Hey there. What is a good coping mechanism for me might not be the same for you. I only pull from the back of my head because when I started at a very young age I would pull from the middle of my head and thankfully my mom curved that. So, what I do is I keep the back of my head very short or atleast short enough where I can't wrap it around my fingers to pull out.

I have found that if you explain your Trich to a hair dresser & tell them where you pull the most from they will be very understanding and will do the best they can at making it difficult to pull it.