to refocus on something else and forget my urge to pull.	YOUR TIP GOES HERE!