I just joined too because I have been suffering from trich for 9 1/2 years without treatment. My counsellor suggested that i see my family physican for a referral to a pyschiatrist and a psychologist for some form of treatment for trich. I really want to get better from this. It's an embarrassment. i am afraid people will laugh at me if i tell them i suffer from this disorder so i keep it hidden. I have hidden it for the longest time until recently. It's not like an average habit of biting your fingernails and people tell me to just stop. it's very difficult.