Blue_Hulk

I am also a psychologist, and this is very treatable! If you were my client I would not treat the trich, I would go after what is driving the anxiety. The trichotillomania is a symptom of your anxiety. Go and talk to someone, explore what is at the root of your pain, you'll see the trich get better. I've answered some questions related to anxiety on my Iama's. Take a gander! And good luck, you're not alone in this!

I know medication can help, but the compulsions are an attempt from your psyche to cope with something else that is bothering you. There probably isn't a quick fix or a medication that is going to make the big changes that you're hoping to make. I really feel that talking to someone, a professional, about this, and try exploring what is causing the compulsions. I think you're externalizing some really difficult feelings, and by exploring those feelings, trauma, fears, etc, you're going to see the trich get better on its own. I would focus on anything but that particular symptom, and go after the anxiety.