I have done this since I was 12-13…don’t know what made me start. Like many of us..for years and years I thought I was a freak, my mum and sister were the only ones who knew. I was utterly amazed when I found out that it was an actual condition that had a name!

I am going to try from today to not pull. It is so hard…as the stress build and I just want to pull..it actually relaxes me when I pull. Does anyone else get that? My tip when I have tried to stop in the past is to do something else…distract your hands for as long as you can…when that doesn’t seem to work…get up go for a walk and try again.

I hope I can go one week for starters.