Lately I have found myself peeling my split ends. I know this is unhealthy (though I have not quite figured out why). I'm also not diagnosed with dermatillomania or trichotillomania. I've always been a skin picker, since a child, and have numerous scars. I still do it today BUT T believes its more of an anxiety/eczema created habit as opposed to an ocd related thing. I've been particularly stressed this last week and have become obsessed with cutting and peeling my split ends. I've actually gotten quite comfortable with just chopping off my ends all together. It's usually random and impulsive, and although I have long hair, people have noticed. They ask if i've cut my hair (and i tell them i did, but not methodically and i'm definitely not trained). I have a paper worth 40% of my grade due tonight and i've spent the last almost hour picking at my hair. I've noticed light piles of hair, nothing more than if I comb it out though, just from picking it. Is this something I should speak to T about or just a phase. I have a tool to keep my hands busy from picking, but I don't use it like I should because theres more reward in picking. I did, however, purchase some split end serum to hopefully help. Ideas on how to curb this? I'm sure its temporary.

Note: Pulling it up in a bun doesnt help because if I can't get the hair, I just pull it down again.