Em and Rio-
I too have trich and it is impossible to stop. I have had it since adolescence which has been over 2/3's of my life. I am in therapy right now for many things and the one thing that frusterates my therapist the most is that I can not find another coping mechanism. It is such a shameful thing for me and I too have never found anyone that had this problem. Keep writing I would love to keep this post going or else maybe even pm me. We could talk privately, it is so uncomfortable to discuss with people that don't get it.